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Jobs & commute in Cass Township

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Cass Township works elsewhere

Hardly any work in Cass Township; the top destination outside it is Winamac (12%, 15 miles). Employers in Cass Township report 12 jobs, against 272 working residents. 2% of workers have no commute at all; Indiana has 11%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

The commute and the jobs: Cass Township in brief

Cass Township is a place people come home to

There are 12 jobs based in Cass Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cass Township has about 510 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Cass Township workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓

Few Cass Township workers work from home

Only 2% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓

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; with 272 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

In and out of Cass Township on a workday

On a workday 272 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.

272live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
12work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night770
Workday510
770live here− 270head out to work+ 12come in to work= 510on a workday

About 510 people are in Cass Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

Time on the road

Commuting from Cass Township: about 31 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
236 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Cass Township31 min
Indiana24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
2%

of Cass Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Cass Township gets to work
82%Drive alone
13%Carpool
5%Walk

Share of the 457 commuters (the 2% 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.

The commute map

Commuting out of Cass Township: the destinations

Francesville: 10 residents work here (4%)Medaryville: 5 residents work here (2%)Monon: 5 residents work here (2%)Winamac: 33 residents work here (12%)HebronMonticelloKnox: 9 residents work here (3%)Rensselaer: 8 residents work here (3%)West LafayetteValparaiso: 11 residents work here (4%)Railroad TownshipWalker TownshipSalem Township: 6 residents work here (2%)White Post TownshipMonroe Township: 15 residents work here (6%)Rich Grove TownshipJefferson TownshipHarrison TownshipCass TownshipIndianapolis: 10 residents work here (4%)WinamacMonroe TownshipValparaisoFrancesvilleIndianapolisKnoxCass Township
1
Winamac14.9 mi away
12%33
2
Monroe Township13.6 mi away
6%15
3
Valparaiso26 mi away
4%11
4
Francesville9.9 mi away
4%10
5
Indianapolis100.8 mi away
4%10
6
Knox17.2 mi away
3%9
7
Rensselaer19.1 mi away
3%8
8
Salem Township12 mi away
2%6
9
Medaryville3.5 mi away
2%5
10
Monon18.3 mi away
2%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
59%160
The top trips

Where Cass Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Goods jobs make up 50% of work in Cass Township

Jobs based in Cass TownshipJobs Cass Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms50%33%
Trade, transport & utilities25%19%
Services: health, schools, offices25%48%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less25%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%27%
Over $3,333 a month58%54%

Who does it

29 or younger8%26%
30 to 5450%47%
55 and older42%27%
−74%

Jobs based in Cass Township, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 12. 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.

How far

How many miles Cass Township commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWinamac: 12% · 14.9 miMonroe Township: 6% · 13.6 miValparaiso: 4% · 26 miFrancesville: 4% · 9.9 miIndianapolis: 4% · 100.8 miKnox: 3% · 17.2 miRensselaer: 3% · 19.1 miSalem Township: 2% · 12 miMedaryville: 2% · 3.5 miMonon: 2% · 18.3 miWinamac 12%Monroe Township 6%Valparaiso 4%Francesville 4%Indianapolis 4%Cass Township
Cass TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
10%Under 10 mi27 residents
38%10–24 mi103 residents
27%25–50 mi73 residents
25%Over 50 mi68 residents

About 25% 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.

Next door

How Cass Township compares with the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Rich Grove Township24 min
Railroad Township27 min
White Post Township29 min
Cass Township31 min
Jefferson Township36 min
Walker Township38 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownCass Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Cass Township–——31 min$61,326
Rich Grove Townshipunder 2%——24 min—
White Post Townshipunder 2%CC−29 min$62,583
Railroad Townshipunder 2%B+D−27 min$90,000
Walker Townshipunder 2%C+D−38 min$91,932
Jefferson Townshipunder 2%——36 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Rich Grove Township and Jefferson 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Cass Township: questions

What is the median household income in Cass Township?

$61,326 (±$839) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Cass Township?

12.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Cass Township?

31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Cass Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winamac (12%, 15 mi), Monroe Township (6%, 14 mi), Valparaiso (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Cass Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 4% 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.

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Beyond the commute

More of Cass Township

Cass Township home →

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.