With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Harmony works elsewhere
Employers in Harmony report 82 jobs, against 408 working residents. Only 1% work in Harmony; the top destination outside it is La Crosse (30%, 18 miles). For 22% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Wisconsin.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Harmony
Harmony is a place people come home to
There are 82 jobs based in Harmony, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harmony has about 610 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Harmony and La Crosse trade workers both ways
La Crosse is the top workplace for Harmony residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Harmony come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Harmony
22% of Harmony workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 408 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Harmony
On a workday 403 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Harmony on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The places Harmony commutes to
Where Harmony clocks in
30% 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 trip to work from Harmony: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harmony workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 208 commuters (the 22% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
In Harmony, 65% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harmony, 2013 → 2023: 78 → 82. 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Harmony
About 23% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Harmony: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harmony workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony | – | — | — | 28 min | $72,981 |
| Jefferson | under 2% | B+ | C− | 27 min | $92,214 |
| Genoa | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Hamburg | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Sterling | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Genoa and Sterling: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Hamburg: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harmony’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 Harmony: questions
What is the median household income in Harmony?
$72,981 (±$9,874) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harmony?
24.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harmony?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harmony work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are La Crosse (30%, 18 mi), Viroqua (11%, 11 mi), Coon Valley (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harmony without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 21% 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.
More of Harmony
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.