Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Union Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income Union Township is better than 11% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (D). There are 65 jobs in Union Township, against 727 working residents. Household incomes here are lower than in 84% of U.S. towns.
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 is a place people come home to
There are 65 jobs based in Union Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Union Township has about 1,300 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
28% of Union Township works in Portsmouth
203 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Portsmouth, 10 miles away. That’s 28 times as many as work in Union Township itself. The commute map ↓
Union Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 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; with 727 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Union Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Unemployment holds Union Township’s grade up (4.1%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (26.4%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Union Township could be anywhere from D− to B.
Who works in Union Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 718 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 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.
28% of working residents work in Portsmouth
Where Union Township clocks in
28% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
From Union Township, about 32 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 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 977 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.
Goods, not services: 71% of the jobs in Union Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Township, 2013 → 2023: 75 → 65. 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.
Miles to work from Union Township
About 27% 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.
In Union Township, most people drive to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 2.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,052 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). 0.0% 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.
Ranked on jobs and income, Union Township is 4,582nd among 5,509 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700
| # | 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,580 | Greendale Township MI | 1,730 | $56K | 20.0% | 8.3% | 2% | D |
| 4,581 | Blue Springs-Wymore Township NE | 1,736 | $57K | 12.9% | 3.9% | 14% | D |
| 4,582 | Union Township OH | 1,999 | $53K | 26.4% | 4.1% | 1% | D |
| 4,583 | Icard NC | 2,153 | $45K | 18.4% | 13.9% | 4% | D |
| 4,584 | L'Anse MI | 1,922 | $52K | 10.8% | 8.1% | 18% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | 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.
Around Union Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | D | D | 32 min | $53,234 |
| Nile Township | under 2% | D | C | 26 min | $56,941 |
| Washington Township | 2% | D | D | 25 min | $45,188 |
| Brush Creek Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 47 min | $75,313 |
| Rush Township | 2% | D | D− | 43 min | $55,925 |
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?
$53,234 (±$19,991) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
26.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Township?
32 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?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portsmouth (28%, 10 mi), Columbus (4%, 80 mi), Scioto Township (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Union Township walkable?
Union Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 2.7 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 0% 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.