Photo: Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Unionville commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Unionville for work; outside it, College Township is the main destination (22%, 7 miles). 12 jobs are based in Unionville, and 119 of its residents work somewhere. 3% 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
In and out of Unionville on a workday
On a workday 118 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Unionville on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Where Unionville’s working residents head each day
Where Unionville clocks in
22% of workers
8% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Unionville, 2014 → 2024: 3 → 12. 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 Unionville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way, about the PA average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Unionville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 137 commuters (the 3% 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 Unionville commutes less than 7 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.
Unionville and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Unionville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionville | – | — | — | 25 min | $61,354 |
| Eagle Creek | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eagle Creek: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Unionville’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 Unionville: questions
What is the median household income in Unionville?
$61,354 (±$5,398) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Unionville?
4.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Unionville?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Unionville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are College Township (22%, 7 mi), State College (8%, 8 mi), Patton Township (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Unionville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Unionville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Unionville
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.