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Jobs & commute in Clayville

There are 2.1 jobs in Clayville for every working resident, and 313 people commute in

Working from home is the commute for 23% of workers (New York 15%). Clayville has 316 jobs, against 151 working residents. Only 2% stay in Clayville for work; outside it, Utica is the main destination (21%, 8 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Clayville, and who commutes in

On a workday 148 residents head out to work and 3 work right here.

148live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
313work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night330
Workday500
330live here− 150head out to work+ 310come in to work= 500on a workday

About 500 people are in Clayville on a workday afternoon, 50% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
2.09jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the people who work in Clayville live

ClayvilleUtica: 39 workers live here (12%)SyracuseAlbanyRomeParis: 31 workers live here (10%)Kirkland: 12 workers live here (4%)Frankfort: 14 workers live here (4%)Herkimer: 17 workers live here (5%)Whitestown: 24 workers live here (8%)Columbia: 10 workers live here (3%)German Flatts: 10 workers live here (3%)Bridgewater: 10 workers live here (3%)MarcyNew Hartford: 27 workers live here (9%)DeWittUticaParisNew HartfordWhitestownHerkimerFrankfortClayville
1
Utica8.3 mi away
12%39
2
Paris1.1 mi away
10%31
3
New Hartford5.7 mi away
9%27
4
Whitestown11.7 mi away
8%24
5
Herkimer13.7 mi away
5%17
6
Frankfort7.2 mi away
4%14
7
Kirkland7.9 mi away
4%12
8
Columbia10.9 mi away
3%10
9
German Flatts14.2 mi away
3%10
10
Bridgewater5.2 mi away
3%10
Everywhere elseother towns and states
39%122
The top trips

Where Clayville 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

Goods, not services: 93% of the jobs in Clayville

Jobs based in ClayvilleJobs Clayville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms93%19%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices7%64%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less2%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month5%19%
Over $3,333 a month93%72%

Who does it

29 or younger17%17%
30 to 5461%51%
55 and older21%32%
+201%

Jobs based in Clayville, 2014 → 2024: 105 → 316. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Clayville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Clayville: about 24 minutes

A year of commuting
184 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Clayville24 min
New York33 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
23%

of Clayville workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Clayville gets to work
78%Drive alone
12%Carpool
5%Walk
5%Bike

Share of the 119 commuters (the 23% 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.

How far

Clayville’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miUtica: 21% · 8.3 miNew Hartford: 17% · 5.7 miParis: 9% · 1.1 miWhitestown: 6% · 11.7 miKirkland: 5% · 7.9 miMarcy: 3% · 13.5 miAlbany: 3% · 76.7 miRome: 3% · 20.9 miDeWitt: 3% · 41.8 miSyracuse: 2% · 45.3 miUtica 21%New Hartford 17%Paris 9%Whitestown 6%Kirkland 5%Clayville
ClayvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
56%Under 10 mi84 residents
18%10–24 mi27 residents
11%25–50 mi17 residents
15%Over 50 mi23 residents

About 15% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

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 2024, 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 Clayville: questions

What is the median household income in Clayville?

$79,286 (±$31,323) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Clayville?

3.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Clayville?

24 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Clayville work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Utica (21%, 8 mi), New Hartford (17%, 6 mi), Paris (9%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Clayville without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Clayville, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Clayville

Clayville home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.