Union has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Union; the top destination outside it is Siren (12%, 12 miles). Employers in Union report 13 jobs for 121 working residents. The trip to work takes 51 minutes on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Union for work, and who comes in
On a workday 121 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 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.
Out of Union to work: where people go
Where Union clocks in
12% 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.
Most jobs in Union are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 13. 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.
Union’s commute takes about 51 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 16.4 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 132 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.
Miles to work from Union
About 30% 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.
Work in the towns next to Union
The biggest share goes to Swiss (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union | – | — | — | 51 min | $61,250 |
| Oakland | under 3% | C− | B+ | 23 min | $62,857 |
| West Marshland | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Lincoln | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Swiss | 7% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Marshland and Swiss: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Lincoln: the same community as the town 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?
$61,250 (±$9,652) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union?
15.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union?
51 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Siren (12%, 12 mi), Swiss (7%, 10 mi), Webster (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Union without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% 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.