Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Harrison Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 71 jobs in Harrison Township for 289 working residents. Hardly any work in Harrison Township itself; outside it, Mount Vernon draws the most (20%, 9 miles). Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers; Ohio has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Harrison Township at work: what stands out
Harrison Township is a place people come home to
There are 71 jobs based in Harrison Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Harrison Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 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; with 289 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Harrison Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 288 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 690 people are in Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Commuting from Harrison Township: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 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 229 commuters (the 5% 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.
Where Harrison Township’s working residents head each day
Where Harrison Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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 Harrison Township, 65% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2013 → 2023: 66 → 71. 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.
Miles to work from Harrison Township
About 15% 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.
Harrison Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Morgan Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $83,977 |
| Butler Township | under 2% | D− | B− | 17 min | $51,086 |
| College Township | under 2% | B | A− | 18 min | $100,882 |
| Howard Township | under 2% | A− | D | 31 min | $104,696 |
| Clay Township | under 2% | B | B− | 21 min | $69,091 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | A | D | 23 min | $124,119 |
| Morgan Township | 3% | — | D− | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$83,977 (±$29,914) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
4.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Vernon (20%, 9 mi), Newark (7%, 20 mi), Columbus (7%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harrison Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% 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.