Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainHarrison Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
There are 67 jobs in Harrison Township for 398 working residents. Only 1% stay in Harrison Township for work; outside it, Bedford Township is the main destination (17%, 9 miles). Working residents average 26 minutes each way, about the same as across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Harrison Township apart on work
The daily flow of workers through Harrison Township
On a workday 393 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Harrison Township work
Where Harrison Township clocks in
17% 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.
The kinds of work in Harrison Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2014 → 2024: 58 → 67. 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 Harrison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Harrison Township: 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 Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 332 commuters (the 16% 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.
The commute from Harrison Township, by distance
About 27% 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 next door employ 22% of Harrison Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $57,639 |
| Napier Township | 5% | C+ | C | 29 min | $61,656 |
| Bedford Township | 17% | C+ | C | 20 min | $61,136 |
| Cumberland Valley Township | under 3% | C | D− | 35 min | $67,361 |
| Manns Choice | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Juniata Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Londonderry Township | under 3% | C− | C | 29 min | $52,418 |
Same-state neighbors only. Manns Choice and Juniata Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bedford Township. Darker towns draw more of Harrison 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 Harrison Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harrison Township?
$57,639 (±$12,318) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
11.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bedford Township (17%, 9 mi), East St. Clair Township (6%, 12 mi), Napier Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Harrison Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% 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), 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.