Photo: Wdzinc · CC BY-SA 3.0Fewer people are out of work in Harrison Township (0.9%) than in 95% of U.S. towns
21% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. Harrison Township grades A+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Measured by household income, Harrison Township is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Harrison Township
Harrison Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Harrison Township went from 495 in 2013 to 871 in 2023, +76%. The jobs ↓
Harrison Township is a place people come home to
There are 871 jobs based in Harrison Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harrison Township has about 5,700 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Harrison Township and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Harrison Township residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Harrison Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
44% of the jobs in Harrison Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Harrison Township
21% of Harrison Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Harrison Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Harrison Township is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #50 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Harrison Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
What the 871 jobs in Harrison Township are
871 jobs are based in Harrison Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2013 → 2023: 495 → 871. 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.
Who leaves Harrison Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 3,956 residents head out to work, 110 work right here, and 761 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,700 people are in Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.21 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.
33% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Harrison Township clocks in
33% 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.
From Harrison Township, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 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 3,311 commuters (the 21% 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.
Short hops and long hauls 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.
Most of Harrison Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Harrison Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns, #794 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Harrison 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 4,208 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). 0.9% of Harrison Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Harrison Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Harrison Township next to U.S. towns of 6,200 to 12,000: 136th of 2,907 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
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| 8 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
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| 15 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
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| 25 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
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| 134 | Burr Ridge IL | 11,179 | $157K | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 135 | Hollis NH | 8,819 | $169K | 1.9% | 2.0% | 10% | A+ |
| 136 | Harrison Township OH | 8,857 | $111K | 4.0% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 137 | Marshall Township PA | 10,499 | $165K | 3.5% | 2.7% | 6% | A+ |
| 138 | Ledgeview WI | 9,642 | $130K | 4.0% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,907 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Harrison Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Harrison Township
The biggest share goes to Etna Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | A+ | C− | 28 min | $110,765 |
| Pataskala | 4% | A− | C+ | 27 min | $92,033 |
| Union Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 24 min | $95,347 |
| Etna Township | 5% | B+ | C | 29 min | $102,813 |
| St. Albans Township | under 2% | A | C− | 28 min | $91,014 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | A− | C | 27 min | $100,479 |
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?
$110,765 (±$15,657) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
4.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (33%, 19 mi), Newark (5%, 11 mi), Etna Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Harrison Township walkable?
Harrison Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harrison Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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. 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.