| ECONOMY | Ashland township | Harrisonburg | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.20% | 6.30% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | -1.71% | 2.80% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 28.38% | 39.30% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 4.35% | 5.75% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $17,926 | $18,778 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $40,279 | $37,374 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 16.51% | 19.09% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 13.29% | 13.91% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 13.60% | 13.86% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 18.38% | 17.30% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 22.43% | 17.53% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 9.66% | 8.54% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 4.36% | 6.46% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 1.14% | 2.29% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.52% | 0.92% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.10% | 0.09% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 7.47% | 10.52% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 12.42% | 22.51% | 20.61% |
| Service | 13.21% | 17.16% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 20.83% | 26.06% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 3.22% | 0.79% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 12.89% | 5.78% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 30.03% | 17.19% | 14.05% |
