Claiborne has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
There are 1,807 jobs in Claiborne, and 4,985 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Claiborne are B for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 4% work in Claiborne; the top destination outside it is Monroe (38%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Claiborne at work: what stands out
Most Claiborne residents work close to home
71% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
38% of Claiborne works in Monroe
1,873 working residents, 38%, have their main job in Monroe, 7.1 miles away. That’s 10 times as many as work in Claiborne itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Claiborne are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 26 across Louisiana. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Louisiana worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Claiborne
56% of Claiborne residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 36% of the jobs based in Claiborne pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
Where Claiborne’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Claiborne is better than 57% of U.S. towns, #28 of 161 in Louisiana. Unemployment holds Claiborne’s grade up (3.1%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (11.3%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Claiborne could be anywhere from C to A−.
Short hops and long hauls from Claiborne
About 18% 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.
Where people from Claiborne work
Where Claiborne clocks in
38% of workers
18% 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 Claiborne: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Claiborne workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,163 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Louisiana: 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.
What Claiborne’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Claiborne, 2013 → 2023: 1,438 → 1,807. 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 Claiborne’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Claiborne
On a workday 4,775 residents head out to work, 210 work right here, and 1,597 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10,000 people are in Claiborne on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 commute in Claiborne is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Claiborne is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns, #117 of 161 in Louisiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Louisiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,830 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.3% of Claiborne households have no vehicle (Louisiana 8.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Claiborne’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000, Claiborne ranks 1,382nd of 2,526 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 345 | Belle Chasse LA | 10,934 | $115K | 6.1% | 2.5% | 16% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 727 | Mandeville LA | 12,918 | $94K | 7.1% | 2.9% | 16% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 855 | Moss Bluff LA | 12,482 | $92K | 8.9% | 1.1% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,380 | Buffalo MN | 16,878 | $89K | 8.9% | 6.0% | 21% | B |
| 1,381 | Manchester NY | 9,225 | $69K | 13.9% | 1.8% | 13% | B |
| 1,382 | Claiborne LA | 13,308 | $72K | 11.3% | 3.1% | 4% | B |
| 1,383 | Gloucester Point VA | 11,109 | $74K | 7.5% | 3.4% | 7% | B |
| 1,384 | Hickory Hills IL | 14,101 | $77K | 11.4% | 6.1% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,526 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Claiborne, the top three, the last and three more from Louisiana.
18% of Claiborne works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Claiborne workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne | – | B | C | 19 min | $72,420 |
| West Monroe | 18% | D | B+ | 20 min | $49,386 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to West Monroe. Darker towns draw more of Claiborne’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 Claiborne: questions
What is the median household income in Claiborne?
$72,420 (±$10,271) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Claiborne?
11.3%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Claiborne?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Claiborne work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monroe (38%, 7 mi), West Monroe (18%, 3 mi), Brownsville (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Claiborne walkable?
Claiborne is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Claiborne without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Claiborne, from the people who make the trip.
More of Claiborne
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.