Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Harrison Township works elsewhere
Only 7% work in Harrison Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (35%, 17 miles). Employers in Harrison Township report 1,952 jobs; 4,537 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Harrison Township B−; getting around on foot earns it C+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Harrison Township: the gist
Harrison Township and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Harrison Township residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Harrison Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Harrison Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Harrison Township went from 1,193 in 2013 to 1,952 in 2023, +64%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
40% of the jobs in Harrison Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 26% of the jobs its residents hold. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Harrison Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Harrison Township is better than 53% of U.S. towns, #584 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Harrison Township’s grade up (ahead of 77% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($64,423, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Harrison Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
The places Harrison Township commutes to
Where Harrison Township clocks in
35% of workers
5% 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.
What Harrison Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,193 → 1,952. 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.
In and out of Harrison Township on a workday
On a workday 4,225 residents head out to work, 312 work right here, and 1,640 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,100 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.
Harrison Township’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 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 3,846 commuters (the 14% 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.
How far Harrison Township goes to work
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.
Getting around Harrison Township: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,484 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). 9.2% 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.
Harrison Township places 1,628th of 2,878 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 5 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,626 | Absecon NJ | 9,209 | $74K | 7.9% | 5.6% | 5% | B− |
| 1,627 | St. Francis WI | 8,955 | $57K | 17.0% | 2.9% | 4% | B− |
| 1,628 | Harrison Township OH | 10,681 | $64K | 9.2% | 4.6% | 7% | B− |
| 1,629 | Freeport FL | 7,543 | $92K | 7.4% | 3.0% | 7% | B− |
| 1,630 | Luling LA | 13,960 | $77K | 13.6% | 4.6% | 16% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | 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.
How Harrison Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Ashville (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | B− | C+ | 25 min | $64,423 |
| Walnut Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 30 min | $101,202 |
| Scioto Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 28 min | $94,663 |
| South Bloomfield | 1% | B− | C− | 31 min | $75,625 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B | D− | 45 min | $82,326 |
| Commercial Point | under 2% | A+ | D | 30 min | $107,868 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 22 min | $76,343 |
| Hamilton Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 21 min | $78,611 |
| Ashville | 4% | B | B− | 20 min | $66,522 |
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?
$64,423 (±$8,995) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
9.2%, 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. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (35%, 17 mi), Grove City (5%, 10 mi), Ashville (4%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Harrison Township walkable?
Harrison Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harrison Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 9% 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.