Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHarrison Township has lower household incomes than 93% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 7.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 9.5 in Dayton. 25.0% of residents live below the poverty line, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. Jobs and income earn Harrison Township C−; getting around on foot earns it A.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, 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 (8,242) as working residents (8,674), but they are mostly different people: 8,189 residents leave for work each day while 7,757 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Harrison Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Harrison Township works one town over
34% of working residents work in a town that borders Harrison Township: Dayton (26%), Vandalia (4%) and Huber Heights (2%). Next door ↓
Harrison Township makes and builds things
35% of the jobs based in Harrison Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Harrison Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. The jobs ↓
Harrison Township draws workers from far and wide
The 8,242 jobs in Harrison Township are filled from a wide area. Harrison Township’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 39%; the other 55% 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Harrison Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Harrison Township is better than 17% of U.S. towns, #918 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Harrison Township’s grade up (ahead of 84% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (10.7%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Harrison Township could be anywhere from D to C−.
The daily flow of workers through Harrison Township
On a workday 8,189 residents head out to work, 485 work right here, and 7,757 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 (0.95 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Goods, not services: 35% of the jobs in Harrison Township
8,242 jobs are based in Harrison Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2014 → 2024: 9,039 → 8,242. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Harrison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
26% of working residents work in Dayton
Where Harrison Township clocks in
26% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Commuting from Harrison Township: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 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 8,862 commuters (the 10% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Harrison Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Harrison Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,846 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 95% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 31% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 90% 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). 19.1% of Harrison Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Harrison Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Harrison Township compares with U.S. towns of 15,000 to 30,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 6 | Powell OH | 18,269 | $195K | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 11 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
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| 27 | Genoa Township OH | 27,720 | $177K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
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| 1,716 | Russellville AR | 29,521 | $51K | 20.8% | 5.9% | 47% | C− |
| 1,717 | Mount Morris Township MI | 19,484 | $47K | 22.5% | 7.6% | 4% | C− |
| 1,718 | Harrison Township OH | 21,998 | $45K | 25.0% | 10.7% | 6% | C− |
| 1,719 | Lady Lake FL | 17,496 | $46K | 12.3% | 7.6% | 9% | C− |
| 1,720 | Le Ray NY | 24,259 | $63K | 13.0% | 8.5% | 6% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,847 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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.
Harrison Township and its neighbors: 34% work next door
The biggest share goes to Dayton (26%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | C− | A | 21 min | $45,125 |
| Dayton | 26% | C− | A+ | 20 min | $45,247 |
| Riverside | under 3% | C+ | B+ | 21 min | $61,352 |
| Vandalia | 4% | B+ | B+ | 21 min | $73,275 |
| Trotwood | under 3% | C− | A | 25 min | $50,113 |
| Huber Heights | 2% | B+ | B+ | 23 min | $79,131 |
| Clayton | under 3% | A− | B− | 21 min | $92,879 |
| Butler Township | 2% | A− | C+ | 25 min | $93,151 |
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 2024, 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?
$45,125 (±$4,163) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
25.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dayton (26%, 3 mi), Vandalia (4%, 4 mi), Moraine (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Harrison Township walkable?
Harrison Township is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.6 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harrison Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. 31% 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), 2024, 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.