Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Clark Township works elsewhere
The two grades for Clark Township are C for jobs and income and D− for walkability. There are 198 jobs in Clark Township; 1,226 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Clark Township for work; outside it, Cincinnati is the main destination (9%, 31 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Clark Township: the figures worth knowing
Clark Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Clark Township is a place people come home to
There are 198 jobs based in Clark Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Clark Township has about 2,000 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Clark Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Clark Township is Cincinnati, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (107) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. 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.
Where Clark Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Clark Township is better than 32% of U.S. towns, #802 of 992 in Ohio. Household income holds Clark Township’s grade up ($74,274, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 19% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clark Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
About 36 minutes to work from Clark Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clark Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,176 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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 daily commute in and out of Clark Township
On a workday 1,202 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 174 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Clark Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Half of Clark Township commutes less than 26 miles
About 16% 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.
Commuting out of Clark Township: the destinations
Where Clark Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Clark Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clark Township, 2013 → 2023: 151 → 198. 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 Clark Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Clark Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,310 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). 4.9% of Clark Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Clark Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Clark Township is 3,111th of 4,618 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,109 | Hillsboro KS | 2,646 | $63K | 9.0% | 4.3% | 37% | C |
| 3,110 | Center Township IN | 3,262 | $75K | 8.2% | 7.3% | 5% | C |
| 3,111 | Clark Township OH | 2,993 | $74K | 11.4% | 4.9% | 2% | C |
| 3,112 | Somerset NY | 2,549 | $69K | 12.8% | 3.8% | 12% | C |
| 3,113 | Jefferson Township OH | 2,501 | $68K | 22.3% | 2.4% | 1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,618 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Clark Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Clark Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clark Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Township | – | C | D− | 36 min | $74,274 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | D | B− | 35 min | $49,784 |
| Lewis Township | under 2% | D | D− | 37 min | $70,000 |
| Pike Township | under 2% | B− | D | 33 min | $66,989 |
| Scott Township | under 2% | C− | D | 34 min | $60,882 |
| Tate Township | under 2% | B− | C | 37 min | $78,429 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clark 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 Clark Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clark Township?
$74,274 (±$11,170) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clark Township?
11.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clark Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clark Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (9%, 31 mi), Georgetown (7%, 7 mi), Union Township (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clark Township walkable?
Clark Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clark Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clark Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clark 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.