With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Harmony Township works elsewhere
Harmony Township has 370 jobs for 1,492 working residents. Jobs and income earn Harmony Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 3% stay in Harmony Township for work; outside it, Springfield is the main destination (24%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Harmony Township stands out on work
Harmony Township and Springfield trade workers both ways
Springfield is the top workplace for Harmony Township residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Harmony Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Harmony Township is a place people come home to
There are 370 jobs based in Harmony Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harmony Township has about 2,500 people in it, 31% 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Harmony Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Harmony Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #228 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 61% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Harmony Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
The places Harmony Township commutes to
Where Harmony Township clocks in
24% of workers
7% 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.
In and out of Harmony Township on a workday
On a workday 1,441 residents head out to work, 51 work right here, and 319 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Harmony Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Jobs in Harmony Township: what the 370 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harmony Township, 2013 → 2023: 348 → 370. 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.
The daily trip from Harmony Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 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 1,556 commuters (the 15% 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.
How far Harmony Township goes to work
About 16% 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.
In Harmony Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Harmony Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #916 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Harmony Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,823 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). 0.9% 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.
Harmony Township is 723rd of 4,474 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,900 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 42 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 721 | Kensington MD | 2,652 | $152K | 6.3% | 6.2% | 3% | A− |
| 722 | Hubbardston MA | 4,460 | $124K | 4.3% | 2.8% | 5% | A− |
| 723 | Harmony Township OH | 3,623 | $96K | 4.9% | 2.8% | 3% | A− |
| 724 | Plymouth WI | 3,038 | $76K | 3.7% | 1.1% | 3% | A− |
| 725 | Hamilton Township PA | 2,778 | $107K | 6.2% | 2.9% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,474 | 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 Harmony Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Harmony Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harmony Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Township | – | A− | D | 22 min | $95,966 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 30 min | $77,583 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 23 min | $56,654 |
| Springfield Township | 2% | A− | C− | 24 min | $88,180 |
| Moorefield Township | 3% | B+ | C− | 26 min | $85,583 |
| Union Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 22 min | $94,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Moorefield Township. 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?
$95,966 (±$12,649) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harmony Township?
4.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harmony Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harmony Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (24%, 9 mi), London (7%, 10 mi), Columbus (5%, 34 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.