Summit Hotel · Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in North Union Township have lower incomes than those in 82% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income North Union Township is better than 25% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (B+). 18.8% of residents are in poverty, next to 11.7% for Pennsylvania as a whole. 7% of workers have no commute at all, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set North Union Township apart
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for North Union Township
Job access by car holds North Union Township’s grade up (ahead of 51% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Union Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
North Union Township by day and by night
On a workday 4,034 residents head out to work, 730 work right here, and 4,845 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 (1.17 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
9% of working residents work in Uniontown
Where North Union Township clocks in
9% 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.
Jobs in North Union Township: what the 5,575 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Union Township, 2014 → 2024: 4,969 → 5,575. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Union Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes each way for North Union Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Union Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,748 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of North Union Township commutes less than 12 miles
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around North Union Township: mostly by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 7.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,102 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). 6.3% of North Union Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of North Union Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000, North Union Township comes 2,055th 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 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 24 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 41 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 43 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 2,053 | Galion OH | 10,370 | $52K | 15.2% | 5.0% | 20% | C− |
| 2,054 | Egelston Township MI | 11,445 | $61K | 11.2% | 9.9% | 6% | C− |
| 2,055 | North Union Township PA | 11,368 | $54K | 18.8% | 4.6% | 15% | C− |
| 2,056 | Saks AL | 10,681 | $50K | 20.0% | 3.9% | 2% | C− |
| 2,057 | Safford AZ | 10,279 | $66K | 14.1% | 4.3% | 38% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 19% | 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 North Union Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
24% of North Union Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Uniontown (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Union Township | – | C− | B+ | 22 min | $54,336 |
| Uniontown | 9% | D | A | 24 min | $35,454 |
| Dunbar Township | 2% | C | C− | 25 min | $60,917 |
| Menallen Township | 3% | C− | B− | 21 min | $64,013 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 26 min | $57,250 |
| South Union Township | 8% | B | B− | 22 min | $77,708 |
| Wharton Township | 2% | C+ | B | 21 min | $71,667 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North 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 2024, 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 North Union Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Union Township?
$54,336 (±$9,269) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Union Township?
18.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Union Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Union Township work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Uniontown (9%, 2 mi), South Union Township (8%, 3 mi), Pittsburgh (3%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is North Union Township walkable?
North Union Township is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Union Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Union Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Union Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.