Harrison has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Household incomes here are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns. Harrison has 1,597 jobs for 6,547 working residents. The two grades for Harrison are A+ for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Harrison in brief
Harrison and Appleton trade workers both ways
Appleton is the top workplace for Harrison residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Harrison come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Harrison is a place people come home to
There are 1,597 jobs based in Harrison, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harrison has about 9,500 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Harrison has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Harrison went from 1,073 in 2013 to 1,597 in 2023, +49%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Harrison’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Harrison is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #50 of 362 in Wisconsin. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.2%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Harrison could be anywhere from A to A+.
21% of working residents work in Appleton
Where Harrison clocks in
21% of workers
7% 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.
In and out of Harrison on a workday
On a workday 6,421 residents head out to work, 126 work right here, and 1,471 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,500 people are in Harrison on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 kinds of work in Harrison
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrison, 2013 → 2023: 1,073 → 1,597. 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 Harrison’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Wisconsin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harrison workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,359 commuters (the 18% 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 from Harrison, by distance
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.
For most of Harrison, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Harrison is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns, #265 of 362 in Wisconsin. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.8% across Wisconsin.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,755 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.9% of Harrison households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Harrison’s commuters take a bus or train.
178th of 2,362: where Harrison ranks among U.S. towns of 10,000 to 20,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 46 | Greenville WI | 13,388 | $118K | 1.7% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 64 | Whitefish Bay WI | 14,489 | $157K | 3.7% | 2.6% | 7% | A+ |
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| 70 | Verona WI | 16,821 | $120K | 1.4% | 1.6% | 21% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 176 | Huntertown IN | 11,600 | $109K | 3.2% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 177 | Scarsdale NY | 18,194 | $250K | 2.9% | 4.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 178 | Harrison WI | 14,492 | $122K | 2.2% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 179 | Medfield MA | 13,248 | $236K | 2.1% | 4.1% | 10% | A+ |
| 180 | Linganore MD | 14,444 | $176K | 1.3% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,362 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Harrison, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Work next door: 29% of Harrison’s workers
The biggest share goes to Appleton (21%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison | – | A+ | C | 20 min | $121,504 |
| Menasha | 4% | B | B | 22 min | $64,698 |
| Sherwood | under 3% | A | C− | 26 min | $109,524 |
| Appleton | 21% | B+ | A− | 19 min | $80,483 |
| Kaukauna | 4% | A− | B | 21 min | $80,365 |
| Woodville | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Buchanan | under 3% | B+ | B− | 21 min | $105,478 |
| Stockbridge | under 3% | A− | C | 35 min | $98,988 |
Same-state neighbors only. Woodville: 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.
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 Harrison: questions
What is the median household income in Harrison?
$121,504 (±$7,426) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison?
2.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrison?
20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrison work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Appleton (21%, 8 mi), Fox Crossing (7%, 9 mi), Grand Chute (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Harrison walkable?
Harrison is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harrison 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 Harrison, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harrison
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.