Photo: JOHN LLOYD on Flickr · CC BY 2.0Most of Union Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 177 jobs in Union Township, against 1,358 working residents. The two grades for Union Township are A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 4% stay in Union Township for work; outside it, Hanover is the main destination (10%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Union Township, in brief
Union Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Union Township is a place people come home to
There are 177 jobs based in Union Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Union Township has about 2,000 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Where Union Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Union Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #283 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 51% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Union Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
About 37 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 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 1,410 commuters (the 15% 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.
Who works in Union Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,309 residents head out to work, 49 work right here, and 128 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Union Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Where Union Township’s working residents head each day
Where Union Township clocks in
10% of workers
4% 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.
A place that makes things: 30% 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: 152 → 177. 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.
How far it is to work from Union Township
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.
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 26% of U.S. towns, #844 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,667 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). 0.4% 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.
Among U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300, Union Township ranks 737th of 4,698 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
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| 59 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 735 | Morgan Township IN | 4,036 | $113K | 1.6% | 4.1% | 3% | A− |
| 736 | Springfield Township NJ | 3,315 | $146K | 6.5% | 5.2% | 5% | A− |
| 737 | Union Township PA | 3,164 | $95K | 4.7% | 2.4% | 4% | A− |
| 738 | High Bridge WA | 3,196 | $167K | 9.5% | 2.9% | 2% | A− |
| 739 | La Salle CO | 2,304 | $96K | 7.9% | 1.5% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | 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.
Union Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Littlestown (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | A− | C | 37 min | $94,857 |
| Conewago Township | 2% | B+ | B | 27 min | $88,939 |
| Littlestown | 3% | B | B+ | 35 min | $70,901 |
| Mount Pleasant Township | 2% | B | C | 30 min | $90,833 |
| Germany Township | under 2% | A− | C | 34 min | $102,656 |
| West Manheim Township | under 2% | A | D | 33 min | $97,582 |
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?
$94,857 (±$6,591) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
4.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hanover (10%, 5 mi), Penn Township (8%, 5 mi), Westminster (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Union Township walkable?
Union Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Union Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% 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.