Jobs and earnings in Clear Creek, and the trip to work
A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes, next to 29 for California and 26 for the U.S. There are 10 jobs in Clear Creek; 13 of its residents have a job. For 11% of workers, the job is at home, where California as a whole has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Clear Creek for work, and who comes in
On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 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 (0.77 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.
23% of working residents work in Westwood
Where Clear Creek clocks in
15% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Clear Creek
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clear Creek, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 10. 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 Clear Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Clear Creek
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clear Creek workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 87 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Clear Creek
About 38% 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.
Bordering towns draw 23% of Clear Creek’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clear Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek | – | — | — | 28 min | $51,278 |
| Westwood | 23% | D− | A | 17 min | $59,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Westwood. Darker towns draw more of Clear Creek’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Clear Creek workers work outside California. The job records count 15% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Clear Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Clear Creek?
$51,278 (±$1,326) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clear Creek?
2.3%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clear Creek?
28 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clear Creek work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Westwood (23%, 3 mi), Susanville (15%, 24 mi), Anderson (8%, 66 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clear Creek without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clear Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clear Creek
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.