Clarence has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Clarence has 47 jobs for 233 working residents. Only 1% work in Clarence itself; outside it, College Township draws the most (18%, 18 miles). The trip to work takes 33 minutes on average, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Clarence, in a few figures
Clarence is a place people come home to
There are 47 jobs based in Clarence, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Clarence workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 54 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 233 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Clarence
On a workday 230 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Clarence on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Clarence’s commute takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clarence workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 341 commuters (the 12% 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 people from Clarence work
Where Clarence clocks in
18% 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 kinds of work in Clarence
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clarence, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 47. 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 Clarence’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Clarence, by distance
About 20% 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.
Around Clarence: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Snow Shoe (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clarence workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence | – | — | — | 33 min | $72,750 |
| Snow Shoe | 5% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Snow Shoe: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clarence’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 Clarence: questions
What is the median household income in Clarence?
$72,750 (±$20,141) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clarence?
2.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clarence?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clarence work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are College Township (18%, 18 mi), Boggs Township (7%, 9 mi), Snow Shoe Township (6%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clarence without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clarence, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clarence
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.