Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Union Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Union Township report 1,150 jobs for 2,173 working residents. The two grades for Union Township are B− for jobs and income and C for walkability. About one in ten stay in Union Township for work; outside it, Evansville is the main destination (22%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Union Township and work: the main findings
Income, poverty and work: Union Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Union Township is better than 52% of U.S. towns, #310 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Union Township’s grade up (1.8%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.3%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Union Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
About 19 minutes each way for Union Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Union Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,250 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
Who leaves Union Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,961 residents head out to work, 212 work right here, and 938 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Union Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Out of Union Township to work: where people go
Where Union Township clocks in
22% of workers
20% 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.
The kinds of work in Union Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Township, 2013 → 2023: 897 → 1,150. 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.
How far it is to work from Union Township
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.
Union Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Union Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns, #372 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,411 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.3% of Union Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Union Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Union Township is 2,098th among 4,136 U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 91 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 100 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 133 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 2,096 | Northumberland PA | 3,800 | $66K | 17.1% | 1.4% | 7% | B− |
| 2,097 | Kemah TX | 3,097 | $85K | 29.4% | 4.5% | 4% | B− |
| 2,098 | Union Township IN | 4,351 | $66K | 13.3% | 1.8% | 10% | B− |
| 2,099 | Hopewell NY | 3,925 | $84K | 8.5% | 6.0% | 8% | B− |
| 2,100 | Point Township PA | 3,818 | $71K | 11.4% | 2.9% | 8% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,136 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Union Township and its neighbors: 23% work next door
The biggest share goes to Patoka Township (20%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | B− | C | 19 min | $66,250 |
| Johnson Township | 3% | A− | B+ | 22 min | $95,673 |
| Patoka Township | 20% | B− | B+ | 15 min | $65,014 |
| Montgomery Township | under 3% | B | D | 25 min | $68,000 |
| Barton Township | under 3% | B− | D | 26 min | $62,765 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$66,250 (±$17,266) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
13.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Evansville (22%, 18 mi), Patoka Township (20%, 7 mi), Princeton (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Union Township walkable?
Union Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Union Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% 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. 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.