Fewer people are out of work in Union Township (0.8%) than in 96% of U.S. towns
Union Township grades A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Hardly any work in Union Township itself; outside it, Fort Wayne draws the most (31%, 16 miles). Commuters spend 40 minutes getting to work on average; the Indiana average is 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Union Township, in brief
Union Township is a place people come home to
There are 70 jobs based in Union Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Union Township has about 1,200 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Union Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (19 to 29 minutes). Time on the road ↓
31% of Union Township works in Fort Wayne
296 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Fort Wayne, 17 miles away. That’s far more as work in Union Township itself. The commute map ↓
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 956 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Union Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Union Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 56% of U.S. towns). 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.
How many people are in Union Township by day
On a workday 953 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 67 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Union Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.07 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.
Union Township’s commute takes about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.7 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 990 commuters (the 5% 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.
Commuting out of Union Township: the destinations
Where Union Township clocks in
12% of workers
5% 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 jobs make up 57% of work in Union Township
70 jobs are based in Union Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Township, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 70. 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Union Township
About 15% 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.
In Union Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Union Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 3.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,040 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). 0.6% of Union Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Union Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
616th of 5,404: where Union Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 6 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 106 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 165 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 614 | Clearwater MN | 2,225 | $91K | 6.5% | 2.1% | 5% | A− |
| 615 | Seabrook Island SC | 2,171 | $128K | 4.4% | 0.0% | 10% | A− |
| 616 | Union Township IN | 2,131 | $86K | 6.0% | 0.8% | <1% | A− |
| 617 | Sherman Township KS | 2,022 | $104K | 6.0% | 2.7% | 9% | A− |
| 618 | Crow Wing Township MN | 2,194 | $100K | 3.4% | 1.8% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Lafayette Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | A− | D | 40 min | $86,116 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 29 min | $73,736 |
| Rockcreek Township | under 2% | B− | C | 25 min | $86,339 |
| Lafayette Township | 4% | A+ | D− | 19 min | $119,038 |
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?
$86,116 (±$11,725) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
6.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (31%, 16 mi), Bluffton (12%, 10 mi), Huntington (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Union Township walkable?
Union Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Union Township without a car?
<1% 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. 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.