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Jobs & commute in Clyde

Clyde draws 1,227 commuters a day, with 11.0 jobs for every working resident

0% of workers have no commute at all, where New Jersey as a whole has 17%. Clyde has 1,228 jobs, and 112 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Clyde for work; outside it, Franklin Township is the main destination (10%, 2 miles).

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

Day and night

In and out of Clyde on a workday

On a workday 111 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.

111live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
1,227work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night130
Workday1,200
130live here− 110head out to work+ 1,200come in to work= 1,200on a workday

About 1,200 people are in Clyde on a workday afternoon, 865% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
10.96jobs 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

Where Clyde’s workforce comes from

MorristownNew Brunswick: 51 workers live here (4%)TrentonJersey CityNewarkNew York: 22 workers live here (2%)East Hanover TownshipHillsborough Township: 24 workers live here (2%)South Brunswick Township: 32 workers live here (3%)North Brunswick Township: 50 workers live here (4%)Piscataway Township: 27 workers live here (2%)East Brunswick Township: 31 workers live here (3%)Edison Township: 44 workers live here (4%)Franklin Township: 166 workers live here (14%)Woodbridge Township: 36 workers live here (3%)ClydeVoorheesSomersetSix Mile RunFranklin TownshipNew BrunswickNorth Brunswick TownshipEdison TownshipWoodbridge TownshipSouth Brunswick TownshipClyde
114%166
2
New Brunswick3.6 mi away
4%51
34%50
4
Edison Township8.7 mi away
4%44
53%36
63%32
73%31
82%27
92%24
10
New York City, NY32.5 mi away
2%22
Everywhere elseother towns and states
61%745
The top trips

Where Clyde 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

75% of the jobs in Clyde pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in ClydeJobs Clyde residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms27%10%
Trade, transport & utilities36%20%
Services: health, schools, offices37%71%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less6%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%15%
Over $3,333 a month75%72%

Who does it

29 or younger15%14%
30 to 5457%60%
55 and older28%26%
+14%

Jobs based in Clyde, 2013 → 2023: 1,076 → 1,228. 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 Clyde’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Clyde

Working from home
0%

of Clyde workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Clyde gets to work
60%Drive alone
40%Carpool

Share of the 25 commuters (the 0% 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.

How far

How far Clyde’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi40 miFranklin Township: 10% · 2.1 miHillsborough Township: 6% · 8.3 miNew Brunswick: 4% · 3.6 miNew York City: 4% · 32.5 miEast Hanover Township: 4% · 24.2 miEdison Township: 4% · 8.7 miMorristown: 3% · 21.4 miTrenton: 3% · 22.5 miJersey City: 3% · 28.2 miNewark: 3% · 24.2 miFranklin Township 10%Hillsborough Township 6%New Brunswick 4%New York City 4%East Hanover Township 4%Clyde
ClydeTop destinations (size = commuters)
38%Under 10 mi43 residents
39%10–24 mi44 residents
14%25–50 mi16 residents
8%Over 50 mi9 residents

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.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Clyde

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Voorhees31 min
Six Mile Run32 min
Somerset35 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownClyde workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Clyde–———$108,750
Six Mile Rununder 3%——32 min—
Somersetunder 3%——35 min—
Voorheesunder 3%——31 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Six Mile Run, Somerset and Voorhees: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Clyde’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 Clyde: questions

What is the median household income in Clyde?

$108,750 (±$13,981) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Clyde?

0.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Clyde work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Franklin Township (10%, 2 mi), Hillsborough Township (6%, 8 mi), New Brunswick (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Clyde 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 Clyde, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Clyde

Clyde 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.