Work & commute · Union

Work & commute in Union, PA

Most working residents leave Union for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Erie (20%), Corry (8%) and Millcreek (7%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

15%

163 of 1,121 working residents

Typical commute

19 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 958 Union residents head out of town to work, 163 work right here, and 660 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Union.

958live here, work elsewhere

163live and work here

660work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Union goes to work

Erie19.2 mi away

20%226

Union City (in town)right here

15%163

Corry11 mi away

8%93

Millcreek19.2 mi away

7%80

Summit14.7 mi away

4%45

Waterford8.3 mi away

3%39

Waterford8 mi away

3%29

Fairview22.1 mi away

2%27

Union1.1 mi away

2%21

North East20.7 mi away

2%20

Everywhere elseother towns and states

34%378

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.

25%

54%

16%

25%Under 10 mi

54%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Union is a commuter town

0.73jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Union are

823 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

823 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)42%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)42%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Union residents hold

1,121 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month49%

−13%

Jobs based in Union, 2013 → 2023: 942 → 823. 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.