Household incomes in Clinton Township are lower than in 90% of U.S. towns
Only 1% stay in Clinton Township for work; outside it, Greencastle is the main destination (20%, 8 miles). Poverty touches 8.8% of residents, where Indiana as a whole has 12.3%. The two grades for Clinton Township are C− for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Clinton Township, in a few figures
Clinton Township is a place people come home to
There are 49 jobs based in Clinton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Clinton Township has about 790 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Clinton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 547 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Clinton Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Clinton Township is better than 18% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Clinton Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($47,917, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (7.4%) is left out: Clinton Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Clinton Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
Who commutes out of Clinton Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 540 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 790 people are in Clinton Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.09 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.
About 33 minutes each way for Clinton Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clinton Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 345 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
Commuting out of Clinton Township: the destinations
Where Clinton Township clocks in
20% of workers
19% of workers
5% 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.
Clinton Township works in goods: 37% of its jobs
49 jobs are based in Clinton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clinton Township, 2013 → 2023: 133 → 49. 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 Clinton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Clinton Township goes to work
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 Clinton Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clinton Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Clinton Township 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 384 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). 6.1% of Clinton Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Clinton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Clinton Township is 3,450th of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 85 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 93 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,448 | Lincoln MO | 1,197 | $63K | 12.8% | 1.8% | 12% | C− |
| 3,449 | Somerset OH | 1,482 | $55K | 17.6% | 5.2% | 4% | C− |
| 3,450 | Clinton Township IN | 1,292 | $48K | 8.8% | 7.4% | 1% | C− |
| 3,451 | Koehler Township MI | 1,199 | $62K | 10.3% | 4.9% | 1% | C− |
| 3,452 | Grandview Plaza KS | 1,685 | $42K | 11.7% | 6.4% | 2% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Clinton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Work in the towns next to Clinton Township
The biggest share goes to Monroe Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clinton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | – | C− | D− | 33 min | $47,917 |
| Union Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 29 min | $75,705 |
| Russell Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Monroe Township | 2% | B− | D | 34 min | $82,083 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | B− | C | 29 min | $89,426 |
| Greene Township | under 2% | — | — | 58 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Russell Township and Greene Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clinton Township’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 Clinton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clinton Township?
$47,917 (±$8,035) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clinton Township?
8.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clinton Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clinton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greencastle (20%, 8 mi), Indianapolis (19%, 43 mi), Greencastle Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clinton Township walkable?
Clinton Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clinton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clinton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clinton Township
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.