Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Cascade Township are higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
At home: 27% of workers have no commute at all (Michigan 14%). Below the poverty line: 4.6% of residents, next to 13.2% for Michigan as a whole. For jobs and income Cascade Township is better than 96% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (C+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cascade Township at work: what stands out
Cascade Township fills up on a workday
Cascade Township has 31,801 jobs, 4.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 44,000 people are in town, more than double the 20,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Cascade Township
27% of Cascade Township workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Time on the road ↓
Cascade Township and Grand Rapids trade workers both ways
Grand Rapids is the top workplace for Cascade Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Cascade Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Cascade Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker. Time on the road ↓
Cascade Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Cascade Township went from 23,306 in 2011 to 31,801 in 2021, +36%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Cascade Township’s Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($135,896, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cascade Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
In and out of Cascade Township on a workday
On a workday 6,928 residents head out to work, 1,122 work right here, and 30,679 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44,000 people are in Cascade Township on a workday afternoon, 118% more than live here.
4.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
About 19 minutes to work from Cascade Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cascade Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,749 commuters (the 27% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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.
Where the people who work in Cascade Township live
Where Cascade Township clocks in
9% 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.
What work there is in Cascade Township: 31,801 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cascade Township, 2011 → 2021: 23,306 → 31,801. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cascade Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Cascade Township
About 15% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most of Cascade Township commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,206 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 7% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.0% of Cascade Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Cascade Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,860 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 27,000, Cascade Township comes 141st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 13 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Berkley MI | 15,145 | $116K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 139 | Jacksonville Beach FL | 23,615 | $121K | 4.8% | 1.8% | 14% | A+ |
| 140 | Hartland Township MI | 16,108 | $109K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
| 141 | Cascade Township MI | 20,201 | $136K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 14% | A+ |
| 142 | Upper St. Clair Township PA | 20,466 | $163K | 2.5% | 3.5% | 8% | A+ |
| 143 | Five Forks SC | 18,656 | $142K | 2.5% | 3.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,860 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Cascade Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work next door: 18% of Cascade Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Kentwood (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cascade Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Township | – | A+ | C+ | 19 min | $135,896 |
| Ada Township | 4% | A+ | B− | 20 min | $168,468 |
| Kentwood | 9% | B | A− | 20 min | $74,373 |
| Forest Hills | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Caledonia Township | 2% | A | C | 23 min | $111,365 |
| Lowell Township | under 2% | A+ | C | 23 min | $104,794 |
| Grand Rapids Township | 3% | A | B | 20 min | $123,246 |
Same-state neighbors only. Forest Hills: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cascade 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 2021, 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 Cascade Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cascade Township?
$135,896 (±$14,943) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cascade Township?
4.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cascade Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cascade Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (25%, 9 mi), Kentwood (9%, 5 mi), Ada Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Cascade Township walkable?
Cascade Township is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cascade Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cascade Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cascade Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.