Unionville has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Unionville has 742 jobs, against 3,415 working residents. Jobs and income earn Unionville B+; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 4% work in Unionville; the top destination outside it is Charlotte (29%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Unionville: the figures worth knowing
Unionville is a place people come home to
There are 742 jobs based in Unionville, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Unionville has about 4,600 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Unionville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 25 across North Carolina. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
29% of Unionville works in Charlotte
990 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Charlotte, 20 miles away. That’s 7 times as many as work in Unionville 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Unionville
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Unionville is better than 70% of U.S. towns, #74 of 290 in North Carolina. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 74% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Unionville could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
A workday in Unionville: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 3,270 residents head out to work, 145 work right here, and 597 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,600 people are in Unionville 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.
Time on the road from Unionville: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Unionville workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,351 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across North Carolina: 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.
Where people from Unionville work
Where Unionville clocks in
29% of workers
18% 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.
Goods jobs make up 34% of work in Unionville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Unionville, 2013 → 2023: 630 → 742. 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 Unionville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Unionville commutes
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 Unionville, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Unionville is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns, #285 of 290 in North Carolina. Both inputs place Unionville near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,796 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 42% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.8% of Unionville households have no vehicle (North Carolina 5.3%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Unionville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Unionville is 1,166th of 3,154 U.S. towns of 5,100 to 9,900 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 193 | Oak Ridge NC | 7,896 | $155K | 3.6% | 2.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 305 | Midland NC | 5,151 | $101K | 4.1% | 1.8% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 368 | Ogden NC | 8,249 | $121K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,164 | Black Jack MO | 6,547 | $78K | 5.0% | 6.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,165 | Great Neck Plaza NY | 7,889 | $92K | 8.6% | 6.2% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,166 | Unionville NC | 7,322 | $96K | 9.4% | 4.1% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,167 | Watford City ND | 6,378 | $102K | 7.8% | 0.6% | 38% | B+ |
| 1,168 | West Creek Township IN | 8,097 | $87K | 2.0% | 6.1% | 5% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,154 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Unionville, the top three, the last and three more from North Carolina.
Next door is work for 18% of Unionville
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Unionville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionville | – | B+ | D | 31 min | $96,028 |
| Monroe | 18% | B− | C+ | 30 min | $72,540 |
| Fairview | under 1% | A+ | D− | 28 min | $98,808 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Monroe. Darker towns draw more of Unionville’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 Unionville: questions
What is the median household income in Unionville?
$96,028 (±$10,826) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Unionville?
9.4%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Unionville?
31 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Unionville work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charlotte (29%, 20 mi), Monroe (18%, 6 mi), Indian Trail (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Unionville walkable?
Unionville is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Unionville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Unionville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Unionville
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.