Photo: Hawkeye58 · CC BY-SA 3.0Clinton has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A−: better than 83% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #110 of 261 in Maryland.
Walkability B: more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns · #197 of 261 in Maryland.
Household incomes here are higher than in 90% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 38 minutes each way (Maryland 31, U.S. 26). Only 4% work in Clinton; the top destination outside it is Washington (29%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Clinton
A lot of Clinton workers cross into Washington, D.C.
34% of Clinton workers work outside Maryland, most of them in Washington, D.C., the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Clinton draws workers from far and wide
The 8,683 jobs in Clinton are filled from a wide area. Clinton’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 22%; the other 71% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Clinton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
29% of Clinton works in Washington
4,906 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Washington, DC, 13 miles away. That’s 7 times as many as work in Clinton itself. The commute map ↓
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.
What’s behind Clinton’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Clinton is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #110 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Clinton’s grade up (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clinton could be anywhere from B+ to A.
29% of working residents work in Washington
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Clinton clocks in
29% of workers
2% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 38 minutes each way, longer than most of Maryland
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clinton workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16,337 commuters (the 21% who work from home are left out). Across Maryland: 80% drive alone, 5% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Clinton quiets down on a workday
On a workday 16,362 residents head out to work, 635 work right here, and 8,048 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30,000 people are in Clinton on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.51 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.
What the 8,683 jobs in Clinton are
8,683 jobs are based in Clinton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Clinton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clinton, 2013 → 2023: 9,011 → 8,683. 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.
Half of Clinton commutes less than 13 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Clinton start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clinton is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns, #197 of 261 in Maryland. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.0% across Maryland, on an EPA index of 6.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 20,619 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 5% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, <1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 61% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.3% of Clinton households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Clinton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Clinton is 352nd of 1,113 U.S. towns of 27,000 to 52,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Clinton, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
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| 14 | Severna Park MD | 40,228 | $170K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Pasadena MD | 34,309 | $130K | 5.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Potomac MD | 45,902 | $237K | 3.9% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
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| 350 | Nunda Township IL | 39,031 | $110K | 5.1% | 4.5% | 10% | A− |
| 351 | South Portland ME | 27,007 | $87K | 6.9% | 2.6% | 21% | A− |
| 352 | Clinton MD | 38,376 | $125K | 7.7% | 4.7% | 4% | A− |
| 353 | Jackson Township OH | 50,870 | $92K | 6.9% | 3.5% | 12% | A− |
| 354 | Lindenhurst NY | 27,258 | $130K | 5.7% | 6.3% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,113 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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.
Clinton and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Clinton’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clinton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton | – | A− | B | 38 min | $124,803 |
| Friendly | under 2% | A− | A | 37 min | $127,670 |
| Rosaryville | under 2% | A | C+ | 43 min | $158,923 |
| Brandywine | under 2% | A− | B | 42 min | $157,587 |
| Accokeek | under 2% | A− | B | 42 min | $150,815 |
| Camp Springs | under 2% | A− | A | 38 min | $120,456 |
| Fort Washington | under 2% | A− | A | 38 min | $143,333 |
| Andrews AFB | under 2% | A | A | 17 min | $87,407 |
| Melwood | under 2% | B− | B− | 36 min | $81,364 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$124,803 (±$4,352) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clinton?
7.7%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clinton?
38 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clinton work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (29%, 13 mi), Arlington (3%, 14 mi), Baltimore (2%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clinton walkable?
Clinton is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clinton without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. <1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.