Households in Union City have lower incomes than those in 88% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in Union City itself; outside it, Atlanta draws the most (22%, 14 miles). Poverty touches 14.2% of residents, against 13.4% across Georgia. For jobs and income Union City is better than 36% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (B+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Union City
Jobs in Union City have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Union City went from 6,706 in 2014 to 15,018 in 2024, +124%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
60% of the jobs in Union City are in trade, transport and utilities, against 30% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Union City draws workers from far and wide
The 15,018 jobs in Union City are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 24%; the other 72% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Inside Union City’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Union City’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($49,549, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Union City could be anywhere from C− to B.
What the 15,018 jobs in Union City are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union City, 2014 → 2024: 6,706 → 15,018. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Union City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The places Union City commutes to
Where Union City clocks in
22% of workers
7% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Who works in Union City, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 11,323 residents head out to work, 566 work right here, and 14,452 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33,000 people are in Union City on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.26 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Each way, about 29 minutes from Union City
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Union City workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,302 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Georgia: 84% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Union City
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Union City, the car does most of the work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.1% across Georgia.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 13,130 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 42% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 17% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 90% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 9.2% of Union City households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Union City’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Union City ranks: 1,093rd of 1,366 U.S. towns of 21,000 to 40,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 253 | Decatur GA | 25,276 | $139K | 6.2% | 4.3% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 282 | Woodstock GA | 39,895 | $103K | 6.6% | 2.7% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 446 | Sugar Hill GA | 29,280 | $107K | 7.3% | 4.0% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,091 | Torrington CT | 35,796 | $71K | 13.7% | 6.8% | 24% | C+ |
| 1,092 | Waynesboro VA | 23,951 | $60K | 11.2% | 5.1% | 18% | C+ |
| 1,093 | Union City GA | 29,910 | $50K | 14.2% | 5.8% | 5% | C+ |
| 1,094 | Moline Township IL | 22,531 | $62K | 15.0% | 6.1% | 10% | C+ |
| 1,095 | Bellview FL | 26,488 | $70K | 15.4% | 5.6% | 3% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,366 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 16% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Union City, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
The towns next door employ 15% of Union City
The biggest share goes to College Park (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union City | – | C+ | B+ | 29 min | $49,549 |
| South Fulton | 5% | B | B+ | 33 min | $82,324 |
| Fairburn | 3% | B+ | B+ | 33 min | $91,897 |
| College Park | 7% | C− | A+ | 21 min | $51,635 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Union City’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Union City: questions
What is the median household income in Union City?
$49,549 (±$7,201) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union City?
14.2%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union City?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union City work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlanta (22%, 14 mi), College Park (7%, 7 mi), South Fulton (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Union City walkable?
Union City is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Union City without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 17% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Union City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Union City
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.