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Jobs & commute in Casey Township

Casey Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

29% of workers work from home, against 8% across North Dakota. 5 jobs are based in Casey Township, and 27 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Casey Township; the top destination outside it is Gwinner (15%, 18 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Casey Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 27 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

27live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night80
Workday58
80live here− 27head out to work+ 5come in to work= 58on a workday

About 58 people are in Casey Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.19jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Casey Township ends

Breckenridge: 1 residents work here (4%)Fergus Falls: 1 residents work here (4%)Napoleon: 1 residents work here (4%)Enderlin: 1 residents work here (4%)Gwinner: 4 residents work here (15%)Lisbon: 4 residents work here (15%)Valley City: 1 residents work here (4%)Wahpeton: 1 residents work here (4%)Devils Lake: 1 residents work here (4%)Fargo: 2 residents work here (7%)Casey TownshipTuller TownshipRosebud TownshipAbercrombie TownshipLiberty TownshipShenford TownshipBig Bend TownshipGwinnerLisbonFargoBreckenridgeFergus FallsNapoleonCasey Township
1
Gwinner18.3 mi away
15%4
2
Lisbon5.3 mi away
15%4
3
Fargo44.9 mi away
7%2
4
Breckenridge, MN51.1 mi away
4%1
5
Fergus Falls, MN74.3 mi away
4%1
6
Napoleon102.9 mi away
4%1
7
Enderlin8.9 mi away
4%1
8
Valley City35.2 mi away
4%1
9
Wahpeton49.7 mi away
4%1
10
Devils Lake126.7 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
37%10
The top trips

Where Casey Township 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.

The jobs

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Casey Township

Jobs based in Casey TownshipJobs Casey Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%33%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices100%44%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less60%7%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%26%
Over $3,333 a month40%67%

Who does it

29 or younger40%37%
30 to 5440%48%
55 and older20%15%
−50%

Jobs based in Casey Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 5. 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 Casey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Casey Township

Working from home
29%

of Casey Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 3 in 10
How Casey Township gets to work
64%Drive alone
36%Carpool

Share of the 50 commuters (the 29% who work from home are left out). Across North Dakota: 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Casey Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGwinner: 15% · 18.3 miLisbon: 15% · 5.3 miFargo: 7% · 44.9 miBreckenridge: 4% · 51.1 miFergus Falls: 4% · 74.3 miNapoleon: 4% · 102.9 miEnderlin: 4% · 8.9 miValley City: 4% · 35.2 miWahpeton: 4% · 49.7 miDevils Lake: 4% · 126.7 miGwinner 15%Lisbon 15%Fargo 7%Breckenridge 4%Casey Township
Casey TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
26%Under 10 mi7 residents
26%10–24 mi7 residents
22%25–50 mi6 residents
26%Over 50 mi7 residents

About 26% 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.

Next door

Next door to Casey Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Big Bend Township19 min
Shenford Township20 min
Tuller Township22 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownCasey Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Casey Township–———$104,297
Tuller Townshipunder 4%——22 min—
Big Bend Townshipunder 4%——19 min—
Liberty Townshipunder 4%————
Shenford Townshipunder 4%——20 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Tuller Township, Big Bend Township, Liberty Township and Shenford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Casey Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Casey Township: questions

What is the median household income in Casey Township?

$104,297 (±$41,640) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Casey Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Casey Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gwinner (15%, 18 mi), Lisbon (15%, 5 mi), Fargo (7%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Casey Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Casey Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Casey Township

Casey Township home →

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.