Work & commute · Unity

Work & commute in Unity, OH

Most working residents leave Unity for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are East Palestine (8%), Columbiana (7%) and Boardman (6%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

12%

463 of 3,925 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 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 3,462 Unity residents head out of town to work, 463 work right here, and 1,022 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Unity.

3,462live here, work elsewhere

463live and work here

1,022work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Unity goes to work

East Palestine1.9 mi away

8%317

Columbiana5.5 mi away

7%285

Boardman12.2 mi away

6%221

Youngstown17 mi away

4%167

Salem15 mi away

4%157

Unity (in town)right here

3%119

Fairfield6.7 mi away

2%95

Springfield5.4 mi away

2%71

Lisbon11.7 mi away

2%70

Columbus140.7 mi away

2%64

Everywhere elseother towns and states

60%2,359

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

How far

How far Unity commutes

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

31%

37%

14%

18%

31%Under 10 mi

37%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Unity is a commuter town

0.38jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.38 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Unity are

1,485 jobs are based in Unity. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Unity’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Unity

1,485 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month46%

Jobs Unity residents hold

3,925 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month51%

+2%

Jobs based in Unity, 2013 → 2023: 1,450 → 1,485. 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.