Jobs and earnings in Union Township, and the trip to work
Home is the office for 19% of workers, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole. Jobs and income earn Union Township C−; getting around on foot earns it D−. Only 5% work in Union Township; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (17%, 49 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Union Township
Union Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Union Township is Indianapolis, 49 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (96) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Union Township
60% of Union Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 42% of the jobs based in Union Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Union Township
19% of Union Township workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. 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 568 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Union Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Union Township is better than 18% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Union Township’s grade up ($75,705, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 13% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (4.6%) is left out: Union Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Union Township could be anywhere from D− to B−.
Half of Union Township commutes less than 28 miles
About 20% 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.
The 381 jobs based in Union Township
381 jobs are based in Union Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Township, 2013 → 2023: 135 → 381. 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.
A commute of about 29 minutes in 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 550 commuters (the 19% 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.
How many people are in Union Township by day
On a workday 539 residents head out to work, 29 work right here, and 352 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Union Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.67 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.
The towns that employ Union Township’s residents
Where Union Township clocks in
17% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
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 4% of U.S. towns. 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 679 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). 6.0% 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.
For jobs and income, Union Township is 4,227th of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 111 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 122 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,225 | Clarendon TX | 1,860 | $57K | 9.0% | 1.0% | 24% | C− |
| 4,226 | Bradley Township IL | 1,883 | $71K | 16.7% | 2.3% | 11% | C− |
| 4,227 | Union Township IN | 1,532 | $76K | 19.3% | 4.6% | 5% | C− |
| 4,228 | Conneaut Township PA | 1,307 | $58K | 10.8% | 0.7% | 2% | C− |
| 4,229 | Aberdeen ID | 1,852 | $83K | 14.2% | 8.0% | 14% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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.
Around Union Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Adams Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | C− | D− | 29 min | $75,705 |
| Adams Township | 2% | C− | B+ | 32 min | $61,190 |
| Clinton Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 33 min | $47,917 |
| Greene Township | under 3% | — | — | 58 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Russell Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Greene Township, Jackson Township and Russell 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?
$75,705 (±$19,505) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
19.3%, 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. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (17%, 49 mi), Terre Haute (8%, 24 mi), Greencastle (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Union Township walkable?
Union Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 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 6% 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.