Casnovia has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
7% of workers have no commute at all (Michigan 14%). Casnovia has 59 jobs for 124 working residents. Hardly any work in Casnovia itself; outside it, Walker draws the most (7%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Casnovia
On a workday 123 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Casnovia on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Where the trip to work from Casnovia ends
Where Casnovia 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.
Casnovia makes things: 49% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Casnovia, 2011 → 2021: 25 → 59. 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 Casnovia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Casnovia: about 22 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Casnovia workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 194 commuters (the 7% 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.
Miles to work from Casnovia
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.
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 Casnovia: questions
What is the median household income in Casnovia?
$76,250 (±$28,747) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Casnovia?
11.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Casnovia?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Casnovia work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Walker (7%, 16 mi), Grand Rapids (7%, 20 mi), Tyrone Township (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Casnovia without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Casnovia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Casnovia
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.