Photo: Nyttend · Public domainClinton’s household incomes are lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Clinton; the top destination outside it is Terre Haute (25%, 14 miles). Below the poverty line: 21.4% of residents, where Indiana as a whole has 12.3%. Clinton grades C− for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Clinton: the figures worth knowing
Clinton and Terre Haute trade workers both ways
Terre Haute is the top workplace for Clinton residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Clinton come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Clinton pay little
26% of the jobs based in Clinton pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Clinton’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Clinton is better than 17% of U.S. towns, #546 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Clinton’s grade up (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($42,922, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clinton could be anywhere from D− to C+.
Where Clinton goes to work
Where Clinton clocks in
25% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
What work there is in Clinton: 1,043 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clinton, 2013 → 2023: 1,063 → 1,043. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Clinton
On a workday 1,617 residents head out to work, 202 work right here, and 841 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,000 people are in Clinton on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.57 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.
From Clinton, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clinton workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,699 commuters (the 18% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Clinton
About 25% 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.
Few in Clinton walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clinton is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns, #247 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,075 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). 9.8% of Clinton households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Clinton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Clinton places 3,275th of 3,867 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 92 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 132 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 136 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,273 | Camden TN | 3,690 | $55K | 19.8% | 4.4% | 24% | C− |
| 3,274 | Floral City FL | 5,437 | $62K | 15.0% | 5.3% | 3% | C− |
| 3,275 | Clinton IN | 4,771 | $43K | 21.4% | 4.2% | 11% | C− |
| 3,276 | Princeton KY | 6,168 | $47K | 15.8% | 4.5% | 40% | C− |
| 3,277 | Falls City NE | 3,988 | $52K | 11.4% | 5.3% | 46% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,867 | 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 Clinton, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Clinton and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Clinton Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clinton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton | – | C− | B− | 22 min | $42,922 |
| Florida Township | under 3% | C− | C− | 29 min | $53,750 |
| Clinton Township | 8% | C− | C+ | 25 min | $57,404 |
| Fairview Park | under 3% | C | D | 22 min | $62,778 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clinton’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: questions
What is the median household income in Clinton?
$42,922 (±$7,512) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clinton?
21.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clinton?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clinton work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Terre Haute (25%, 14 mi), Clinton Township (8%, 3 mi), Indianapolis (6%, 67 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clinton walkable?
Clinton is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clinton without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clinton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clinton
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.