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Jobs & commute in Harmony

Harmony has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Only 1% work in Harmony; the top destination outside it is Providence (15%, 11 miles). Employers in Harmony report 295 jobs, against 577 working residents. The average commute takes 35 minutes each way (Rhode Island 26, U.S. 26).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

295 jobs based here
Household income
$120K
median · Rhode Island $88K
Poverty
14.0%
Rhode Island 11.2%
Unemployment
0.0%
Rhode Island 5.8% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
35 min
Rhode Island 26 · U.S. 26
Work in town
1%
8 of 577 working residents
Work from home
10%
Rhode Island 13% · U.S. 15%
What stands out

Getting to work from Harmony, in brief

35 minaverage commute · RI 26
★ What stands out · Time on the road

Commuting from Harmony: about 35 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
270 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Harmony35 min
Rhode Island26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

of Harmony workers work from home, vs 13% across Rhode Island. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Harmony gets to work
77%Drive alone
23%Other

Share of the 511 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Rhode Island: 83% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

Day and night

Harmony by day and by night

On a workday 569 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 287 people come in from elsewhere.

569live here, work elsewhere
8live and work here
287work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night1,000
Workday720
1,000live here− 570head out to work+ 290come in to work= 720on a workday

About 720 people are in Harmony on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.51jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Out of Harmony to work: where people go

Woonsocket: 16 residents work here (3%)Pawtucket: 14 residents work here (2%)East ProvidenceProvidence: 84 residents work here (15%)Warwick: 31 residents work here (5%)Cranston: 37 residents work here (6%)North Providence: 13 residents work here (2%)Burrillville: 18 residents work here (3%)FosterJohnston: 30 residents work here (5%)Smithfield: 51 residents work here (9%)Glocester: 45 residents work here (8%)HarmonyChepachetProvidenceSmithfieldGlocesterCranstonWarwickJohnstonHarmony
1
Providence11.1 mi away
15%84
2
Smithfield4.1 mi away
9%51
3
Glocester4 mi away
8%45
4
Cranston11 mi away
6%37
5
Warwick16.7 mi away
5%31
6
Johnston6.8 mi away
5%30
7
Burrillville6.7 mi away
3%18
8
Woonsocket9 mi away
3%16
9
Pawtucket12.2 mi away
2%14
10
North Providence8.3 mi away
2%13
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%238
The top trips

Where Harmony clocks in

15% of workers
11.1 mi awayProvidence84 Harmony residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9%Smithfield
9% of workers
4.1 mi awaySmithfield51 Harmony residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8%Glocester
8% of workers
4 mi awayGlocester45 Harmony residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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 jobs

Harmony is a services town

Jobs based in HarmonyJobs Harmony residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms3%16%
Trade, transport & utilities2%20%
Services: health, schools, offices95%64%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%19%
Over $3,333 a month51%68%

Who does it

29 or younger41%18%
30 to 5437%50%
55 and older22%32%
+26%

Jobs based in Harmony, 2013 → 2023: 235 → 295. 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.

How far

How many miles Harmony commutes

10 mi25 mi30 miProvidence: 15% · 11.1 miSmithfield: 9% · 4.1 miGlocester: 8% · 4 miCranston: 6% · 11 miWarwick: 5% · 16.7 miJohnston: 5% · 6.8 miBurrillville: 3% · 6.7 miWoonsocket: 3% · 9 miPawtucket: 2% · 12.2 miNorth Providence: 2% · 8.3 miProvidence 15%Smithfield 9%Glocester 8%Cranston 6%Warwick 5%Harmony
HarmonyTop destinations (size = commuters)
41%Under 10 mi237 residents
41%10–24 mi234 residents
13%25–50 mi77 residents
5%Over 50 mi29 residents

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.

Next door

Next door to Harmony

The biggest share goes to Smithfield (9%).

Smithfield: 9% of workers work hereChepachet: few work hereSmithfieldChepachetHarmony
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Smithfield25 min
Chepachet33 min
Harmony35 min
Smithfield9% of Harmony works hereChepachetunder 3% of Harmony

Jobs & commute next door

TownHarmony workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Harmony–——35 min$120,235
Smithfield9%B+A25 min$102,077
Chepachetunder 3%——33 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Chepachet: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Harmony’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Harmony: questions

What is the median household income in Harmony?

$120,235 (±$15,229) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $87,796 across Rhode Island and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Harmony?

14.0%, against 11.2% across Rhode Island and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Harmony?

35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Rhode Island and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Harmony work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Providence (15%, 11 mi), Smithfield (9%, 4 mi), Glocester (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Harmony 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 Harmony, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Harmony

Harmony home →
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RankingsTop towns in RIShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.