Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Work and commuting in Clintondale
Only 2% work in Clintondale itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (11%, 71 miles). The average commute takes 46 minutes each way (New York 33, U.S. 26). Clintondale has 534 jobs, against 820 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Clintondale
Clintondale’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Clintondale is New York City, 71 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (93) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Clintondale workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 46 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 353 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Clintondale
69% of Clintondale residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 38% of the jobs based in Clintondale pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% 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; with 820 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many miles Clintondale commutes
About 23% 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.
Time on the road from Clintondale: about 46 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clintondale workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 779 commuters (the 18% 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.
The kinds of work in Clintondale
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clintondale, 2013 → 2023: 399 → 534. 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 Clintondale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Clintondale quiets down on a workday
On a workday 806 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 520 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Clintondale on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
Where Clintondale goes to work
Where Clintondale clocks in
11% 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.
The towns around Clintondale
The biggest share goes to Lloyd (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clintondale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clintondale | – | — | — | 46 min | $76,071 |
| Lloyd | 7% | B+ | B | 31 min | $92,220 |
| Marlborough | under 4% | B+ | B | 32 min | $106,627 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clintondale’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 Clintondale: questions
What is the median household income in Clintondale?
$76,071 (±$33,976) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clintondale?
2.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clintondale?
46 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clintondale work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (11%, 71 mi), Poughkeepsie (8%, 7 mi), New Paltz (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clintondale 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 Clintondale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clintondale
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.