Work & commute · Harrison

Work & commute in Harrison, IN

About one in 3 of Harrison’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Terre Haute (46%), Honey Creek (5%) and Van Buren (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

38%

6,659 of 17,355 working residents

Typical commute

5 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 10,696 Harrison residents head out of town to work, 6,659 work right here, and 17,336 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Harrison.

10,696live here, work elsewhere

6,659live and work here

17,336work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Harrison goes to work

Terre Haute1.1 mi away

46%8,027

Honey Creek5.9 mi away

5%905

Van Buren18.5 mi away

2%427

Center69.6 mi away

2%426

Linton11.8 mi away

2%336

Otter Creek6.2 mi away

1%256

Washington71.8 mi away

1%193

Paris, IL18.7 mi away

1%185

Brazil14.5 mi away

1%183

Evansville103.1 mi away

1%180

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%6,237

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Harrison commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

57%

10%

26%

57%Under 10 mi

10%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Harrison is balanced between jobs and homes

1.38jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.38 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Harrison are

23,995 jobs are based in Harrison. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Harrison’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Harrison

23,995 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Harrison residents hold

17,355 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month47%

−16%

Jobs based in Harrison, 2013 → 2023: 28,482 → 23,995. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.