Casco Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Casco Township grades B− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. There are 351 jobs in Casco Township; 1,042 of its residents have a job. For 28% of workers, the job is at home, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Casco Township
Home offices are common in Casco Township
28% of Casco Township workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Casco Township
53% of Casco Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 33% of the jobs based in Casco Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Casco Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Casco Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Casco Township is better than 55% of U.S. towns, #366 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Casco Township’s grade up (5.9%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Casco Township could be anywhere from C− to A.
Getting to work from Casco Township takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Casco Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 869 commuters (the 28% 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.
What Casco Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Casco Township, 2011 → 2021: 302 → 351. 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 Casco Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Casco Township
On a workday 978 residents head out to work, 64 work right here, and 287 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Casco Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 2021, primary jobs.
16% of working residents work in South Haven
Where Casco Township clocks in
16% 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.
How far it is to work from Casco Township
About 22% 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.
Driving is how Casco Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Casco Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns, #289 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,205 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.6% of Casco Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Casco Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,997th of 4,618: where Casco Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 22 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 137 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 232 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,995 | Lauramie Township IN | 2,634 | $75K | 7.5% | 4.0% | 2% | B− |
| 1,996 | Polk Township IN | 2,743 | $76K | 14.9% | 1.2% | 3% | B− |
| 1,997 | Casco Township MI | 2,937 | $85K | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6% | B− |
| 1,998 | Rutland Township IL | 3,581 | $91K | 12.3% | 3.7% | 5% | B− |
| 1,999 | Upper Frankford Township PA | 2,309 | $78K | 10.9% | 3.6% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,618 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Casco Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Casco Township and its neighbors: 16% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Casco Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casco Township | – | B− | B− | 30 min | $84,637 |
| Ganges Township | under 2% | B− | C | 25 min | $77,675 |
| Lee Township | under 2% | C− | D | 28 min | $65,156 |
| South Haven | 16% | C+ | A | 20 min | $68,239 |
| Geneva Township | under 2% | B− | D | 22 min | $75,139 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to South Haven. Darker towns draw more of Casco 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 Casco Township: questions
What is the median household income in Casco Township?
$84,637 (±$34,421) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Casco Township?
5.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Casco Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Casco Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Haven (16%, 5 mi), Holland (7%, 22 mi), Grand Rapids (4%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Casco Township walkable?
Casco Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Casco Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Casco Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Casco 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.