John Cook Farm · Photo: Wdzinc · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Harlem Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Harlem Township report 479 jobs for 2,156 working residents. For jobs and income Harlem Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (D). Household incomes here are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Harlem Township stands out on work
39% of Harlem Township works in Columbus
843 working residents, 39%, have their main job in Columbus, 16 miles away. That’s 10 times as many as work in Harlem Township itself. The commute map ↓
Harlem Township is a place people come home to
There are 479 jobs based in Harlem Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harlem Township has about 3,400 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The four measures behind Harlem Township’s grade
Household income is its strongest input ($122,311, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.4%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Harlem Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
39% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Harlem Township clocks in
39% of workers
9% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
How many people are in Harlem Township by day
On a workday 2,079 residents head out to work, 77 work right here, and 402 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Harlem Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Harlem Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harlem Township, 2013 → 2023: 250 → 479. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Harlem Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Harlem Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harlem Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,183 commuters (the 19% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Harlem Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Harlem Township, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,693 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.4% of Harlem Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Harlem Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
362nd of 3,627: where Harlem Township ranks among U.S. towns of 3,600 to 6,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 34 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 46 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 61 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 360 | Shrewsbury NJ | 4,178 | $179K | 3.6% | 4.6% | 6% | A |
| 361 | Watchung NJ | 6,583 | $174K | 1.2% | 6.1% | 3% | A |
| 362 | Harlem Township OH | 5,113 | $122K | 7.4% | 2.2% | 4% | A |
| 363 | Ralpho Township PA | 4,181 | $120K | 2.6% | 1.1% | 8% | A |
| 364 | Dover WI | 4,202 | $100K | 3.4% | 2.9% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,627 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Harlem Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Harlem Township
The biggest share goes to Genoa Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harlem Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlem Township | – | A | D | 23 min | $122,311 |
| Plain Township | under 2% | A+ | B | 22 min | $219,181 |
| Genoa Township | 2% | A+ | C | 24 min | $176,937 |
| Trenton Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $136,667 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 28 min | $90,476 |
| Hartford Township | under 2% | A | D− | 34 min | $131,204 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harlem Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Harlem Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harlem Township?
$122,311 (±$37,997) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harlem Township?
7.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harlem Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harlem Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (39%, 16 mi), Westerville (9%, 6 mi), New Albany (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Harlem Township walkable?
Harlem Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harlem Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harlem Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harlem Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.