Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Clarksville works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Clarksville itself; outside it, Olean draws the most (16%, 10 miles). <1% of workers have no commute at all, where New York as a whole has 15%. There are 15 jobs in Clarksville, against 382 working residents. Working residents average 25 minutes each way, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Clarksville, in brief
Clarksville is a place people come home to
There are 15 jobs based in Clarksville, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Clarksville has about 580 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Clarksville are quick
The average trip to work takes 25 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Clarksville workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 382 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Clarksville
On a workday 382 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Clarksville on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Each way, about 25 minutes from Clarksville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clarksville workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 367 commuters (the <1% 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 Clarksville: the destinations
Where Clarksville clocks in
16% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clarksville, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 15. 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 Clarksville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Clarksville goes to work
About 26% 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.
20% of Clarksville works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Cuba (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clarksville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville | – | — | — | 25 min | $44,500 |
| Cuba | 12% | B− | A− | 20 min | $75,903 |
| Wirt | under 2% | D− | C− | 31 min | $42,243 |
| Genesee | under 2% | C− | D | 28 min | $66,442 |
| Hinsdale | under 2% | D | C− | 22 min | $56,146 |
| Portville | 8% | C− | C+ | 21 min | $66,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clarksville’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 Clarksville: questions
What is the median household income in Clarksville?
$44,500 (±$10,225) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clarksville?
16.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clarksville?
25 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. <1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clarksville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olean (16%, 10 mi), Cuba (12%, 5 mi), Portville (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clarksville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clarksville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clarksville
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.