Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0Unionville has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
37 jobs are based in Unionville, against 133 working residents. Hardly any work in Unionville; the top destination outside it is Orange (14%, 7 miles). 5% of workers work from home, where Virginia as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Unionville for work, and who comes in
On a workday 133 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Unionville 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 Unionville goes to work
Where Unionville clocks in
14% of workers
8% of workers
2% 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.
46% of the jobs in Unionville make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Unionville, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 37. 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 Unionville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Unionville
of Unionville workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 94 commuters (the 5% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Unionville
About 21% 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.
How Unionville compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Unionville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionville | – | — | — | — | — |
| Rhoadesville | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rhoadesville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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 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 Unionville: questions
What is the poverty rate in Unionville?
0.0%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Unionville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Orange (14%, 7 mi), Culpeper (8%, 15 mi), Madison (2%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Unionville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 44% 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), 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.