Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli · CC BY 2.0Most of Union Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
93 jobs are based in Union Township, against 338 working residents. Only 1% work in Union Township; the top destination outside it is Meadville (21%, 6 miles). For 6% of workers, the job is at home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Union Township apart on work
Union Township is a place people come home to
There are 93 jobs based in Union Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Union Township has about 620 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Union Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker, and quicker than any town next door (19 to 25 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 338 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Union Township by day and by night
On a workday 334 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 89 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Union Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 2024, primary jobs.
From Union Township, about 16 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Union Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 389 commuters (the 6% 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.
Where Union Township’s working residents head each day
Where Union Township clocks in
21% of workers
11% of workers
5% 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 Union Township: what the 93 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Township, 2014 → 2024: 121 → 93. 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 Union Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Union Township to work
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.
Work next door: 18% of Union Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Vernon Township (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $71,382 |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| West Mead Township | 5% | B− | C+ | 22 min | $64,837 |
| Greenwood Township | 2% | C | D− | 23 min | $76,071 |
| East Fairfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Vernon Township | 11% | B+ | B | 19 min | $76,030 |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairfield Township: not graded. East Fairfield 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 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 Union Township: questions
What is the median household income in Union Township?
$71,382 (±$8,051) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
13.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Meadville (21%, 6 mi), Vernon Township (11%, 5 mi), Erie (5%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Union Township without a car?
8% 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 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), 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.