Hardly anyone in Union Township is out of work
Household incomes here are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Union Township are A for jobs and income and D for walkability. Home is the office for 26% of workers, where Indiana as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Union Township in brief
Home offices are common in Union Township
26% of Union Township workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Time on the road ↓
One in three of Union Township works in Indianapolis
427 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 22 miles away. That’s 32 times as many as work in Union Township itself. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Union Township
63% of Union Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Union Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Union Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Union Township makes and builds things
35% of the jobs based in Union Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Union Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
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.
Where Union Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Union Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #52 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment is its strongest input (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (8.0%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Union Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
About 29 minutes to work from Union Township
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 Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,277 commuters (the 26% 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.
32% of working residents work in Indianapolis
Where Union Township clocks in
32% of workers
16% of workers
10% 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.
Goods, not services: 35% of the jobs in Union Township
471 jobs are based in Union Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Township, 2013 → 2023: 249 → 471. 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.
Who commutes out of Union Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,308 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 459 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Union Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.36 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How far Union Township’s workers travel
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.
The commute in Union Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Union Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns, #556 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Union Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,727 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.2% 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.
403rd of 4,771: where Union Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 76 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 91 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 126 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 401 | North Catasauqua PA | 3,229 | $77K | 3.4% | 2.0% | 1% | A |
| 402 | Bloomington Township IL | 2,629 | $112K | 5.7% | 2.1% | 2% | A |
| 403 | Union Township IN | 3,057 | $109K | 8.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| 404 | Richland Township KS | 2,620 | $119K | 1.7% | 3.4% | 4% | A |
| 405 | Wilton NH | 4,015 | $114K | 3.9% | 1.4% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | 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.
Next door to Union Township
The biggest share goes to White River Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | A | D | 29 min | $108,889 |
| Green Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 30 min | $116,474 |
| Hensley Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 28 min | $90,525 |
| White River Township | 2% | A | C+ | 28 min | $105,130 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 26 min | $82,608 |
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?
$108,889 (±$22,011) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
8.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (32%, 22 mi), Franklin (16%, 8 mi), Greenwood (10%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Union Township walkable?
Union Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 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 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.