Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Union Township are higher than in 72% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 21% of workers; Ohio has 13%. Below the poverty line: 11.4% of residents, next to 13.3% across Ohio. Union Township grades B+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Union Township
Union Township trades workers with the towns around it
Union Township has about as many jobs (1,092) as working residents (1,038), but they are mostly different people: 1,027 residents leave for work each day while 1,081 people come in. Only 1% of the jobs in Union Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
The jobs in Union Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
89% of the jobs based in Union Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 59% of the jobs Union Township residents hold. 99% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Union Township. The jobs ↓
Union Township and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Union Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Union Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Union Township
21% of Union Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Union Township
On income, poverty and job access, Union Township is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #397 of 992 in Ohio. Household income holds Union Township’s grade up ($94,250, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on job access by car.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Union Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Union Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Union Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,027 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 1,081 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.05 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.
Most jobs in Union Township are in services
1,092 jobs are based in Union Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,285 → 1,092. 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.
19% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Union Township clocks in
19% of workers
9% of workers
3% 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.
Commuting from Union Township: about 22 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 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 584 commuters (the 21% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Union Township
About 36% 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.
Getting around Union Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Union Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns, #991 of 993 in Ohio. 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 742 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). 1.0% 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.
For jobs and income, Union Township is 1,224th of 3,349 U.S. towns of 4,400 to 8,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,222 | New Cumberland PA | 7,590 | $82K | 10.3% | 4.0% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,223 | Lebanon ME | 6,801 | $98K | 7.4% | 2.6% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,224 | Union Township OH | 6,303 | $94K | 11.4% | 0.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,225 | Hutchison VA | 7,284 | $106K | 14.5% | 4.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,226 | De Soto KS | 7,083 | $104K | 6.1% | 8.6% | 15% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,349 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
Union Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to London (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | B+ | D− | 22 min | $94,250 |
| London | 9% | B− | B− | 23 min | $60,231 |
| Paint Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Oak Run Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Deer Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Somerford Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 28 min | $117,365 |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | A | D− | 27 min | $106,050 |
| Harmony Township | under 2% | A− | D | 22 min | $95,966 |
Same-state neighbors only. Paint Township, Oak Run Township and Deer Creek 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?
$94,250 (±$6,971) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
11.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (19%, 26 mi), London (9%, 2 mi), West Jefferson (3%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Union Township walkable?
Union Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.0 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.