Photo: John Bohnel · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Clinton Township earn more than those in 97% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 2.3%, next to 9.7% for New Jersey as a whole. Clinton Township grades A for jobs and income and B for walkability. Home is the office for 27% of workers (New Jersey 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Clinton Township, in a few figures
No single place dominates Clinton Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Raritan Township, gets only 5% of working residents, and 68% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Clinton Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Clinton Township
27% of Clinton Township workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Time on the road ↓
Clinton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 31 across New Jersey. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Clinton Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Clinton Township fell from 5,477 in 2014 to 3,950 in 2024, −28%. 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 ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Clinton Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Clinton Township is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #155 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income holds Clinton Township’s grade up ($167,109, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clinton Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
5% of working residents work in Raritan Township
Where Clinton Township clocks in
5% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
About 37 minutes each way, longer than most of New Jersey
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clinton Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,542 commuters (the 27% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
70% of the jobs in Clinton Township pay over $3,333 a month
3,950 jobs are based in Clinton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clinton Township, 2014 → 2024: 5,477 → 3,950. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Clinton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Clinton Township by day and by night
On a workday 5,811 residents head out to work, 368 work right here, and 3,582 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Clinton Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.64 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 2024, primary jobs.
How many miles Clinton Township commutes
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Clinton Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clinton Township is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns, #374 of 468 in New Jersey. 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 6,260 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 50% 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). 2.4% of Clinton Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Clinton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Clinton Township next to U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000: 518th of 2,526 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
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| 7 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 7% | A+ |
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| 18 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
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| 35 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 10% | A+ |
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| 516 | Northlake TX | 12,036 | $123K | 6.3% | 4.2% | 1% | A |
| 517 | Ledyard CT | 15,601 | $108K | 5.7% | 1.9% | 12% | A |
| 518 | Clinton Township NJ | 13,412 | $167K | 2.3% | 5.3% | 6% | A |
| 519 | Brunswick Hills Township OH | 11,536 | $94K | 7.2% | 2.0% | 2% | A |
| 520 | Rockcreek OR | 9,223 | $107K | 4.3% | 4.0% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,526 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 New Jersey.
Clinton Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Raritan Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clinton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | – | A | B | 37 min | $167,109 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | A+ | B | 31 min | $161,169 |
| Union Township | under 2% | A− | B+ | 38 min | $137,568 |
| Readington Township | 4% | A− | C | 30 min | $157,625 |
| Tewksbury Township | under 2% | A+ | B | 41 min | $192,576 |
| Clinton | under 2% | A+ | A | 29 min | $141,146 |
| Raritan Township | 5% | A | B− | 34 min | $165,174 |
| Lebanon Township | under 2% | B | B | 30 min | $129,936 |
| High Bridge | under 2% | A− | A− | 34 min | $112,467 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 2024, 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?
$167,109 (±$15,240) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clinton Township?
2.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clinton Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clinton Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Raritan Township (5%, 6 mi), New York City (4%, 49 mi), Bridgewater Township (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Clinton Township walkable?
Clinton Township is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clinton Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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), 2024, 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.