Photo: Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) · Public domainFor about two in five of its working residents, Clarks Hill is a commute to Lafayette
2% of workers have no commute at all (Indiana 11%). Hardly any work in Clarks Hill; the top destination outside it is Lafayette (42%, 13 miles). Working residents average 25 minutes each way; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Clarks Hill
Clarks Hill is a place people come home to
There are 0 jobs based in Clarks Hill, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Clarks Hill has about 360 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
42% of Clarks Hill works in Lafayette
110 working residents, 42%, have their main job in Lafayette, 13 miles away. That’s far more as work in Clarks Hill itself. The commute map ↓
Few Clarks Hill workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 262 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Clarks Hill for work, and who comes in
On a workday 262 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Clarks Hill on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Where the trip to work from Clarks Hill ends
Where Clarks Hill clocks in
9% of workers
5% 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.
Commuting from Clarks Hill: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clarks Hill workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 270 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
Where in the region Clarks Hill works
About 15% 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 Clarks Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Clarks Hill?
$46,806 (±$23,274) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clarks Hill?
16.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clarks Hill?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clarks Hill work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Clarks Hill without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clarks Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clarks Hill
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.