Work & commute · Harrison

Work & commute in Harrison, IN

About one in 4 of Harrison’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Bluffton (35%), Fort Wayne (15%) and Lancaster (4%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

28%

1,181 of 4,170 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 2,989 Harrison residents head out of town to work, 1,181 work right here, and 3,780 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Harrison.

2,989live here, work elsewhere

1,181live and work here

3,780work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Harrison goes to work

Bluffton3.6 mi away

35%1,453

Fort Wayne27.2 mi away

15%620

Lancaster5.8 mi away

4%150

Decatur14.7 mi away

3%139

Berne10.4 mi away

2%98

Marion28.7 mi away

2%93

Ossian12.6 mi away

2%90

Harrison (in town)right here

2%87

Huntington22.7 mi away

1%47

Center82.3 mi away

1%38

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%1,355

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.

44%

23%

16%

17%

44%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Harrison is balanced between jobs and homes

1.19jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.19 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Harrison are

4,961 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

4,961 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)34%

Trade, transport & utilities32%

Services (health, schools, offices…)34%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month61%

Jobs Harrison residents hold

4,170 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−13%

Jobs based in Harrison, 2013 → 2023: 5,678 → 4,961. 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.