Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Clare
Hardly any stay in Clare for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (12%, 261 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 15% for New York as a whole. A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes (New York 33, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Clare by day and by night
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 65 people are in Clare on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
The towns that employ Clare’s residents
Where Clare clocks in
12% of workers
12% of workers
8% 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.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Clare
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clare workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% 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 Clare works
About 50% 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 Clare compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clare workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare | – | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Pierrepont | under 4% | B− | D− | 24 min | $92,500 |
| Russell | under 4% | D | D− | 34 min | $65,189 |
| Colton | under 4% | C− | C | 28 min | $69,156 |
| Clifton | under 4% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clifton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clare’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 Clare: questions
What is the poverty rate in Clare?
38.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clare?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clare work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (12%, 261 mi), Fine (12%, 14 mi), Malone (8%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clare 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 Clare, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clare
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.