Photo: Public domain · Public domainHow Harmony works: jobs, income and commuting
Only 2% work in Harmony itself; outside it, Cranberry Township draws the most (12%, 6 miles). 9% of workers have no commute at all; Pennsylvania has 16%. Working residents average 21 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Harmony
Fewer jobs are based in Harmony than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Harmony fell from 941 in 2013 to 520 in 2023, −45%. 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 ↓
Harmony makes and builds things
39% of the jobs based in Harmony are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Harmony residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 16%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Harmony are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
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 423 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In Harmony, 39% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
520 jobs are based in Harmony.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harmony, 2013 → 2023: 941 → 520. 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 Harmony’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Harmony: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harmony workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 590 commuters (the 9% 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.
Harmony fills up on a workday
On a workday 414 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 511 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Harmony on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.23 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 people from Harmony work
Where Harmony clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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.
Where in the region Harmony works
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.
Work next door: 19% of Harmony’s workers
The biggest share goes to Zelienople (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harmony workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony | – | — | — | 21 min | $84,844 |
| Jackson Township | 9% | A | C+ | 26 min | $119,741 |
| Zelienople | 10% | B+ | A− | 31 min | $68,110 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harmony’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 Harmony: questions
What is the median household income in Harmony?
$84,844 (±$26,204) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harmony?
9.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harmony?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harmony work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cranberry Township (12%, 6 mi), Zelienople (10%, 1 mi), Pittsburgh (9%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harmony without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harmony, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harmony
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.