Households in Clearview have higher incomes than those in 98% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 2.6%, next to 9.9% for Washington as a whole. Clearview grades A+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. Hardly any work in Clearview; the top destination outside it is Seattle (22%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Clearview
Clearview has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Clearview went from 581 in 2013 to 1,036 in 2023, +78%. The jobs ↓
Three in four Clearview workers earn over $40,000 a year
77% of Clearview’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Clearview makes and builds things
35% of the jobs based in Clearview are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Clearview residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 15%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Clearview
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Clearview is among the top U.S. towns, #2 of 285 in Washington. Household income is its strongest input ($192,540, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 80% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clearview stays A+.
Clearview makes things: 35% of its jobs are in goods
1,036 jobs are based in Clearview.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clearview, 2013 → 2023: 581 → 1,036. 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 Clearview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Clearview on a workday
On a workday 1,690 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 1,019 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Clearview on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.61 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Clearview to work: where people go
Where Clearview clocks in
22% 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.
About 27 minutes each way for Clearview’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clearview workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,229 commuters (the 27% who work from home are left out). Across Washington: 79% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Clearview
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.
In Clearview, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clearview is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns, #198 of 285 in Washington. Both inputs place Clearview near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,689 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 56% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Clearview households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Clearview’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Clearview is 25th among 4,453 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 24 | Hanover MN | 4,392 | $157K | 0.6% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 25 | Clearview WA | 3,254 | $193K | 2.6% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 26 | Del Mar CA | 3,858 | $199K | 2.7% | 1.8% | 9% | A+ |
| 27 | Fairway KS | 4,181 | $153K | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 103 | Medina WA | 2,974 | $250K | 4.7% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 145 | Lake Holm WA | 3,555 | $177K | 1.1% | 3.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 216 | Clyde Hill WA | 3,161 | $250K | 2.6% | 4.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | 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 Clearview, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
Clearview and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clearview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearview | – | A+ | B | 27 min | $192,540 |
| Silver Firs | under 2% | A | A− | 32 min | $163,418 |
| Maltby | under 2% | A+ | B | 28 min | $185,457 |
| Bothell East | under 2% | A+ | A | 31 min | $198,882 |
| Cathcart | under 2% | A+ | C− | 47 min | $130,400 |
| Mill Creek East | under 2% | A | A | 33 min | $192,937 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clearview’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 Clearview: questions
What is the median household income in Clearview?
$192,540 (±$74,125) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clearview?
2.6%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clearview?
27 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clearview work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seattle (22%, 17 mi), Redmond (9%, 10 mi), Everett (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clearview walkable?
Clearview is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clearview without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clearview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clearview
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.