One downside of living in Clayton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Clayton, the average commute to work is 31.96 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Even though Clayton is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The percentage of adults in Clayton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.22% of the adults in Clayton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Clayton in 2022 was $37,530, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $150,120 for a family of four. However, Clayton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Clayton is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Clayton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clayton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Clayton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.94% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Clayton include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Clayton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
