Cass Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Cass Township; the top destination outside it is Macomb (20%, 21 miles). Cass Township has 15 jobs, against 194 working residents. Commuters spend 57 minutes getting to work on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Cass Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 194 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Cass Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
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 the trip to work from Cass Township ends
Where Cass Township clocks in
6% 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.
Cass Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cass Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 15. 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 Cass Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 57 minutes to work from Cass Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 18.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cass Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 171 commuters (the 14% 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.
Half of Cass Township commutes less than 21 miles
About 24% 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.
Cass Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cass Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Township | – | — | — | 57 min | $63,864 |
| Harris Township | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Putman Township | under 4% | C− | B | 31 min | $66,125 |
| Deerfield Township | under 4% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Bernadotte Township | under 4% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harris Township, Deerfield Township and Bernadotte Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cass 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 Cass Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cass Township?
$63,864 (±$6,744) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cass Township?
4.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cass Township?
57 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cass Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Macomb (20%, 21 mi), Canton (6%, 14 mi), Peoria (6%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cass 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 Cass Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cass 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.