Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Clarksville has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Clarksville itself; outside it, Wilmington draws the most (18%, 9 miles). 27 jobs are based in Clarksville; 237 of its residents have a job. Working residents average 39 minutes each way; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Clarksville, in a few figures
Clarksville is a place people come home to
There are 27 jobs based in Clarksville, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Clarksville has about 330 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Clarksville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical 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 237 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Clarksville, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 235 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 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.
About 39 minutes each way for Clarksville’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clarksville workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 199 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Out of Clarksville to work: where people go
Where Clarksville clocks in
18% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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 Clarksville: what the 27 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clarksville, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 27. 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.
The commute from Clarksville, by distance
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.
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?
$63,611 (±$31,534) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clarksville?
22.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clarksville?
39 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clarksville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilmington (18%, 9 mi), Columbus (6%, 67 mi), Adams Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clarksville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% 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.