Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs and the daily commute in Harrisville
Only 3% work in Harrisville; the top destination outside it is Burrillville (14%, 1 miles). The trip to work takes 44 minutes on average, next to 26 for Rhode Island and 26 for the U.S. There are 524 jobs in Harrisville for 764 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Harrisville apart on work
From Harrisville, about 44 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harrisville workers work from home, vs 13% across Rhode Island. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 641 commuters (the 9% 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.
How many people are in Harrisville by day
On a workday 744 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 504 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Harrisville on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.69 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Harrisville’s residents
Where Harrisville clocks in
14% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
Harrisville is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrisville, 2014 → 2024: 499 → 524. 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 Harrisville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Harrisville’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.
Harrisville and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrisville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisville | – | — | — | 44 min | $62,535 |
| Pascoag | under 4% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pascoag: 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 Harrisville’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 Harrisville: questions
What is the median household income in Harrisville?
$62,535 (±$21,671) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $87,796 across Rhode Island and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrisville?
11.4%, against 11.2% across Rhode Island and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrisville?
44 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Rhode Island and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrisville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burrillville (14%, 1 mi), Providence (10%, 17 mi), Woonsocket (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Harrisville without a car?
0% 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 Harrisville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harrisville
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.