Fewer people are out of work in Union Township (1.8%) than in 87% of U.S. towns
Union Township grades B− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in four work in Union Township itself; outside it, Menno Township draws the most (7%, 6 miles). Working residents average 19 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Union Township: the figures worth knowing
Union Township trades workers with the towns around it
Union Township has about as many jobs (1,227) as working residents (1,158), but they are mostly different people: 864 residents leave for work each day while 933 people come in. Only 24% of the jobs in Union Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Union Township makes and builds things
49% 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 39%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Union Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker, and quicker than any town next door (26 to 36 minutes). 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.
What’s behind Union Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Union Township is better than 48% of U.S. towns, #715 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment holds Union Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 21% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Union Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Who leaves Union Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 864 residents head out to work, 294 work right here, and 933 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 (1.06 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
In Union Township, 49% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
1,227 jobs are based in Union Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Township, 2013 → 2023: 920 → 1,227. 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 trip to work from Union Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 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 1,118 commuters (the 13% 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.
The places Union Township commutes to
Where Union Township clocks in
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.
The distance from Union Township to work
About 25% 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.
Few in Union Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Union Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns, #635 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Union Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,287 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). 27.3% of Union Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Union Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Union Township ranks: 2,311th of 4,318 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 22 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 27 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 65 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 2,309 | Exeter Township MI | 3,977 | $94K | 9.6% | 11.3% | 5% | B− |
| 2,310 | Green Township OH | 2,681 | $80K | 10.3% | 6.0% | 5% | B− |
| 2,311 | Union Township PA | 3,684 | $65K | 9.7% | 1.8% | 25% | B− |
| 2,312 | Whitney SC | 3,685 | $51K | 17.6% | 2.0% | 2% | B− |
| 2,313 | Oak Grove TN | 4,626 | $72K | 7.1% | 7.4% | 3% | B− |
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| 4,318 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Pennsylvania.
15% of Union Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | B− | B− | 19 min | $64,615 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Granville Township | 3% | B− | C− | 26 min | $76,250 |
| Brown Township | 5% | B− | B− | 27 min | $79,821 |
| Menno Township | 7% | C− | C+ | 27 min | $72,639 |
| Oliver Township | under 2% | C | C | 29 min | $62,895 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Menno Township. 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?
$64,615 (±$5,886) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
9.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
25% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Menno Township (7%, 6 mi), Brown Township (5%, 5 mi), Derry Township (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Union Township walkable?
Union Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Union Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 27% 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.