With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Clearbrook works elsewhere
The trip to work takes 38 minutes on average (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26). There are 46 jobs in Clearbrook; 1,027 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Clearbrook; the top destination outside it is New York City (12%, 37 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Clearbrook
Clearbrook is a place people come home to
There are 46 jobs based in Clearbrook, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Clearbrook has about 1,400 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Clearbrook’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Clearbrook is New York City, NY, 37 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (125) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Clearbrook workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Clearbrook
On a workday 1,027 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Clearbrook on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
How far it is to work from Clearbrook
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.
The daily trip from Clearbrook: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clearbrook workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 381 commuters (the 21% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Commuting out of Clearbrook: the destinations
Where Clearbrook clocks in
12% of workers
5% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Clearbrook
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clearbrook, 2013 → 2023: 277 → 46. 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 Clearbrook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Clearbrook
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clearbrook workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearbrook | – | — | — | 38 min | $37,411 |
| Concordia | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Concordia: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clearbrook’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 Clearbrook: questions
What is the median household income in Clearbrook?
$37,411 (±$13,314) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clearbrook?
15.9%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clearbrook?
38 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clearbrook work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (12%, 37 mi), Monroe Township (5%, 2 mi), New Brunswick (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clearbrook without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clearbrook, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clearbrook
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.