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Work & commute · Clearfield

Work & commute in Clearfield, PA

Most working residents leave Clearfield for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Altoona (11%), Elder (7%) and Cambria (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
2%
13 of 578 working residents
Typical commute
14 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
28 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
12%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 565 Clearfield residents head out of town to work, 13 work right here, and 166 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Clearfield.

565live here, work elsewhere
13live and work here
166work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Clearfield goes to work

Chest SpringsAshvilleHastingsCarrolltownPattonEbensburgNorthern CambriaAltoonaClearfieldAntisWhiteLoganElderDeanCambriaEast CarrollBeccariaSusquehannaWhiteAlleghenyAltoonaElderCambriaPattonEbensburgWhiteLoganCarrolltownHastingsClearfield
1
Altoona11.4 mi away
11%66
2
Elder7.6 mi away
7%38
3
Cambria11.9 mi away
6%32
4
Patton4.3 mi away
4%21
5
Ebensburg11.4 mi away
4%21
6
White28.9 mi away
3%19
7
Logan9.5 mi away
3%15
8
Carrolltown6.9 mi away
2%14
9
Clearfield (in town)right here
2%13
10
Hastings8.1 mi away
2%12
Everywhere elseother towns and states
57%327

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Clearfield commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

26%Under 10 mi
34%10–24 mi
15%25–50 mi
25%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Clearfield is a commuter town

0.31jobs per working resident
A commuter town

0.31 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Clearfield are

179 jobs are based in Clearfield. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Clearfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Clearfield

179 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)24%
Trade, transport & utilities54%
Services (health, schools, offices…)22%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%
Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Clearfield residents hold

578 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)13%
Trade, transport & utilities25%
Services (health, schools, offices…)62%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month28%
Over $3,333 a month55%