Cascade Township’s household incomes are higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Cascade Township A; getting around on foot earns it B−. Below the poverty line: 4.8% of residents (Minnesota 9.3%). Working residents average 18 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Cascade Township apart
More than half of Cascade Township works in Rochester
1,150 working residents, 78%, have their main job in Rochester, 5.5 miles away across the town line. That’s 78 times as many as work in Cascade Township itself. The commute map ↓
Most Cascade Township residents work close to home
80% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Cascade Township makes and builds things
61% of the jobs based in Cascade Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Cascade Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 11%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Cascade Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker. Time on the road ↓
Cascade Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Cascade Township went from 614 in 2013 to 826 in 2023, +35%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Cascade Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cascade Township is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #101 of 273 in Minnesota. Household income is its strongest input ($150,000, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cascade Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
78% of working residents work in Rochester
Where Cascade Township clocks in
78% of workers
2% of workers
1% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Cascade Township
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.
Goods, not services: 61% of the jobs in Cascade Township
826 jobs are based in Cascade Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cascade Township, 2013 → 2023: 614 → 826. 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 Cascade Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Cascade Township: about 18 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cascade Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,079 commuters (the 20% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How a workday changes Cascade Township
On a workday 1,472 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 816 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Cascade Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.56 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Cascade Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cascade Township is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns, #178 of 273 in Minnesota. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 6.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,352 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 0.0% of Cascade Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cascade Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800, Cascade Township ranks 549th of 4,703 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Independence MN | 3,763 | $187K | 1.1% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Deephaven MN | 3,794 | $198K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 18 | Greenfield MN | 2,962 | $154K | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 547 | Norwegian Township PA | 2,403 | $85K | 2.5% | 1.3% | 4% | A |
| 548 | Madrid IA | 2,820 | $90K | 6.3% | 1.7% | 6% | A |
| 549 | Cascade Township MN | 2,810 | $150K | 4.8% | 3.7% | 1% | A |
| 550 | Strawberry Plains TN | 2,669 | $75K | 3.0% | 1.8% | 2% | A |
| 551 | Manchester PA | 2,821 | $77K | 7.2% | 0.1% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | 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 Cascade Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
The towns next door employ 78% of Cascade Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cascade Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Township | – | A | B− | 18 min | $150,000 |
| Rochester | 78% | B+ | A− | 17 min | $89,389 |
| Kalmar Township | under 1% | A | D | 22 min | $160,764 |
| Oronoco Township | under 1% | B | D | 23 min | $124,079 |
| Haverhill Township | under 1% | A | C | 18 min | $161,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rochester. 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 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 Cascade Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cascade Township?
$150,000 (±$33,219) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cascade Township?
4.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cascade Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cascade Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (78%, 6 mi), Minneapolis (2%, 72 mi), St. Paul (1%, 67 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cascade Township walkable?
Cascade Township is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cascade Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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), 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. 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.