Most of Union Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% stay in Union Township for work; outside it, Lamar is the main destination (12%, 8 miles). Employers in Union Township report 72 jobs for 199 working residents. For 34% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Missouri.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Union Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 195 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Union Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 Union Township’s working residents head each day
Where Union Township clocks in
10% 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.
85% 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: 25 → 72. 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.
About 23 minutes to work from Union Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Union Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 173 commuters (the 34% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 86% 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.
The commute from Union Township, by distance
About 29% 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.
Union Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $72,348 |
| Barton City Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Drywood Township | under 3% | D | D | 22 min | $55,950 |
| Lamar Township | under 3% | D | D | 20 min | $56,926 |
| Doylesport Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Central Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Barton City Township, Doylesport Township and Central 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Union Township workers work outside Missouri. The job records count 13% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- 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?
$72,348 (±$7,176) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
9.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lamar (12%, 8 mi), Pittsburg (10%, 25 mi), Liberal (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Union Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 21% 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.