Work & commute · Free Union

Work & commute in Free Union, VA

Most working residents leave Free Union for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Charlottesville (25%), University of Virginia (9%) and Richmond (3%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 75 working residents

Typical commute

10 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

100%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 75 Free Union residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Free Union.

75live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

15work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Free Union goes to work

Charlottesville8.9 mi away

25%19

University of Virginia8.4 mi away

9%7

Richmond73.1 mi away

3%2

Crozet9.7 mi away

3%2

Hollymead7 mi away

3%2

Arlington93.4 mi away

3%2

Williamsburg118.2 mi away

1%1

Leesburg85.1 mi away

1%1

Roanoke97.5 mi away

1%1

Danville118.2 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

49%37

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

How far

How far Free Union commutes

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

54%

15%

30%

54%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

1%25–50 mi

30%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Free Union is a commuter town

0.20jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Free Union are

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

Jobs based in Free Union

15 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month7%

Over $3,333 a month93%

Jobs Free Union residents hold

75 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month53%

−72%

Jobs based in Free Union, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 15. 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.