Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Casey Township trail those of 75% of U.S. towns
Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average; the Illinois average is 28, the U.S. 26. 8.2% of residents live below the poverty line, against 11.8% across Illinois. Measured by household income, Casey Township is behind 75% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Casey Township apart on work
Casey Township trades workers with the towns around it
Casey Township has about as many jobs (1,244) as working residents (1,345), but they are mostly different people: 979 residents leave for work each day while 878 people come in. Only 29% of the jobs in Casey Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Casey Township and Casey trade workers both ways
Casey is the top workplace for Casey Township residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Casey Township come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Casey Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Casey Township is better than 28% of U.S. towns, #648 of 768 in Illinois. The poverty rate holds Casey Township’s grade up (8.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 20% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Casey Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Casey Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 979 residents head out to work, 366 work right here, and 878 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
23% of working residents work in Casey
Where Casey Township clocks in
23% of workers
8% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
28% of the jobs in Casey Township make or build things
1,244 jobs are based in Casey Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Casey Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,468 → 1,244. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Casey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Casey Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Casey Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,399 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles Casey Township commutes
About 22% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Casey Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Casey Township is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns, #602 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,522 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.5% of Casey Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Casey Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Casey Township is 3,237th of 4,402 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,235 | Capitol View SC | 4,374 | $47K | 10.6% | 13.1% | 1% | C |
| 3,236 | Huntsville AR | 3,576 | $58K | 19.8% | 3.3% | 32% | C |
| 3,237 | Casey Township IL | 3,413 | $60K | 8.2% | 5.4% | 27% | C |
| 3,238 | Collins NY | 4,501 | $61K | 9.1% | 6.2% | 9% | C |
| 3,239 | Jenks Township PA | 3,662 | $52K | 4.6% | 2.3% | 12% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Casey Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
23% of Casey Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Casey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Township | – | C | C+ | 28 min | $59,679 |
| Casey | 23% | D | B− | 30 min | $48,074 |
| Martinsville Township | under 3% | D | C+ | 24 min | $67,083 |
| Union Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Parker Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Johnson Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township, Parker Township and Johnson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Casey. Darker towns draw more of Casey Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Casey Township: questions
What is the median household income in Casey Township?
$59,679 (±$10,781) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Casey Township?
8.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Casey Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Casey Township work?
27% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Casey (23%, 1 mi), Martinsville (8%, 5 mi), Marshall (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Casey Township walkable?
Casey Township is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Casey Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Casey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Casey Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.