Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnemployment in Harmony Township (1.2%) is lower than in 93% of U.S. towns
Hardly any work in Harmony Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (13%, 35 miles). For jobs and income Harmony Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (D). Measured by household income, Harmony Township is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Harmony Township in brief
Harmony Township is a place people come home to
There are 67 jobs based in Harmony Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harmony Township has about 1,700 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Harmony Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Harmony Township is Columbus, 35 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (137) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Harmony Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Why Harmony Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Unemployment holds Harmony Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 41% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Harmony Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Harmony Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,008 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Harmony Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.07 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Miles to work from Harmony Township
About 19% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
The trip to work from Harmony Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harmony Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,235 commuters (the 18% 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.
Commuting out of Harmony Township: the destinations
Where Harmony Township clocks in
13% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
Harmony Township works in goods: 39% of its jobs
67 jobs are based in Harmony Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harmony Township, 2013 → 2023: 73 → 67. 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 Harmony Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most trips from Harmony Township start in a car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,501 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.7% of Harmony Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Harmony Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Harmony Township ranks: 769th of 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 767 | Lakewood Township MN | 2,345 | $111K | 5.3% | 3.0% | 2% | A− |
| 768 | Liberty Township NJ | 2,701 | $120K | 9.9% | 1.0% | 1% | A− |
| 769 | Harmony Township OH | 2,658 | $118K | 8.3% | 1.2% | 1% | A− |
| 770 | Windsor Township PA | 2,585 | $99K | 7.3% | 2.8% | 4% | A− |
| 771 | Cheney KS | 2,178 | $85K | 6.9% | 0.6% | 16% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Harmony Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Harmony Township
The biggest share goes to Chester Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harmony Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Township | – | A− | D | 32 min | $118,375 |
| Chester Township | 2% | C | D | 37 min | $60,405 |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | C | B | 25 min | $79,485 |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 27 min | $70,151 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harmony 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 Harmony Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harmony Township?
$118,375 (±$17,742) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harmony Township?
8.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harmony Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harmony Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (13%, 35 mi), Mount Gilead (5%, 7 mi), Delaware (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Harmony Township walkable?
Harmony Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harmony Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harmony Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harmony 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.