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Jobs & commute in Harrison

Harrison has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S. 17 jobs are based in Harrison, against 224 working residents. Hardly any work in Harrison itself; outside it, Clintonville draws the most (7%, 21 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

The work figures that set Harrison apart

Harrison is a place people come home to

There are 17 jobs based in Harrison, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harrison has about 260 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Harrison 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 ↓

Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 224 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

In and out of Harrison on a workday

On a workday 223 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.

223live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
16work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night460
Workday260
460live here− 220head out to work+ 16come in to work= 260on a workday

About 260 people are in Harrison on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.08jobs 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 2024, primary jobs.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Harrison takes about 31 minutes

A year of commuting
236 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Harrison31 min
Wisconsin22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
12%

of Harrison workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Harrison gets to work
92%Drive alone
2%Carpool
5%Walk
1%Bike

Share of the 217 commuters (the 12% 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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Harrison ends

Manawa: 6 residents work here (3%)Iola: 11 residents work here (5%)TigertonMarion: 5 residents work here (2%)Clintonville: 16 residents work here (7%)Shawano: 6 residents work here (3%)Waupaca: 6 residents work here (3%)PloverStevens Point: 16 residents work here (7%)Appleton: 13 residents work here (6%)Oshkosh: 11 residents work here (5%)BrookfieldFairbanksGermaniaHutchinsRudolphIolaLarrabeeMattesonHarrisonAlbanWyomingGrand Chute: 11 residents work here (5%)ClintonvilleStevens PointAppletonIolaOshkoshGrand ChuteHarrison
1
Clintonville20.6 mi away
7%16
2
Stevens Point20.3 mi away
7%16
3
Appleton45.9 mi away
6%13
4
Iola9.3 mi away
5%11
5
Oshkosh52.1 mi away
5%11
6
Grand Chute42.7 mi away
5%11
7
Manawa17.4 mi away
3%6
8
Shawano30.4 mi away
3%6
9
Waupaca20.5 mi away
3%6
10
Marion13.4 mi away
2%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
55%123
The top trips

Where Harrison 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 jobs

In Harrison, 76% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in HarrisonJobs Harrison residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms76%36%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices24%47%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less35%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month35%23%
Over $3,333 a month29%62%

Who does it

29 or younger29%17%
30 to 5429%53%
55 and older41%30%
−43%

Jobs based in Harrison, 2014 → 2024: 30 → 17. 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 Harrison’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far Harrison goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi60 miClintonville: 7% · 20.6 miStevens Point: 7% · 20.3 miAppleton: 6% · 45.9 miIola: 5% · 9.3 miOshkosh: 5% · 52.1 miGrand Chute: 5% · 42.7 miManawa: 3% · 17.4 miShawano: 3% · 30.4 miWaupaca: 3% · 20.5 miMarion: 2% · 13.4 miStevens Point 7%Appleton 6%Iola 5%Oshkosh 5%Harrison
HarrisonTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi18 residents
33%10–24 mi75 residents
32%25–50 mi71 residents
27%Over 50 mi60 residents

About 27% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Harrison

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Germania28 min
Harrison31 min
Alban31 min
Wyoming32 min
Iola33 min
Fairbanks36 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownHarrison workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Harrison–——31 min$89,643
Germaniaunder 3%——28 min—
Wyomingunder 3%——32 min—
Albanunder 3%——31 min—
Iolaunder 3%——33 min—
Fairbanksunder 3%——36 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Germania, Wyoming, Alban and Fairbanks: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Iola: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Harrison’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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Harrison: questions

What is the median household income in Harrison?

$89,643 (±$12,401) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Harrison?

5.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Harrison?

31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Harrison work?

<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clintonville (7%, 21 mi), Stevens Point (7%, 20 mi), Appleton (6%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Harrison

Harrison home →

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.