Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHarrison Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 3% work in Harrison Township itself; outside it, Fort Wayne draws the most (11%, 21 miles). Employers in Harrison Township report 244 jobs for 687 working residents. Jobs and income earn Harrison Township C; getting around on foot earns it C−.
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
A lot of Harrison Township workers cross into Indiana
34% of Harrison Township workers work outside Ohio, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Fort Wayne (11%), New Haven (3%) and Milan Township (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Harrison Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Harrison Township fell from 424 in 2013 to 244 in 2023, −42%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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 687 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Harrison Township
On income, poverty and job access, Harrison Township is better than 25% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Harrison Township’s grade up (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($59,667, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (4.6%) is left out: Harrison Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Harrison Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Where people from Harrison Township work
Where Harrison Township clocks in
8% of workers
8% 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.
What Harrison Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2013 → 2023: 424 → 244. 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.
How a workday changes Harrison Township
On a workday 663 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 220 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
How long Harrison Township spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 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 611 commuters (the 6% 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.
Half of Harrison Township commutes less than 19 miles
About 22% 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 Harrison Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Harrison Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns. 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 650 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). 6.5% 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.
3,438th of 5,397: where Harrison Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,436 | Otter Creek Township IN | 1,384 | $73K | 12.1% | 1.6% | 0% | C |
| 3,437 | Williamsfield Township OH | 1,430 | $65K | 10.9% | 2.0% | 1% | C |
| 3,438 | Harrison Township OH | 1,511 | $60K | 14.5% | 4.6% | 3% | C |
| 3,439 | Tidmore Bend AL | 1,192 | $61K | 14.6% | 4.0% | 0% | C |
| 3,440 | Clinton WA | 1,419 | $76K | 10.9% | 3.6% | 4% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,397 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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.
Next door to Harrison Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | C | C− | 25 min | $59,667 |
| Benton Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Paulding Township | 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Carryall Township | under 3% | B− | B− | 27 min | $64,743 |
Same-state neighbors only. Benton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Paulding Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Paulding Township. 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?
$59,667 (±$9,279) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
14.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (11%, 21 mi), Van Wert (8%, 19 mi), Paulding (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Harrison Township walkable?
Harrison Township is more walkable than 16% 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 6% 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. 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.