Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Clarence have higher incomes than those in 90% of U.S. towns
Clarence grades A− for jobs and income and B for walkability. The poverty rate is 6.5%, next to 14.0% for New York as a whole. About one in seven stay in Clarence for work; outside it, Amherst is the main destination (23%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Clarence, in brief
Commutes from Clarence are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Clarence and Amherst trade workers both ways
Amherst is the top workplace for Clarence residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Clarence come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Clarence
68% of Clarence residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 50% of the jobs based in Clarence pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 87% 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Clarence
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Clarence is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #121 of 758 in New York. Household income is its strongest input ($124,800, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clarence could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
About 23 minutes each way, quicker than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clarence workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,914 commuters (the 20% 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.
Commuting out of Clarence: the destinations
Where Clarence clocks in
23% of workers
19% 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.
Inside Clarence’s 12,345 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clarence, 2013 → 2023: 12,747 → 12,345. 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 Clarence’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Clarence for work, and who comes in
On a workday 13,146 residents head out to work, 2,041 work right here, and 10,304 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.81 per resident).
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 Clarence
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.
Most of Clarence commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clarence is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns, #444 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Clarence near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 16,062 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 55% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.6% of Clarence households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Clarence’s commuters take a bus or train.
Clarence places 361st of 1,315 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 23,000 to 45,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Eastchester NY | 34,015 | $156K | 4.8% | 2.6% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Garden City NY | 23,043 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 50 | Clifton Park NY | 37,775 | $133K | 2.3% | 2.0% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 359 | Portsmouth NH | 23,028 | $106K | 6.8% | 2.5% | 35% | A− |
| 360 | Fort Washington MD | 25,134 | $143K | 5.3% | 5.9% | 2% | A− |
| 361 | Clarence NY | 33,198 | $125K | 6.5% | 4.0% | 13% | A− |
| 362 | Ross Township PA | 32,218 | $93K | 6.7% | 3.2% | 7% | A− |
| 363 | Granger IN | 30,321 | $123K | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,315 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Clarence, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
27% of Clarence works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clarence workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence | – | A− | B | 23 min | $124,800 |
| Royalton | under 2% | B | C+ | 33 min | $92,373 |
| Lockport | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Rapids | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Newstead | under 2% | B | B− | 24 min | $71,200 |
| Amherst | 23% | A− | A− | 20 min | $93,483 |
| Lancaster | 4% | A | B | 20 min | $89,080 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lockport: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Rapids: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Amherst. Darker towns draw more of Clarence’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 Clarence: questions
What is the median household income in Clarence?
$124,800 (±$13,910) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clarence?
6.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clarence?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clarence work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Amherst (23%, 6 mi), Buffalo (19%, 14 mi), Cheektowaga (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clarence walkable?
Clarence is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clarence without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clarence, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clarence
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.