Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Union Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Union Township report 20 jobs for 368 working residents. Hardly any stay in Union Township for work; outside it, Carrollton is the main destination (13%, 3 miles). Working from home is the commute for 19% of workers, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Union Township: the figures worth knowing
Union Township is a place people come home to
There are 20 jobs based in Union Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Union Township has about 540 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Union Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 41 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 314 hours of commuting, 138 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 368 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Union Township by day and by night
On a workday 368 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Union Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Commuting from Union Township: about 41 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Union Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 193 commuters (the 19% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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.
Where Union Township goes to work
Where Union Township clocks in
13% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
In Union Township, 65% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Township, 2013 → 2023: 72 → 20. 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Union Township
About 17% 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 | – | — | — | 41 min | $44,702 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 36 min | $83,311 |
| Perry Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Lee Township | under 2% | D− | D | 43 min | $54,219 |
| Center Township | under 2% | C | A− | 20 min | $67,582 |
| Orange Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 38 min | $79,676 |
Same-state neighbors only. Perry 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?
$44,702 (±$19,861) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
25.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Township?
41 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrollton (13%, 3 mi), Canton (6%, 24 mi), Jackson Township (5%, 30 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.