With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Clayhatchee works elsewhere
There are 11 jobs in Clayhatchee; 148 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Clayhatchee; the top destination outside it is Enterprise (21%, 10 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers (Alabama 9%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Clayhatchee on a workday
On a workday 147 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Clayhatchee on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
The places Clayhatchee commutes to
Where Clayhatchee clocks in
21% of workers
19% of workers
9% 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.
What Clayhatchee’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clayhatchee, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 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 Clayhatchee’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Clayhatchee: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clayhatchee workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 159 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Alabama: 88% 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 Clayhatchee commutes less than 14 miles
About 21% 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.
Work in the towns next to Clayhatchee
The biggest share goes to Daleville (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clayhatchee workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayhatchee | – | — | — | 30 min | $48,646 |
| Daleville | 9% | C− | C+ | 23 min | $45,324 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clayhatchee’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 Clayhatchee: questions
What is the median household income in Clayhatchee?
$48,646 (±$17,076) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clayhatchee?
8.9%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clayhatchee?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clayhatchee work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Enterprise (21%, 10 mi), Dothan (19%, 19 mi), Daleville (9%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clayhatchee without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clayhatchee, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clayhatchee
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.