Most of Clark Mills commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Clark Mills itself; outside it, Utica draws the most (15%, 8 miles). Employers in Clark Mills report 80 jobs, against 817 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers, where New York as a whole has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Clark Mills stands out on work
Clark Mills is a place people come home to
There are 80 jobs based in Clark Mills, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Clark Mills has about 850 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Clark Mills are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York 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; with 817 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Clark Mills: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 815 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About 850 people are in Clark Mills on a workday afternoon, 46% 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 long Clark Mills spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clark Mills workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 829 commuters (the 7% 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 Clark Mills’ working residents head each day
Where Clark Mills clocks in
15% of workers
14% of workers
9% 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.
Jobs in Clark Mills: what the 80 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clark Mills, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 80. 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 Clark Mills’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Clark Mills
About 18% 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.
The towns next door employ 10% of Clark Mills
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clark Mills workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mills | – | — | — | 22 min | $96,354 |
| Westmoreland | 3% | A | C | 27 min | $105,333 |
| Whitestown | 7% | B+ | B | 17 min | $80,168 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Whitestown. Darker towns draw more of Clark Mills’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 Clark Mills: questions
What is the median household income in Clark Mills?
$96,354 (±$55,306) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clark Mills?
4.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clark Mills?
22 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clark Mills work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Utica (15%, 8 mi), New Hartford (14%, 5 mi), Kirkland (9%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clark Mills 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 Clark Mills, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clark Mills
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.