Photo: User:Joebengo · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Union Township works elsewhere
There are 947 jobs in Union Township, against 4,214 working residents. Jobs and income earn Union Township B+; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 8% work in Union Township itself; outside it, Troy draws the most (11%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Union Township, in a few figures
Union Township is a place people come home to
There are 947 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 6,700 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Union Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Union Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Union Township is better than 66% of U.S. towns, #415 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Union Township’s grade up (2.4%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($69,263, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Union Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
A workday in Union Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 3,893 residents head out to work, 321 work right here, and 626 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,700 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.
About 28 minutes to work from Union Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 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 4,075 commuters (the 7% 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.
The places Union Township commutes to
Where Union Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% of workers
6% 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.
What Union Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Township, 2013 → 2023: 911 → 947. 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.
Near or far: the trip to work 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.
Few in Union Township walk, bike or ride to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,363 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). 1.7% 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.
1,215th of 2,792: where Union Township ranks among U.S. towns of 6,900 to 13,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 5 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,213 | University Heights OH | 13,200 | $97K | 11.1% | 5.3% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,214 | Centerville SC | 7,049 | $64K | 8.8% | 1.6% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,215 | Union Township OH | 9,918 | $69K | 9.0% | 2.4% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,216 | Green Township OH | 12,277 | $73K | 11.2% | 2.2% | 17% | B+ |
| 1,217 | Overlea MD | 13,035 | $89K | 9.1% | 5.6% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,792 | 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.
The towns around Union Township
The biggest share goes to West Milton (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | B+ | D | 28 min | $69,263 |
| Union | 3% | B | B− | 25 min | $73,353 |
| Monroe Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 26 min | $80,997 |
| Newton Township | under 3% | A− | C | 22 min | $87,889 |
| Monroe Township | under 3% | A− | B | 23 min | $79,243 |
| West Milton | 6% | B− | C− | 28 min | $62,885 |
| Concord Township | under 3% | B | B+ | 21 min | $74,188 |
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?
$69,263 (±$10,547) (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?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Troy (11%, 9 mi), Dayton (10%, 15 mi), West Milton (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Union Township walkable?
Union Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 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 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.