Work & commute · West Harrison

Work & commute in West Harrison, IN

Most working residents leave West Harrison for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Harrison (12%), Cincinnati (12%) and Batesville (5%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 138 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 137 West Harrison residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Harrison.

137live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

52work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Harrison goes to work

Harrison, OH1.9 mi away

12%17

Cincinnati, OH18.8 mi away

12%17

Batesville21.1 mi away

5%7

Harrison, OH1.7 mi away

5%7

Lawrenceburg10.8 mi away

4%5

Norwood, OH20.9 mi away

2%3

Evendale, OH21.2 mi away

2%3

Kelso7.9 mi away

2%3

St. Leon8.2 mi away

1%2

Greensburg36.9 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

52%72

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

How far

How far West Harrison commutes

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

30%

49%

17%

30%Under 10 mi

49%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Harrison is a commuter town

0.38jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.38 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in West Harrison are

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

Jobs based in West Harrison

53 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)57%

Trade, transport & utilities34%

Services (health, schools, offices…)9%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs West Harrison residents hold

138 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month59%

−60%

Jobs based in West Harrison, 2013 → 2023: 131 → 53. 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.