Cass Scenic Railroad · Photo: Shayfan at English Wikipedia · Public domainCass has 3.6 jobs for every working resident: 140 people commute in to work
142 jobs are based in Cass; 39 of its residents have a job. Only 5% work in Cass itself; outside it, Richmond draws the most (3%, 146 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Cass on a workday
On a workday 37 residents head out to work and 2 work right 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.
Who travels to work in Cass, and from where
Where Cass clocks in
3% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Cass
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cass, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 142. 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 Cass’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Cass works
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 Cass: questions
Where do people who live in Cass work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richmond (3%, 146 mi), Parkersburg (3%, 106 mi), Charleston (3%, 93 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cass, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cass
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.