Most of Union Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Measured by household income, Union Township is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns. Employers in Union Township report 370 jobs; 1,041 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Union Township are A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Union Township apart on work
Union Township and Omaha trade workers both ways
Omaha is the top workplace for Union Township residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Union Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Union Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 26 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska. Over a year that’s about 199 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Union Township empties out on a workday
About 1,400 people are in Union Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 2,100 who live here: 1,000 head out to work and 330 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
The four measures behind Union Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Union Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Union Township’s grade up (0.9%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (7.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income 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+.
35% of working residents work in Omaha
Where Union Township clocks in
35% of workers
14% 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.
The daily trip from Union Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Union Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,100 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Nebraska: 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 daily flow of workers through Union Township
On a workday 1,003 residents head out to work, 38 work right here, and 332 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Union Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Union Township works in goods: 33% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Township, 2013 → 2023: 209 → 370. 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.
Union Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Driving is how Union Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Union Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.5% across Nebraska.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,244 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). 1.2% of Union Township households have no vehicle (Nebraska 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Union Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Union Township is 848th of 5,148 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,800 on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 314 | Beaver Lake NE | 2,114 | $122K | 1.7% | 3.0% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 330 | Township 7 NE | 2,760 | $93K | 5.3% | 0.3% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 467 | Bennington NE | 1,968 | $98K | 5.3% | 3.0% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 846 | Dayton VA | 1,791 | $76K | 4.7% | 2.6% | 5% | A− |
| 847 | Corinna Township MN | 2,596 | $88K | 5.8% | 1.8% | 2% | A− |
| 848 | Union Township NE | 2,089 | $110K | 0.9% | 7.1% | 4% | A− |
| 849 | South Buffalo Township PA | 2,674 | $93K | 5.5% | 3.3% | 3% | A− |
| 850 | Medford WI | 2,506 | $89K | 4.4% | 0.7% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,148 | 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 Nebraska.
Work in the towns next to Union Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | A− | C− | 26 min | $110,282 |
| Leshara Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Marble Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Marietta Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Leshara Township, Marble Township and Marietta 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.
- 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?
$110,282 (±$14,835) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
0.9%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Omaha (35%, 19 mi), Lincoln (14%, 34 mi), Wahoo (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Union Township walkable?
Union Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Union Township without a car?
0% 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.