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Jobs & commute in Clayville

Clayville has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

There are 4 jobs in Clayville; 163 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Clayville; the top destination outside it is Providence (20%, 15 miles). 54% of workers have no commute at all (Rhode Island 13%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

A workday in Clayville: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 163 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

163live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night300
Workday140
300live here− 160head out to work+ 4come in to work= 140on a workday

About 140 people are in Clayville on a workday afternoon, 54% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.02jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Clayville to work: where people go

Providence: 32 residents work here (20%)Warwick: 10 residents work here (6%)Cranston: 12 residents work here (7%)OxfordWest Warwick: 6 residents work here (4%)Foster: 10 residents work here (6%)Johnston: 6 residents work here (4%)Smithfield: 11 residents work here (7%)North Kingstown: 5 residents work here (3%)Scituate: 10 residents work here (6%)Lincoln: 5 residents work here (3%)ClayvilleProvidenceCranstonSmithfieldWarwickFosterScituateClayville
1
Providence14.6 mi away
20%32
2
Cranston10.7 mi away
7%12
3
Smithfield12.4 mi away
7%11
4
Warwick14.7 mi away
6%10
5
Foster2.6 mi away
6%10
6
Scituate4.2 mi away
6%10
7
West Warwick10.8 mi away
4%6
8
Johnston9.7 mi away
4%6
9
North Kingstown18.5 mi away
3%5
10
Lincoln16.1 mi away
3%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%56
The top trips

Where Clayville clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

100% of the jobs in Clayville make or build things

Jobs based in ClayvilleJobs Clayville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%22%
Trade, transport & utilities0%12%
Services: health, schools, offices0%66%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%8%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%16%
Over $3,333 a month0%76%

Who does it

29 or younger25%19%
30 to 5475%45%
55 and older0%36%
+33%

Jobs based in Clayville, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 4. 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 Clayville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Clayville

Working from home
54%

of Clayville workers work from home, vs 13% across Rhode Island. Their commute is the hallway.

About 5 in 10
How Clayville gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 54 commuters (the 54% who work from home are left out). Across Rhode Island: 83% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Clayville

10 mi25 mi30 miProvidence: 20% · 14.6 miCranston: 7% · 10.7 miSmithfield: 7% · 12.4 miWarwick: 6% · 14.7 miFoster: 6% · 2.6 miScituate: 6% · 4.2 miWest Warwick: 4% · 10.8 miJohnston: 4% · 9.7 miNorth Kingstown: 3% · 18.5 miLincoln: 3% · 16.1 miProvidence 20%Cranston 7%Smithfield 7%Warwick 6%Foster 6%Clayville
ClayvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi38 residents
64%10–24 mi105 residents
9%25–50 mi15 residents
3%Over 50 mi5 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Clayville: questions

What is the median household income in Clayville?

$125,174 (±$63,986) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $87,796 across Rhode Island and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Clayville?

0.0%, against 11.2% across Rhode Island and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Clayville work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Providence (20%, 15 mi), Cranston (7%, 11 mi), Smithfield (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Clayville 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 Clayville, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Clayville

Clayville home →

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.