Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnion Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Union Township has 1,317 jobs; 2,875 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Union Township is better than 85% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (D). Household incomes here are higher than in 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Union Township and work: the main findings
Union Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
40% of the jobs based in Union Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 22% of Union Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Union Township makes and builds things
41% of the jobs based in Union Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Union Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 17%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Union Township
67% of Union Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Union Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
How Union Township earns its Jobs & income grade
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.2%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Union Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Union Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 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 3,063 commuters (the 9% 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.
Union Township makes things: 41% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,016 → 1,317. 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.
The daily flow of workers through Union Township
On a workday 2,833 residents head out to work, 42 work right here, and 1,275 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,200 people are in Union Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
11% of working residents work in Mason
Where Union Township clocks in
11% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
How far Union Township’s workers travel
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.
Most trips from Union Township start in a car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,374 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.1% 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.
640th of 3,303: where Union Township ranks among U.S. towns of 4,700 to 9,200
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 26 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 37 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 49 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
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| 638 | Fairfield Plantation GA | 6,172 | $103K | 5.8% | 1.3% | 2% | A− |
| 639 | Mount Joy PA | 8,319 | $90K | 9.1% | 1.3% | 6% | A− |
| 640 | Union Township OH | 6,781 | $103K | 7.2% | 3.1% | 1% | A− |
| 641 | Lake Holiday IL | 5,641 | $108K | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A− |
| 642 | Woodbridge CT | 9,160 | $189K | 2.1% | 7.9% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,303 | 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.
Work next door: 23% of Union Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Mason (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | A− | D | 33 min | $103,205 |
| Lebanon | 8% | A− | B− | 23 min | $83,685 |
| Mason | 11% | A+ | C+ | 25 min | $125,401 |
| Hamilton Township | under 3% | A | C+ | 26 min | $119,478 |
| South Lebanon | under 3% | B | C− | 31 min | $104,511 |
| Turtlecreek Township | under 3% | A | C− | 29 min | $108,309 |
| Salem Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 35 min | $96,104 |
| Deerfield Township | 4% | A | B | 23 min | $125,191 |
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?
$103,205 (±$33,588) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
7.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mason (11%, 5 mi), Cincinnati (9%, 23 mi), Lebanon (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Union Township walkable?
Union Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 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 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.