Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Casey (9.3%) is higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Casey is behind 90% of U.S. towns. For jobs and income Casey is better than 9% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (B−). About one in four work in Casey; the top destination outside it is Martinsville (7%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The four measures behind Casey’s grade
The poverty rate holds Casey’s grade up (12.9%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Casey could be anywhere from D− to C.
Casey by day and by night
On a workday 710 residents head out to work, 217 work right here, and 827 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 (1.13 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.
Where people from Casey work
Where Casey clocks in
7% 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.
In Casey, 29% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
1,044 jobs are based in Casey.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Casey, 2013 → 2023: 1,267 → 1,044. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Casey’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Casey workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 832 commuters (the 11% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Casey
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.
For most of Casey, work means a drive
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% 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 934 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). 7.2% of Casey households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Casey’s commuters take a bus or train.
Casey places 4,392nd of 4,995 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Wayne IL | 2,278 | $162K | 2.1% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,390 | Country Squire Lakes IN | 3,057 | $57K | 23.9% | 9.7% | <1% | D |
| 4,391 | Stevenson AL | 2,000 | $54K | 17.0% | 5.4% | 10% | D |
| 4,392 | Casey IL | 2,374 | $48K | 12.9% | 9.3% | 23% | D |
| 4,393 | Bad Axe MI | 2,943 | $45K | 20.2% | 5.6% | 25% | D |
| 4,394 | Edcouch TX | 2,650 | $22K | 38.3% | 14.7% | 10% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Next door to Casey
The biggest share goes to Casey Township (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Casey workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey | – | D | B− | 30 min | $48,074 |
| Casey Township | 4% | C | C+ | 28 min | $59,679 |
| Union Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Casey’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: questions
What is the median household income in Casey?
$48,074 (±$10,324) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Casey?
12.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Casey?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Casey work?
23% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Martinsville (7%, 6 mi), Marshall (5%, 17 mi), Greenup (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Casey walkable?
Casey is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 9.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Casey without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Casey, from the people who make the trip.
More of Casey
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.