Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnion Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Union Township itself; outside it, Rushville draws the most (21%, 5 miles). Employers in Union Township report 54 jobs; 322 of its residents have a job. For 1% of workers, the job is at home (Indiana 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Union Township
Union Township is a place people come home to
There are 54 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 450 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Union Township and Rushville trade workers both ways
Rushville is the top workplace for Union Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Union Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Union Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. 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 322 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Union Township by day and by night
On a workday 320 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Union Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Where the trip to work from Union Township ends
Where Union Township clocks in
21% of workers
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.
The trip to work from Union Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 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 512 commuters (the 1% 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.
28% of the jobs in Union Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Township, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 54. 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 21% 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.
Around Union Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Rushville Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $78,214 |
| Rushville Township | 3% | C− | B | 22 min | $57,639 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Noble Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Fairview Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township, Jackson Township, Noble Township and Fairview 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?
$78,214 (±$43,011) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
6.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rushville (21%, 5 mi), Indianapolis (9%, 42 mi), Shelbyville (8%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Union Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% 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.