Union Valley has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 34 jobs in Union Valley, and 154 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Union Valley for work; outside it, Dallas is the main destination (14%, 32 miles). For 3% of workers, the job is at home; Texas has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Union Valley
On a workday 154 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Union Valley on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 the trip to work from Union Valley ends
Where Union Valley clocks in
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.
41% of the jobs in Union Valley make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Valley, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 34. 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 Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Union Valley takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Union Valley workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 435 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 83% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Union Valley
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.
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 Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Union Valley?
$93,051 (±$14,409) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Valley?
13.4%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Valley?
27 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Valley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dallas (14%, 32 mi), Rockwall (8%, 12 mi), Greenville (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Union Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Union Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Union Valley
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.