Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHarrison Township has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income C+: better than 44% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #686 of 992 in Ohio.
Walkability D: more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns · #845 of 993 in Ohio.
Household incomes here are higher than in 53% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 27 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Harrison Township; the top destination outside it is Dayton (9%, 19 miles).
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
What’s behind Harrison Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Harrison Township is better than 44% of U.S. towns, #686 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Harrison Township’s grade up (ahead of 55% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.1%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Harrison Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Harrison Township makes things: 57% of its jobs are in goods
1,336 jobs are based in Harrison Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Harrison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,241 → 1,336. 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.
Harrison Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,813 residents head out to work, 238 work right here, and 1,098 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,500 people are in Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
9% of working residents work in Dayton
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Harrison Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 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 2,011 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Harrison Township commutes less than 19 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Harrison Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Harrison Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns, #845 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 2,173 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). 3.1% 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 is 2,299th of 3,962 U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,700 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Harrison Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 66 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 89 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,297 | Shalersville Township OH | 5,304 | $62K | 10.5% | 5.4% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,298 | Lanier Township OH | 3,691 | $63K | 8.7% | 5.3% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,299 | Harrison Township OH | 4,257 | $77K | 13.1% | 4.8% | 12% | C+ |
| 2,300 | Hartwell GA | 4,914 | $49K | 12.7% | 0.8% | 16% | C+ |
| 2,301 | Tolono IL | 3,499 | $70K | 4.6% | 11.4% | 2% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,962 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
Harrison Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Harrison Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | C+ | D | 27 min | $77,414 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 29 min | $73,478 |
| Twin Township | under 2% | C+ | B | 30 min | $71,563 |
| Clay Township | under 2% | B | B | 24 min | $75,531 |
| Twin Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 31 min | $72,891 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$77,414 (±$8,705) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
13.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dayton (9%, 19 mi), Lewisburg (8%, 2 mi), Eaton (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Harrison Township walkable?
Harrison Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): 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 3% 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.