With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Clinton Township works elsewhere
Working residents average 38 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. There are 52 jobs in Clinton Township, against 136 working residents. Only 4% work in Clinton Township; the top destination outside it is Comins Township (23%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Clinton Township
On a workday 131 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Clinton Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Clinton Township: the destinations
Where Clinton Township clocks in
Lines 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.
In Clinton Township, 48% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clinton Township, 2011 → 2021: 88 → 52. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Clinton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 38 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clinton Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 77 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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.
The distance from Clinton Township to work
About 37% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
27% of Clinton Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clinton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $47,177 |
| Comins Township | 23% | D | B− | 25 min | $52,500 |
| Elmer Township | 4% | D | B | 22 min | $62,386 |
| Mitchell Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Rust Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Loud Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mitchell Township, Rust Township and Loud Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Comins Township. 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 2021, 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?
$47,177 (±$4,416) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clinton Township?
16.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clinton Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clinton Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Comins Township (23%, 5 mi), Mentor Township (6%, 14 mi), Big Creek Township (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Clinton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% 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), 2021, 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.