Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHarrison Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
There are 6,763 jobs in Harrison Township, against 6,687 working residents. About one in seven work in Harrison Township itself; outside it, Cincinnati draws the most (21%, 17 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Harrison Township apart
Harrison Township trades workers with the towns around it
Harrison Township has about as many jobs (6,763) as working residents (6,687), but they are mostly different people: 5,624 residents leave for work each day while 5,700 people come in. Only 16% of the jobs in Harrison Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Harrison Township draws workers from far and wide
The 6,763 jobs in Harrison Township are filled from a wide area. Harrison Township’s own residents hold 16% and the ten next-biggest home towns 21%; the other 63% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
A workday in Harrison Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 5,624 residents head out to work, 1,063 work right here, and 5,700 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.01 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Harrison Township goes to work
Where Harrison Township clocks in
21% of workers
13% of workers
3% 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.
Goods jobs make up 33% of work in Harrison Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,917 → 6,763. 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 Harrison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Harrison Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harrison Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,903 commuters (the 11% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Harrison 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.
Next door is work for 13% of Harrison Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $87,730 |
| Whitewater Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 27 min | $61,538 |
| Harrison | 13% | A | B | 26 min | $100,000 |
| Morgan Township | under 2% | A | D− | 29 min | $107,875 |
| Crosby Township | under 2% | A | D | 28 min | $123,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Harrison. Darker towns draw more of Harrison 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 Harrison Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harrison Township?
$87,730 (±$11,836) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
7.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (21%, 17 mi), Harrison (13%, 0 mi), West Chester Township (3%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harrison Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harrison Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harrison 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.