US Post Office-Hornell · Photo: Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY · CC BY-SA 2.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of West Union works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute lasts 29 minutes, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 52 jobs are based in West Union; 113 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in West Union; the top destination outside it is Wellsville (7%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
West Union quiets down on a workday
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in West Union on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
The places West Union commutes to
Where West Union clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
West Union works in goods: 85% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Union, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 52. 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 West Union’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from West Union: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Union workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 175 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from West Union
About 34% 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.
The towns around West Union
The biggest share goes to Troupsburg (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Union workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Union | – | — | — | 29 min | $59,750 |
| Troupsburg | 4% | C− | B− | 33 min | $71,875 |
| Greenwood | 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Independence | under 3% | C | C− | 29 min | $68,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Greenwood: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Union’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 West Union: questions
What is the median household income in West Union?
$59,750 (±$14,989) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Union?
18.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Union?
29 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Union work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wellsville (7%, 13 mi), Corning (6%, 35 mi), Hornell (4%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Union without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Union, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Union
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.