McCafferty Run Farmstead · Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Union Township (5.2%) is higher than in 64% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 31 minutes each way; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26. For jobs and income Union Township is better than 41% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (D). About one in ten work in Union Township itself; outside it, Chillicothe draws the most (18%, 6 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 trades workers with the towns around it
Union Township has about as many jobs (3,394) as working residents (3,737), but they are mostly different people: 3,348 residents leave for work each day while 3,005 people come in. Only 11% 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
79% of the jobs based in Union Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 57% of the jobs Union Township residents hold. 89% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Union Township. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Union Township is services
93% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 3% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Union Township and Chillicothe trade workers both ways
Chillicothe is the top workplace for Union Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Union Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Union Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 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.
Union Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Household income holds Union Township’s grade up ($81,069, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Union Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Who works in Union Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 3,348 residents head out to work, 389 work right here, and 3,005 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 (0.91 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
3,394 jobs are based in Union Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,451 → 3,394. 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.
Where Union Township’s working residents head each day
Where Union Township clocks in
18% of workers
10% of workers
10% 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.
Union Township’s commute takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 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 3,471 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.
Miles to work from Union Township
About 23% 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
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,741 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.
Union Township next to U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000: 1,629th of 2,354 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 4 | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,627 | Pine Hill NJ | 10,909 | $73K | 15.7% | 7.9% | 2% | C+ |
| 1,628 | Humble TX | 16,484 | $57K | 18.8% | 4.9% | 8% | C+ |
| 1,629 | Union Township OH | 12,780 | $81K | 11.3% | 5.2% | 10% | C+ |
| 1,630 | Lilburn GA | 16,369 | $64K | 22.9% | 5.1% | 4% | C+ |
| 1,631 | Elsmere KY | 9,521 | $61K | 15.6% | 5.1% | 2% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,354 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 its neighbors: 15% work next door
The biggest share goes to Green Township (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | C+ | D | 31 min | $81,069 |
| Twin Township | under 2% | B | D− | 33 min | $57,670 |
| Green Township | 10% | B− | D | 26 min | $93,550 |
| Concord Township | 1% | B | D− | 27 min | $75,000 |
| Pickaway Township | 2% | A− | C | 28 min | $99,056 |
| Deerfield Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 42 min | $78,906 |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | B | D− | 17 min | $58,309 |
| Scioto Township | 2% | C− | B | 22 min | $54,652 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wayne 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?
$81,069 (±$14,015) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
11.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Township?
31 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?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chillicothe (18%, 6 mi), Columbus (10%, 39 mi), Green Township (10%, 7 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 4.6 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.