Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHarrison has lower unemployment (1.5%) than 90% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 77% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Harrison A; getting around on foot earns it B. About one in seven work in Harrison itself; outside it, Cincinnati draws the most (22%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Harrison at work: what stands out
Harrison trades workers with the towns around it
Harrison has about as many jobs (5,418) as working residents (5,953), but they are mostly different people: 5,215 residents leave for work each day while 4,680 people come in. Only 14% of the jobs in Harrison are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Harrison draws workers from far and wide
The 5,418 jobs in Harrison are filled from a wide area. Harrison’s own residents hold 14% and the ten next-biggest home towns 24%; the other 62% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Jobs & income in Harrison: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Harrison is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #148 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (6.9%, U.S. 12.5%). 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 could be anywhere from A− to A+.
How many people are in Harrison by day
On a workday 5,215 residents head out to work, 738 work right here, and 4,680 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 (0.91 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Harrison goes to work
Where Harrison clocks in
22% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
29% of the jobs in Harrison make or build things
5,418 jobs are based in Harrison.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison, 2013 → 2023: 4,701 → 5,418. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Harrison: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harrison workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,235 commuters (the 13% 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 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: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Harrison is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns, #323 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% 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 7,178 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 11% 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 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 54% 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). 4.0% of Harrison households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Harrison’s commuters take a bus or train.
Harrison next to U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000: 431st of 2,227 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 429 | Rosaryville MD | 12,883 | $159K | 3.8% | 5.4% | 1% | A |
| 430 | Lowell AR | 12,184 | $96K | 6.9% | 1.4% | 9% | A |
| 431 | Harrison OH | 13,795 | $100K | 6.9% | 1.5% | 12% | A |
| 432 | Spring Lake Township MI | 15,705 | $97K | 4.9% | 2.2% | 9% | A |
| 433 | Poland Township OH | 14,464 | $95K | 5.2% | 2.0% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Harrison: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Harrison Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison | – | A | B | 26 min | $100,000 |
| Harrison Township | 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| New Haven | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrison Township: not graded. New Haven: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harrison’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: questions
What is the median household income in Harrison?
$100,000 (±$8,195) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison?
6.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (22%, 17 mi), West Chester Township (3%, 20 mi), Blue Ash (3%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Harrison walkable?
Harrison is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harrison without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harrison, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harrison
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.