Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Casstown works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Casstown; the top destination outside it is Troy (15%, 5 miles). 11 jobs are based in Casstown, against 119 working residents. At 24 minutes each way, commutes from Casstown run about the Ohio average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Casstown quiets down on a workday
On a workday 119 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Casstown on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Casstown: the destinations
Where Casstown clocks in
15% of workers
14% 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.
Jobs in Casstown: what the 11 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Casstown, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 11. 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 Casstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 24 minutes from Casstown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Casstown workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 145 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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.
Half of Casstown commutes less than 15 miles
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.
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 Casstown: questions
What is the median household income in Casstown?
$51,250 (±$23,665) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Casstown?
6.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Casstown?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Casstown work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Troy (15%, 5 mi), Dayton (14%, 19 mi), Piqua (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Casstown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Casstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Casstown
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.