Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY-SA 4.0Union Grove has lower unemployment (1.2%) than 93% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Union Grove A+; getting around on foot earns it C. Household incomes here are higher than in 82% of U.S. towns. About one in seven work in Union Grove; the top destination outside it is Milwaukee (9%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Union Grove, in brief
Union Grove’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Union Grove is Milwaukee, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (250) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Union Grove workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
How Union Grove earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Union Grove is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #32 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Union Grove’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Union Grove could be anywhere from A to A+.
The commute from Union Grove, by distance
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.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Union Grove
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Union Grove workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,572 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% 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.
Union Grove on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,345 residents head out to work, 321 work right here, and 1,513 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,500 people are in Union Grove on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
Where people from Union Grove work
Where Union Grove clocks in
9% 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.
The kinds of work in Union Grove
1,834 jobs are based in Union Grove.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Grove, 2013 → 2023: 1,409 → 1,834. 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 Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Few in Union Grove walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Union Grove is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns, #250 of 362 in Wisconsin. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.8% across Wisconsin.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,830 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). 2.7% of Union Grove households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Union Grove’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Union Grove is 138th of 3,488 U.S. towns of 3,800 to 7,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Fox Point WI | 6,583 | $141K | 2.5% | 0.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Elm Grove WI | 6,354 | $158K | 4.4% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Jackson WI | 3,950 | $117K | 0.6% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 136 | Vineyards FL | 3,849 | $131K | 2.5% | 1.6% | 5% | A+ |
| 137 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| 138 | Union Grove WI | 5,370 | $107K | 4.0% | 1.2% | 12% | A+ |
| 139 | East Granby CT | 5,432 | $121K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 7% | A+ |
| 140 | Weisenberg Township PA | 5,102 | $134K | 2.4% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,488 | 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 Grove, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Next door to Union Grove
The biggest share goes to Yorkville (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Grove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Grove | – | A+ | C | 28 min | $107,482 |
| Yorkville | 4% | A− | C+ | 25 min | $122,936 |
| Dover | 2% | A | C+ | 28 min | $100,156 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Union Grove’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 Grove: questions
What is the median household income in Union Grove?
$107,482 (±$10,547) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Grove?
4.0%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Grove?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Grove work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milwaukee (9%, 26 mi), Racine (8%, 12 mi), Kenosha (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Union Grove walkable?
Union Grove is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Union Grove without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Union Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Union Grove
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.