Fewer people are out of work in Cloverdale (1.0%) than in 94% of U.S. towns
Cloverdale grades A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 2% work in Cloverdale; the top destination outside it is Roanoke (30%, 6 miles). Working residents average 17 minutes each way, where Virginia has 27 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cloverdale at work: what stands out
Cloverdale trades workers with the towns around it
Cloverdale has about as many jobs (1,486) as working residents (1,437), but they are mostly different people: 1,409 residents leave for work each day while 1,458 people come in. Only 2% of the jobs in Cloverdale are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Cloverdale makes and builds things
55% of the jobs based in Cloverdale are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Cloverdale residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 16%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Cloverdale are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 27 across Virginia. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Virginia worker. Time on the road ↓
Cloverdale and Roanoke trade workers both ways
Roanoke is the top workplace for Cloverdale residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Cloverdale come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The jobs in Cloverdale pay better than its residents’ jobs
79% of the jobs based in Cloverdale pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 60% of the jobs Cloverdale residents hold. 98% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Cloverdale. The jobs ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Cloverdale: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cloverdale is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #109 of 253 in Virginia. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($79,975, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cloverdale could be anywhere from B to A.
How many people are in Cloverdale by day
On a workday 1,409 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 1,458 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.03 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
55% of the jobs in Cloverdale make or build things
1,486 jobs are based in Cloverdale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cloverdale, 2013 → 2023: 1,861 → 1,486. 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 Cloverdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Cloverdale, about 17 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cloverdale workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,440 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Virginia: 83% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The towns that employ Cloverdale’s residents
Where Cloverdale clocks in
30% of workers
8% 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.
Where in the region Cloverdale works
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.
The commute in Cloverdale is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cloverdale is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns, #247 of 253 in Virginia. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.7% across Virginia.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,684 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.0% of Cloverdale households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cloverdale’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,698 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300, Cloverdale comes 741st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 6 | Sully Square VA | 2,394 | $176K | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | One Loudoun VA | 3,309 | $241K | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Oak Grove VA | 2,408 | $174K | 0.6% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 739 | La Salle CO | 2,304 | $96K | 7.9% | 1.5% | 3% | A− |
| 740 | Monrovia IN | 2,485 | $92K | 6.4% | 2.4% | 6% | A− |
| 741 | Cloverdale VA | 3,208 | $80K | 6.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A− |
| 742 | Lake Clarke Shores FL | 3,597 | $157K | 5.1% | 6.6% | 2% | A− |
| 743 | New Palestine IN | 3,621 | $97K | 5.7% | 4.1% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Cloverdale, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Next door to Cloverdale
The biggest share goes to Hollins (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cloverdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloverdale | – | A− | D | 17 min | $79,975 |
| Hollins | 8% | B+ | B | 21 min | $77,456 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cloverdale’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 Cloverdale: questions
What is the median household income in Cloverdale?
$79,975 (±$15,319) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cloverdale?
6.9%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cloverdale?
17 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cloverdale work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Roanoke (30%, 6 mi), Salem (8%, 10 mi), Hollins (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cloverdale walkable?
Cloverdale is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cloverdale 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 Cloverdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cloverdale
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.