Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnion Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
77 jobs are based in Union Township, against 466 working residents. Hardly any work in Union Township itself; outside it, Van Wert draws the most (40%, 6 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
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
40% of Union Township works in Van Wert
187 working residents, 40%, have their main job in Van Wert, 6 miles away. That’s far more as work in Union Township itself. The commute map ↓
Union Township is a place people come home to
There are 77 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 540 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Union Township workers cross into Indiana
18% of Union Township workers work outside Ohio, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Fort Wayne (9%) and Decatur (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
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 466 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Union Township goes to work
Where Union Township clocks in
40% 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.
Who commutes out of Union Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 464 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Union Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
A place that makes things: 56% of Union Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Township, 2013 → 2023: 110 → 77. 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.
From Union Township, about 23 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 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 395 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where in the region Union Township works
About 18% 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.
Next door to Union Township
The biggest share goes to Pleasant Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $72,100 |
| Pleasant Township | 1% | C | A− | 17 min | $61,292 |
| Tully Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 19 min | $74,196 |
| Blue Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Hoaglin Township | 1% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blue Creek Township and Hoaglin 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?
$72,100 (±$10,832) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
5.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Van Wert (40%, 6 mi), Fort Wayne (9%, 28 mi), Convoy (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
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.