Work & commute · South Harrison

Work & commute in South Harrison, NJ

Most working residents leave South Harrison for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (12%), Harrison (4%) and Logan (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

44 of 1,731 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

34 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

29%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,687 South Harrison residents head out of town to work, 44 work right here, and 614 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in South Harrison.

1,687live here, work elsewhere

44live and work here

614work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where South Harrison goes to work

Philadelphia, PA22.7 mi away

12%205

Harrison3.4 mi away

4%76

Logan8.7 mi away

4%61

Washington10.5 mi away

3%49

Camden18.5 mi away

3%45

Woolwich5.2 mi away

3%45

South Harrison (in town)right here

3%44

West Deptford10.9 mi away

2%43

Cherry Hill20 mi away

2%40

Deptford11.2 mi away

2%39

Everywhere elseother towns and states

63%1,084

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

How far

How far South Harrison commutes

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

26%

51%

11%

12%

26%Under 10 mi

51%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

South 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 South Harrison are

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

Jobs based in South Harrison

658 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities36%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month64%

Jobs South Harrison residents hold

1,731 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month68%

+30%

Jobs based in South Harrison, 2013 → 2023: 506 → 658. 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.