Jobs and the daily commute in Clio
100% of workers have no commute at all, where California as a whole has 17%. Hardly any stay in Clio for work; outside it, Valley Ranch is the main destination (8%, 1 miles). Clio has 35 jobs, against 26 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Clio for work, and who comes in
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Clio on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.35 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 towns that employ Clio’s residents
Where Clio clocks in
4% of workers
4% 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.
In Clio, 63% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clio, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 35. 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 Clio’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Clio
of Clio workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far it is to work from Clio
About 54% 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.
How Clio compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clio workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clio | – | — | — | — | — |
| Valley Ranch | 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Gold Mountain | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Mabie | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| C-Road | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Valley Ranch, Gold Mountain, Mabie and C-Road: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Valley Ranch. Darker towns draw more of Clio’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 Clio: questions
What is the poverty rate in Clio?
79.1%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Clio work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valley Ranch (8%, 1 mi), Portola (4%, 7 mi), Placerville (4%, 72 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clio, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clio
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.