Indiana State Highway Bridge 42-11-3101 · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCass Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 13 jobs in Cass Township, against 99 working residents. Only 1% work in Cass Township; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (13%, 50 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Indiana as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cass Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 98 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Cass Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 Cass Township goes to work
Where Cass Township clocks in
13% of workers
10% of workers
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.
In Cass Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cass Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 13. 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.
Working from home in Cass Township
of Cass Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 67 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.
Cass Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 17% 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.
Around Cass Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cass Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Township | – | — | — | — | $51,711 |
| Jackson Township | under 4% | D | D− | 50 min | $55,109 |
| Jackson Township | under 4% | A− | D | 31 min | $95,590 |
| Washington Township | under 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 4% | A− | D | 38 min | $84,179 |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington 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?
$51,711 (±$41,203) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cass Township?
16.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cass Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (13%, 50 mi), Terre Haute (10%, 21 mi), Greencastle (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cass Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 24% 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.