Most of Union Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Union Township; the top destination outside it is Greenup (22%, 6 miles). 45 jobs are based in Union Township, against 298 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Union Township at work: what stands out
Union Township is a place people come home to
There are 45 jobs based in Union Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Union Township has about 370 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Union Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 298 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Union Township by day
On a workday 295 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Union Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Working from home in Union Township
of Union Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The towns that employ Union Township’s residents
Where Union Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
What Union Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 45. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Union Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Union Township, by distance
About 22% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
10% of Union Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Casey (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | — | — | — | $63,958 |
| Cottonwood Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Hutton Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Greenup Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 19 min | $57,713 |
| Crooked Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Casey Township | under 3% | C | C+ | 28 min | $59,679 |
| Casey | 5% | D | B− | 30 min | $48,074 |
| Parker Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Sumpter Township | 5% | C | B− | 21 min | $70,556 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cottonwood Township, Hutton Township, Crooked Creek Township and Parker Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Union Township’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 2023, 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Union Township?
$63,958 (±$23,422) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenup (22%, 6 mi), Mattoon (9%, 18 mi), Charleston (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Union Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Union Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Union Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.