Clearfield has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Hardly any work in Clearfield itself; outside it, Mauston draws the most (17%, 10 miles). Clearfield has 97 jobs; 302 of its residents have a job. 3% of workers have no commute at all, where Wisconsin as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Clearfield
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Few Clearfield workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 302 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from Clearfield
About 34% 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.
Commuting from Clearfield: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clearfield workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 334 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who works in Clearfield, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 301 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 96 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Clearfield on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Where people from Clearfield work
Where Clearfield clocks in
17% of workers
9% 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.
Goods, not services: 42% of the jobs in Clearfield
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clearfield, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 97. 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 Clearfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Clearfield: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clearfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearfield | – | — | — | 24 min | $75,952 |
| Orange | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Necedah | 3% | C− | C− | 29 min | $57,778 |
| Germantown | 2% | C+ | C− | 19 min | $73,571 |
| Lisbon | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Orange: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Lisbon: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Necedah. Darker towns draw more of Clearfield’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 Clearfield: questions
What is the median household income in Clearfield?
$75,952 (±$7,697) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clearfield?
10.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clearfield?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clearfield work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mauston (17%, 10 mi), Tomah (9%, 19 mi), New Lisbon (9%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clearfield 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 Clearfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clearfield
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.