Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Harrison Township (2.7%) is lower than in 75% of U.S. towns
About one in ten stay in Harrison Township for work; outside it, Pittsburgh is the main destination (17%, 19 miles). Harrison Township grades B for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 2.4 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 37.5 in Pittsburgh.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What’s behind Harrison Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Harrison Township is better than 64% of U.S. towns, #532 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Harrison Township’s grade up (ahead of 77% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($66,316, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Harrison Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Harrison Township by day and by night
On a workday 4,134 residents head out to work, 491 work right here, and 2,980 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,500 people are in Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 12% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The places Harrison Township commutes to
Where Harrison Township clocks in
17% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
What work there is in Harrison Township: 3,471 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,742 → 3,471. 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 Harrison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 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 4,438 commuters (the 12% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Harrison Township
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Harrison Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Harrison Township is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns, #251 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 5,069 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 89% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 13% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% 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). 7.2% of Harrison Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Harrison Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Harrison Township is 1,277th of 2,780 U.S. towns of 6,800 to 13,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 13 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 54 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,275 | Woods Creek WA | 6,943 | $157K | 9.3% | 4.8% | 1% | B |
| 1,276 | Hanover NH | 12,054 | $170K | 5.6% | 6.7% | 34% | B |
| 1,277 | Harrison Township PA | 9,688 | $66K | 9.9% | 2.7% | 11% | B |
| 1,278 | Avocado Heights CA | 12,593 | $92K | 11.5% | 5.9% | 3% | B |
| 1,279 | Gunbarrel CO | 10,051 | $109K | 8.8% | 6.2% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,780 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Harrison Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Harrison Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Tarentum (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | B | A | 24 min | $66,316 |
| Allegheny Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 33 min | $79,894 |
| Brackenridge | 2% | B− | A+ | 26 min | $50,197 |
| Tarentum | 3% | C | A+ | 23 min | $45,167 |
| Lower Burrell | under 2% | B+ | B | 26 min | $84,602 |
| Fawn Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 30 min | $87,674 |
| Buffalo Township | 2% | A | C | 27 min | $99,635 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 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 Harrison Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harrison Township?
$66,316 (±$7,451) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
9.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (17%, 19 mi), O'Hara Township (4%, 13 mi), Tarentum (3%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Harrison Township walkable?
Harrison Township is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.7 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harrison Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 13% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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), 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.