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Work & commute in North Union, PA

Most working residents leave North Union for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Hazle (10%), East Union (6%) and West Hazleton (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
6 of 613 working residents
Typical commute
17 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
32 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
8%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 607 North Union residents head out of town to work, 6 work right here, and 182 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in North Union.

607live here, work elsewhere
6live and work here
182work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where North Union goes to work

FrackvilleShenandoahWest HazletonPottsvilleHazletonHarrisburgPhiladelphiaButlerNorth UnionCassUnionEast UnionHazleMahoningCoalBeaverHazleEast UnionWest HazletonShenandoahPottsvillePhiladelphiaMahoningHazletonButlerCassNorth Union
1
Hazle10.5 mi away
10%64
2
East Union4.3 mi away
6%38
3
West Hazleton10.4 mi away
4%25
4
Shenandoah6.3 mi away
3%20
5
Pottsville15.8 mi away
3%18
6
Philadelphia83.8 mi away
3%18
7
Mahoning21.1 mi away
2%15
8
Hazleton12.4 mi away
2%14
9
Butler11.8 mi away
2%11
10
Cass13.9 mi away
2%11
Everywhere elseother towns and states
62%379

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

How far

How far North Union commutes

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

30%Under 10 mi
31%10–24 mi
17%25–50 mi
22%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

North Union is a commuter town

0.31jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in North Union are

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

Jobs based in North Union

188 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)79%
Trade, transport & utilities9%
Services (health, schools, offices…)12%
$1,250 a month or less6%
$1,251–$3,333 a month15%
Over $3,333 a month78%

Jobs North Union residents hold

613 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)27%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)51%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%
Over $3,333 a month64%
+158%

Jobs based in North Union, 2013 → 2023: 73 → 188. 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.

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