With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Union works elsewhere
28 jobs are based in Union for 278 working residents. Hardly any work in Union; the top destination outside it is Hillsboro (20%, 9 miles). At 22 minutes each way, commutes from Union run about the Wisconsin average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Union: the gist
Who commutes out of Union, and who commutes in
On a workday 276 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Union on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
The places Union commutes to
Where Union clocks in
20% of workers
6% 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.
In Union, 43% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 28. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Union spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Union workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 222 commuters (the 19% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Union
About 28% 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.
Union and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union | – | — | — | 22 min | $61,042 |
| Bloom | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Forest | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Stark | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Henrietta | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Greenwood | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bloom, Forest, Stark and Henrietta: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Greenwood: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Union’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: questions
What is the median household income in Union?
$61,042 (±$27,203) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union?
38.2%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hillsboro (20%, 9 mi), Elroy (6%, 15 mi), Reedsburg (6%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Union without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 28% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Union, from the people who make the trip.
More of Union
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.