Photo: Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0Jobs and earnings in Harmony Township, and the trip to work
Only 5% stay in Harmony Township for work; outside it, Binghamton is the main destination (10%, 22 miles). Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Harmony Township
A lot of Harmony Township workers cross into New York
38% of Harmony Township workers work outside Pennsylvania, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Binghamton (10%), Union (5%) and New York City (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Few Harmony Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 238 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Harmony Township work
Where Harmony Township clocks in
10% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
From Harmony Township, about 29 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harmony Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 176 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
In and out of Harmony Township on a workday
On a workday 227 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 168 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Harmony Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 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.
Jobs in Harmony Township: what the 179 are
179 jobs are based in Harmony Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harmony Township, 2014 → 2024: 112 → 179. 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 Harmony Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Harmony Township’s workers travel
About 28% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Harmony Township
The biggest share goes to Lanesboro (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harmony Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $59,375 |
| Oakland Township | 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Lanesboro | 6% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Scott Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oakland Township, Lanesboro and Scott Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harmony 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 Harmony Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harmony Township?
$59,375 (±$20,485) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harmony Township?
7.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harmony Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harmony Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Binghamton (10%, 22 mi), Lanesboro (6%, 2 mi), Union (5%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Harmony Township without a car?
2% 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 Harmony Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harmony 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.