Work & commute · Union

Work & commute in Union, IN

41% of Union’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Crawfordsville (34%), Lafayette (6%) and Lebanon (3%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

41%

4,347 of 10,482 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 6,135 Union residents head out of town to work, 4,347 work right here, and 7,815 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Union.

6,135live here, work elsewhere

4,347live and work here

7,815work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Union goes to work

Crawfordsville0.2 mi away

34%3,576

Lafayette25 mi away

6%669

Union (in town)right here

6%598

Lebanon23.1 mi away

3%300

Center44.1 mi away

2%245

Pike35.3 mi away

2%241

West Lafayette28.1 mi away

2%167

New Market6 mi away

2%158

Linden10.4 mi away

1%136

Carmel40 mi away

1%136

Everywhere elseother towns and states

41%4,256

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Union commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

44%

12%

27%

17%

44%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

27%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Union is balanced between jobs and homes

1.16jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Union are

12,162 jobs are based in Union. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Union’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Union

12,162 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)41%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)39%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Union residents hold

10,482 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month58%

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Jobs based in Union, 2013 → 2023: 12,117 → 12,162. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.