Harris has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S. 58 jobs are based in Harris for 294 working residents. Only 1% work in Harris; the top destination outside it is Montello (9%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Harris at work: what stands out
Harris is a place people come home to
There are 58 jobs based in Harris, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harris has about 530 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Harris workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 294 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Harris: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 290 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Harris on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
How long Harris spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harris workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 245 commuters (the 16% 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.
The distance from Harris to work
About 32% 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.
Where people from Harris work
Where Harris clocks in
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 kinds of work in Harris
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harris, 2013 → 2023: 78 → 58. 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 Harris’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns next door employ 12% of Harris
The biggest share goes to Westfield (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harris workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | – | — | — | 31 min | $61,250 |
| Westfield | 5% | D | A | 21 min | $59,145 |
| Packwaukee | under 2% | C− | C | 28 min | $64,167 |
| Newton | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Shields | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Westfield | 7% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Newton and Westfield: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Shields: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harris’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 Harris: questions
What is the median household income in Harris?
$61,250 (±$6,878) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harris?
3.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harris?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harris work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Montello (9%, 6 mi), Westfield (7%, 5 mi), Westfield (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harris without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harris, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harris
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.