Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Clarksville works elsewhere
26 jobs are based in Clarksville, against 86 working residents. Only 1% stay in Clarksville for work; outside it, Waynesburg is the main destination (7%, 9 miles). Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Clarksville, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 85 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Clarksville on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Clarksville: the destinations
Where Clarksville clocks in
7% 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.
What Clarksville’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clarksville, 2014 → 2024: 13 → 26. 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 Clarksville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Clarksville: about 33 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clarksville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 81 commuters (the 5% 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.
Half of Clarksville commutes less than 20 miles
About 19% 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.
Clarksville and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Morgan Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clarksville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville | – | — | — | 33 min | $89,545 |
| East Bethlehem Township | under 3% | C | B | 30 min | $68,438 |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 30 min | $72,500 |
| Morgan Township | 3% | C− | D | 30 min | $65,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clarksville’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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Clarksville: questions
What is the median household income in Clarksville?
$89,545 (±$6,116) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clarksville?
9.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clarksville?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clarksville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waynesburg (7%, 9 mi), Cecil Township (5%, 25 mi), Chartiers Township (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Clarksville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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), 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.