Where Union Township earns its living
For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Kansas has 12%. Union Township has 16 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. 25.4% of residents are in poverty, against 11.3% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Union Township by day
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22 people are in Union Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
19% of working residents work in La Crosse-Brookdale Township
Where Union Township clocks in
13% of workers
13% 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.
Working from home in Union Township
of Union Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 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 Union Township goes to work
About 50% 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.
19% of Union Township works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| La Crosse-Brookdale Township | 19% | C− | A− | 16 min | $55,781 |
| Center Township | under 7% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Alexander-Belle Prairie Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Center Township, Alexander-Belle Prairie Township and Lincoln Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to La Crosse-Brookdale Township. 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 poverty rate in Union Township?
25.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are La Crosse-Brookdale Township (19%, 8 mi), La Crosse (13%, 10 mi), Lenexa (13%, 251 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Union Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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.