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Jobs & commute in Cloverdale

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Cloverdale works elsewhere

There are 9 jobs in Cloverdale, against 197 working residents. Hardly any work in Cloverdale; the top destination outside it is Natchez (38%, 4 miles). Commuters spend 15 minutes getting to work on average; the Mississippi average is 26, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Cloverdale, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 197 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.

197live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
9work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night680
Workday490
680live here− 200head out to work+ 9come in to work= 490on a workday

About 490 people are in Cloverdale on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 map

The places Cloverdale commutes to

Ferriday: 2 residents work here (1%)RichmondVidalia: 7 residents work here (4%)Baton Rouge: 10 residents work here (5%)Monticello: 2 residents work here (1%)Waveland: 2 residents work here (1%)Richland: 3 residents work here (2%)Natchez: 74 residents work here (38%)Brookhaven: 6 residents work here (3%)Starkville: 3 residents work here (2%)JacksonHattiesburg: 4 residents work here (2%)Little ElmCloverdaleNatchezBaton RougeVidaliaBrookhavenHattiesburgRichlandCloverdale
1
Natchez3.7 mi away
38%74
2
Baton Rouge, LA74.7 mi away
5%10
3
Vidalia, LA5.1 mi away
4%7
4
Brookhaven57.5 mi away
3%6
5
Hattiesburg124.4 mi away
2%4
6
Richland89.5 mi away
2%3
7
Starkville203 mi away
2%3
8
Ferriday, LA12.7 mi away
1%2
9
Monticello76.5 mi away
1%2
10
Waveland145.7 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%84
The top trips

Where Cloverdale clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

What Cloverdale’s employers do

Jobs based in CloverdaleJobs Cloverdale residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%13%
Trade, transport & utilities22%24%
Services: health, schools, offices78%63%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less22%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month22%37%
Over $3,333 a month56%47%

Who does it

29 or younger0%20%
30 to 5456%50%
55 and older44%29%

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 Cloverdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Cloverdale: about 15 minutes

A year of commuting
112 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Cloverdale15 min
Mississippi26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Cloverdale workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Cloverdale gets to work
95%Drive alone
5%Carpool

Share of the 281 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Mississippi: 87% 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.

How far

Cloverdale’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miNatchez: 38% · 3.7 miBaton Rouge: 5% · 74.7 miVidalia: 4% · 5.1 miBrookhaven: 3% · 57.5 miHattiesburg: 2% · 124.4 miRichland: 2% · 89.5 miStarkville: 2% · 203 miFerriday: 1% · 12.7 miMonticello: 1% · 76.5 miWaveland: 1% · 145.7 miNatchez 38%Baton Rouge 5%Vidalia 4%Brookhaven 3%Hattiesburg 2%Cloverdale
CloverdaleTop destinations (size = commuters)
49%Under 10 mi91 residents
2%10–24 mi3 residents
4%25–50 mi8 residents
45%Over 50 mi85 residents

About 45% 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 to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Cloverdale: questions

What is the median household income in Cloverdale?

$44,878 (±$9,852) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Cloverdale?

11.2%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Cloverdale?

15 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Cloverdale work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Natchez (38%, 4 mi), Baton Rouge (5%, 75 mi), Vidalia (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Cloverdale without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Cloverdale, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Cloverdale

Cloverdale home →

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.