Where Cass earns its living
0% of workers have no commute at all, against 11% across Indiana. Hardly any stay in Cass for work; outside it, Sullivan is the main destination (12%, 7 miles). Cass has 25 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Cass: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 40 people are in Cass on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Cass goes to work
Where Cass clocks in
12% 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.
Working from home in Cass
of Cass workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Cass goes to work
About 28% 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.
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: questions
What is the median household income in Cass?
$80,813 (±$45,478) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cass?
32.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cass work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sullivan (12%, 7 mi), Linton (8%, 7 mi), Busseron Township (8%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cass without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cass, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cass
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.