Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Harrison City commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Harrison City report 45 jobs, against 91 working residents. Only 1% stay in Harrison City for work; outside it, Pittsburgh is the main destination (16%, 18 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Harrison City, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 90 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50 people are in Harrison City on a workday afternoon, 48% 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 Harrison City’s working residents head each day
Where Harrison City clocks in
16% 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.
Jobs in Harrison City: what the 45 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison City, 2014 → 2024: 64 → 45. 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 City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Harrison City
of Harrison City workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 commuters (the 0% 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.
How far Harrison City’s workers travel
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.
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 City: questions
What is the median household income in Harrison City?
$32,557 (±$32,524) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison City?
19.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Harrison City work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (16%, 18 mi), Penn Township (10%, 1 mi), Hempfield Township (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Harrison City without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harrison City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harrison City
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.