Most of Cass Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Cass Township report 63 jobs; 223 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Cass Township itself; outside it, Lafayette draws the most (10%, 34 miles). The average commute, 25 minutes each way, matches the Indiana norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Cass Township
Cass Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Cass Township is Lafayette, 34 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (22) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Cass Township is a place people come home to
There are 63 jobs based in Cass Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cass Township has about 440 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Cass Township’s 25-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 31 to 34 minutes. Next door ↓
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 223 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Cass Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 30% 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.
Who commutes out of Cass Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 220 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Cass Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
The towns that employ Cass Township’s residents
Where Cass Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
92% of the jobs in Cass Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cass Township, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 63. 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.
Commuting from Cass Township: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cass Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 240 commuters (the 6% 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.
Cass Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cass Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $90,066 |
| Boone Township | under 4% | C | B− | 33 min | $62,109 |
| Lincoln Township | under 4% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 4% | B | C+ | 31 min | $84,583 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln 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?
$90,066 (±$22,165) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cass Township?
14.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cass Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cass Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (10%, 34 mi), Indianapolis (9%, 80 mi), Monticello (7%, 11 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.