Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnion Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
133 jobs are based in Union Township for 824 working residents. Union Township grades C for jobs and income and D for walkability. Measured by household income, Union Township is behind 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Union Township: the gist
Union Township and Urbana trade workers both ways
Urbana is the top workplace for Union Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Union Township come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Union Township is a place people come home to
There are 133 jobs based in Union Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Union Township has about 1,400 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Union Township’s 21-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 24 to 30 minutes. Next door ↓
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 824 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Union Township
On income, poverty and job access, Union Township is better than 27% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Union Township’s grade up (ahead of 54% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($56,331, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (12.2%) is left out: Union Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Union Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
20% of working residents work in Urbana
Where Union Township clocks in
20% of workers
12% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Union Township
On a workday 819 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 128 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Union Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
In Union Township, 28% 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: 122 → 133. 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 21 minutes each way, quicker than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 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 649 commuters (the 20% 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.
Miles to work from Union Township
About 15% 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.
Few in Union Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Union Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Union Township 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 809 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). 1.8% of Union Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Union Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900, Union Township ranks 3,575th of 5,404 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,573 | West Newton PA | 2,569 | $53K | 14.5% | 6.1% | 7% | C |
| 3,574 | Pacolet SC | 2,644 | $42K | 15.0% | 3.7% | 1% | C |
| 3,575 | Union Township OH | 2,117 | $56K | 14.9% | 12.2% | 1% | C |
| 3,576 | Freeland WA | 1,548 | $83K | 12.1% | 6.5% | 7% | C |
| 3,577 | Gold Bar WA | 2,561 | $101K | 12.0% | 6.9% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | 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 Ohio.
The towns around Union Township
The biggest share goes to Moorefield Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | C | D | 21 min | $56,331 |
| Urbana Township | under 2% | B− | B | 24 min | $69,458 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 30 min | $77,583 |
| Goshen Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 29 min | $73,902 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 29 min | $93,061 |
| Moorefield Township | 4% | B+ | C− | 26 min | $85,583 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$56,331 (±$39,248) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
14.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Urbana (20%, 7 mi), Springfield (12%, 12 mi), Columbus (7%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Union Township walkable?
Union Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Union Township 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 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.