With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Clara Township works elsewhere
Home is the office for 24% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Clara Township has 20 jobs; 65 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Clara Township itself; outside it, Coudersport draws the most (12%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Clara Township
On a workday 65 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Clara Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Commuting out of Clara Township: the destinations
Where Clara Township clocks in
12% of workers
9% 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.
75% of the jobs in Clara Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Clara Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Clara Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clara Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 commuters (the 24% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where in the region Clara Township works
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.
Work in the towns next to Clara Township
The biggest share goes to Hebron Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clara Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clara Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $85,625 |
| Pleasant Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Hebron Township | 5% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Valley Township and Hebron Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clara Township’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 Clara Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clara Township?
$85,625 (±$45,925) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clara Township?
8.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clara Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clara Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coudersport (12%, 8 mi), Olean (9%, 22 mi), Shinglehouse (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clara Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clara Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clara Township
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.