Casselton Commercial Historic District · Photo: Andrew Filer (afiler) · CC BY-SA 2.0Unemployment in Casselton (0.9%) is lower than in 95% of U.S. towns
About one in five work in Casselton; the top destination outside it is Fargo (44%, 18 miles). For jobs and income Casselton is better than 72% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (B). A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Casselton apart on work
Casselton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 18 across North Dakota. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
44% of Casselton works in Fargo
504 working residents, 44%, have their main job in Fargo, 18 miles away. That’s twice as many as work in Casselton itself. The commute map ↓
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.
Casselton’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Unemployment holds Casselton’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($73,259, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Casselton could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The daily trip from Casselton: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Casselton workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,483 commuters (the 7% 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.
Where Casselton goes to work
Where Casselton clocks in
44% of workers
12% of workers
2% 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.
Who commutes out of Casselton, and who commutes in
On a workday 926 residents head out to work, 212 work right here, and 708 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.81 per resident).
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 kinds of work in Casselton
920 jobs are based in Casselton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Casselton, 2013 → 2023: 696 → 920. 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 Casselton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Casselton goes to work
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.
Few in Casselton walk, bike or ride to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.2% across North Dakota.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,595 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 Casselton households have no vehicle (North Dakota 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Casselton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Casselton next to U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,400: 1,202nd of 5,401 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 412 | Gibbs Township ND | 2,856 | $156K | 1.4% | 2.9% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 830 | Harrison Township ND | 1,734 | $122K | 5.1% | 5.2% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,200 | Hickory Township PA | 2,304 | $74K | 6.2% | 2.1% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,201 | Venetian Village IL | 2,334 | $79K | 4.2% | 5.3% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,202 | Casselton ND | 2,485 | $73K | 7.1% | 0.9% | 19% | B+ |
| 1,203 | Runaway Bay TX | 2,212 | $97K | 2.1% | 3.7% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,204 | Elmwood Township IL | 2,454 | $91K | 8.7% | 2.0% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,418 | Stanley ND | 2,181 | $110K | 8.4% | 1.3% | 28% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,401 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Casselton, the top three, the last and three more from North Dakota.
Casselton and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Casselton Township (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Casselton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casselton | – | B+ | B | 32 min | $73,259 |
| Everest Township | 1% | — | — | — | — |
| Casselton Township | 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Everest Township and Casselton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Casselton’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 Casselton: questions
What is the median household income in Casselton?
$73,259 (±$36,760) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Casselton?
7.1%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Casselton?
32 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Casselton work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (44%, 18 mi), West Fargo (12%, 15 mi), Moorhead (2%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Casselton walkable?
Casselton is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Casselton 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 Casselton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Casselton
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.