Photo: Clint · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Harris Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 2.4 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 37.7 in Philadelphia. Harris Township has 843 jobs for 2,183 working residents. The two grades for Harris Township are B for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Harris Township and work: the main findings
Much of Harris Township works one town over
45% of working residents work in a town that borders Harris Township: College Township (32%), Ferguson Township (10%) and Benner Township (2%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Harris Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Most Harris Township residents work close to home
70% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Harris Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Harris Township went from 535 in 2013 to 843 in 2023, +58%. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Harris Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Harris Township is better than 64% of U.S. towns, #534 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income holds Harris Township’s grade up ($103,377, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 50% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Harris Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The daily trip from Harris Township: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harris Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,223 commuters (the 18% 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.
Half of Harris Township commutes less than 6 miles
About 18% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Jobs in Harris Township: what the 843 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harris Township, 2013 → 2023: 535 → 843. 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 Harris Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Harris Township
On a workday 2,070 residents head out to work, 113 work right here, and 730 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,500 people are in Harris Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
32% of working residents work in College Township
Where Harris Township clocks in
32% of workers
12% of workers
10% 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Harris Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Harris Township is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns, #270 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,710 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 41% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% 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). 3.9% of Harris Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Harris Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,432 U.S. towns of 4,100 to 7,900, Harris Township comes 1,387th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 25 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 30 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 62 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 1,385 | Monmouth ME | 4,252 | $75K | 9.3% | 0.1% | 10% | B |
| 1,386 | Manchester Township MI | 4,550 | $85K | 8.7% | 2.8% | 8% | B |
| 1,387 | Harris Township PA | 5,882 | $103K | 9.6% | 3.8% | 5% | B |
| 1,388 | McSwain CA | 5,783 | $139K | 17.1% | 3.2% | 2% | B |
| 1,389 | Potomac Mills VA | 5,741 | $105K | 15.2% | 4.8% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,432 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Harris Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 45% of Harris Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to College Township (32%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harris Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Township | – | B | A− | 16 min | $103,377 |
| College Township | 32% | A− | A+ | 16 min | $101,323 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Potter Township | 1% | B | C− | 25 min | $75,385 |
| Benner Township | 2% | B+ | C− | 24 min | $101,228 |
| Ferguson Township | 10% | B+ | A+ | 16 min | $85,935 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harris 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 Harris Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harris Township?
$103,377 (±$9,421) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harris Township?
9.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harris Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harris Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are College Township (32%, 4 mi), State College (12%, 5 mi), Ferguson Township (10%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Harris Township walkable?
Harris Township is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.7 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harris Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 41% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harris Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harris 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.