Work & commute · Harlan

Work & commute in Harlan, OH

Most working residents leave Harlan for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Cincinnati (9%), Lebanon (6%) and Mason (6%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

89 of 2,349 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

35 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 2,260 Harlan residents head out of town to work, 89 work right here, and 366 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Harlan.

2,260live here, work elsewhere

89live and work here

366work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Harlan goes to work

Cincinnati25.8 mi away

9%203

Lebanon11.2 mi away

6%140

Mason12.5 mi away

6%134

Blue Ash17.3 mi away

4%101

Harlan (in town)right here

4%84

West Chester18.5 mi away

3%80

Sharonville18 mi away

3%68

Columbus74.5 mi away

3%60

Dayton33.8 mi away

2%58

Deerfield12.3 mi away

2%56

Everywhere elseother towns and states

58%1,365

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

How far

How far Harlan commutes

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

15%

57%

17%

11%

15%Under 10 mi

57%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

11%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Harlan is a commuter town

0.19jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Harlan are

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

Jobs based in Harlan

455 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)51%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)35%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month65%

Jobs Harlan residents hold

2,349 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month67%

+50%

Jobs based in Harlan, 2013 → 2023: 304 → 455. 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.