There are 1.9 jobs in McClave for every working resident, and 82 people commute in
Only 2% work in McClave; the top destination outside it is Las Animas (21%, 21 miles). Employers in McClave report 83 jobs, against 43 working residents. For 8% of workers, the job is at home; Colorado has 21%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in McClave by day
On a workday 42 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 170 people are in McClave on a workday afternoon, 31% more than live here.
1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 daily trip into McClave
Where McClave clocks in
21% of workers
12% of workers
7% 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 McClave
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McClave, 2013 → 2023: 69 → 83. 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 McClave’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in McClave
of McClave workers work from home, vs 21% across Colorado. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 66 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Colorado: 82% drive alone, 2% 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 McClave
About 49% 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.
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 McClave: questions
What is the median household income in McClave?
$59,236 (±$17,846) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,470 across Colorado and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McClave?
11.7%, against 9.4% across Colorado and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in McClave work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Las Animas (21%, 21 mi), Colorado Springs (12%, 115 mi), La Junta (7%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McClave without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McClave, from the people who make the trip.
More of McClave
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.