With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Clinton Township works elsewhere
There are 193 jobs in Clinton Township, against 543 working residents. For jobs and income Clinton Township is better than 34% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (D). Only 4% stay in Clinton Township for work; outside it, Cabool is the main destination (22%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Clinton Township
Fewer jobs are based in Clinton Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Clinton Township fell from 300 in 2013 to 193 in 2023, −36%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 543 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Clinton Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
The poverty rate holds Clinton Township’s grade up (5.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 5% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Clinton Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Clinton Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Clinton Township works in goods: 46% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clinton Township, 2013 → 2023: 300 → 193. 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
About 31% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Clinton Township
On a workday 523 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 173 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Clinton Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The places Clinton Township commutes to
Where Clinton Township clocks in
22% of workers
12% of workers
9% 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.
The daily trip from Clinton Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clinton Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 539 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 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.
Few in Clinton Township walk, bike or ride to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 578 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). 0.0% of Clinton Township households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Clinton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Clinton Township is 3,284th of 6,161 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Warson Woods MO | 1,990 | $207K | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Weatherby Lake MO | 2,139 | $153K | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 62 | Lake Winnebago MO | 1,869 | $179K | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,282 | York Township IN | 1,144 | $71K | 8.8% | 3.8% | 2% | C |
| 3,283 | Newburgh ME | 1,735 | $77K | 11.7% | 5.0% | 4% | C |
| 3,284 | Clinton Township MO | 1,609 | $65K | 5.3% | 0.0% | 4% | C |
| 3,285 | Kortright NY | 1,508 | $81K | 8.2% | 5.3% | 5% | C |
| 3,286 | Wedgefield SC | 1,968 | $44K | 9.6% | 4.1% | 0% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Missouri.
14% of Clinton Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Mountain Grove (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clinton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | – | C | D | 21 min | $64,861 |
| Burdine Township | 2% | C− | C | 22 min | $40,121 |
| Morris Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Mountain Grove | 12% | C− | B+ | 14 min | $37,415 |
Same-state neighbors only. Morris 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?
$64,861 (±$15,537) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clinton Township?
5.3%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clinton Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clinton Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cabool (22%, 6 mi), Mountain Grove (12%, 3 mi), Springfield (9%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clinton Township walkable?
Clinton Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 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 0% 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.