Most of Uniondale commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Uniondale has 33 jobs; 135 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Uniondale; the top destination outside it is Fort Wayne (28%, 18 miles). 3% of workers have no commute at all, against 11% across Indiana.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Uniondale
On a workday 134 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Uniondale 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Uniondale’s working residents head each day
Where Uniondale clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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.
82% of the jobs in Uniondale pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Uniondale, 2014 → 2024: 65 → 33. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Uniondale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Uniondale
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Uniondale workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 174 commuters (the 3% 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 far it is to work from Uniondale
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Uniondale: questions
What is the median household income in Uniondale?
$84,375 (±$22,750) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Uniondale?
6.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Uniondale?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Uniondale work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (28%, 18 mi), Bluffton (8%, 7 mi), Huntington (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Uniondale 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 Uniondale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Uniondale
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.