Photo: Deron Meranda · CC BY-SA 3.0Union Township has 0.8 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B+: better than 70% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #363 of 992 in Ohio.
Walkability C: more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns · #673 of 993 in Ohio.
Household incomes here are higher than in 56% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 24 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Union Township; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (20%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Union Township
What’s behind Union Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Union Township is better than 70% of U.S. towns, #363 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 77% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (9.0%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Union Township could be anywhere from B to A−.
20% of working residents work in Cincinnati
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Union Township clocks in
20% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Union Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 21,827 residents head out to work, 2,530 work right here, and 15,948 people come in from elsewhere.
About 46,000 people are in Union Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What the 18,478 jobs in Union Township are
18,478 jobs are based in Union Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Union Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Township, 2013 → 2023: 15,864 → 18,478. 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.
About 24 minutes each way, about the OH average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 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 23,172 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Union Township commutes less than 12 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Union Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Union Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #673 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 27,180 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 3% 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 0.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 41% 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). 4.5% of Union Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Union Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Union Township is 398th of 862 U.S. towns of 36,000 to 70,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Union Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Oakton VA | 36,528 | $161K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Dublin OH | 49,094 | $160K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Washington Township OH | 51,915 | $148K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 396 | Meadow Woods FL | 42,852 | $83K | 8.4% | 4.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 397 | Richfield MN | 36,593 | $85K | 8.2% | 5.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 398 | Union Township OH | 51,713 | $80K | 9.0% | 3.2% | 10% | B+ |
| 399 | Bonita Springs FL | 57,634 | $95K | 9.6% | 3.4% | 17% | B+ |
| 400 | Westfield MA | 40,546 | $88K | 10.7% | 3.0% | 23% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 862 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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.
Union Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Miami Township (3%). Darker towns draw more of Union Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | B+ | C | 24 min | $80,112 |
| Miami Township | 3% | A | C+ | 28 min | $116,375 |
| Milford | under 2% | B | A | 20 min | $78,057 |
| Stonelick Township | under 2% | B | D | 28 min | $71,300 |
| Batavia Township | 2% | B− | B− | 28 min | $77,683 |
| Pierce Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 31 min | $89,577 |
| Anderson Township | under 2% | A | B+ | 24 min | $121,661 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$80,112 (±$6,874) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
9.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (20%, 13 mi), Blue Ash (5%, 12 mi), Miami Township (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Union Township walkable?
Union Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Union Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.