Union Mill’s household incomes are among the highest in the country
Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. Poverty touches 4.4% of residents, next to 9.9% for Virginia as a whole. Jobs and income earn Union Mill A+; getting around on foot earns it B−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Union Mill stands out on work
Union Mill workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 27 across Virginia. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (28 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
78% of Union Mill’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 72% of the jobs based in Union Mill. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Union Mill
28% of Union Mill workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Time on the road ↓
Union Mill has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Union Mill went from 427 in 2013 to 613 in 2023, +44%. The jobs ↓
Union Mill is a place people come home to
There are 613 jobs based in Union Mill, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Union Mill has about 3,000 people in it, 34% 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Union Mill
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Union Mill is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #29 of 253 in Virginia. Household income is its strongest input ($250,000+, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
The Census reports Union Mill’s median household income as $250,000+, the top of its scale; the grade ranks it as tied with the 111 other graded places at that ceiling.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Union Mill could be anywhere from A to A+.
How long Union Mill spends getting to work: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Union Mill workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,543 commuters (the 28% who work from home are left out). Across Virginia: 83% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Union Mill is a services town
613 jobs are based in Union Mill.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Mill, 2013 → 2023: 427 → 613. 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 Mill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Union Mill on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,112 residents head out to work, 27 work right here, and 586 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Union Mill on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.29 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
9% of working residents work in Washington
Where Union Mill clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
How far Union Mill’s workers travel
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.
Union Mill is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Union Mill is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns, #191 of 253 in Virginia. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Virginia, on an EPA index of 5.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,149 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 2.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 73% 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). 0.0% of Union Mill households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Union Mill’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Union Mill ranks: 104th of 4,088 U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | One Loudoun VA | 3,309 | $241K | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Navy VA | 3,839 | $239K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Crosspointe VA | 5,669 | $250K | 3.7% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 102 | Bayport MN | 3,721 | $126K | 3.7% | 1.8% | 8% | A+ |
| 103 | East Amwell Township NJ | 3,952 | $152K | 1.9% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| 104 | Union Mill VA | 4,484 | $250K | 4.4% | 2.5% | 1% | A+ |
| 105 | Avondale Estates GA | 3,543 | $124K | 6.3% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| 106 | West Bountiful UT | 5,931 | $135K | 3.7% | 1.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,088 | 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 Mill, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Next door to Union Mill
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Mill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Mill | – | A+ | B− | 37 min | $250,000+ |
| Fairfax Station | under 2% | A | B+ | 30 min | $212,224 |
| Braddock | under 2% | A+ | A− | 29 min | $211,689 |
| Centreville | under 2% | A | A− | 28 min | $139,510 |
| Clifton | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Fair Lakes | under 2% | A+ | A− | 29 min | $127,332 |
Same-state neighbors only. Clifton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Union Mill’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- 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 Mill: questions
What is the median household income in Union Mill?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Mill?
4.4%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Mill?
37 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Mill work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (9%, 21 mi), Tysons (7%, 12 mi), Arlington (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Union Mill walkable?
Union Mill is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Union Mill without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Union Mill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Union Mill
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.