Clarksfield TownshipOH
A town of 1,588, settled in 1821.
Is Clarksfield Township a good place to live?
The best of Clarksfield Township’s subject grades are a B+ for civic life and history; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 43 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 80 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Clarksfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Clarksfield Township stand out
Where Clarksfield Township beats most towns.
100% of working residents leave Clarksfield Township for work
Where Clarksfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Clarksfield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Clarksfield Township is from typical.
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Moving to Clarksfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clarksfield Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Clarksfield Township.
Fewer of Clarksfield Township’s working residents work locally than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
0.3% of Clarksfield Township working residents work locally, below both the Ohio town median (6.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in Clarksfield Township grew to 53 in 2023, 20 more than in 2013. Clarksfield Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
| Clarksfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Clarksfield Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health in Clarksfield Township trails 68% of U.S. towns
Clarksfield Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 17% of Clarksfield Township adults smoke cigarettes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 14%. 39% of Clarksfield Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Clarksfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Clarksfield Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 8.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Clarksfield Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Clarksfield Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Clarksfield Township is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Clarksfield Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Clarksfield Township
About 6 of every 100 Clarksfield Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Clarksfield Township
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Clarksfield is an unincorporated community in the northwestern portion of Clarksfield Township, Huron County, Ohio, United States. It lies along State Route 18 midway between Norwalk and Wellington, and along State Route 60 between New London and Wakeman. The Vermilion River flows northward through Clarksfield.
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Clarksfield Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Clarksfield Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksfield Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | C |
| Wakeman Township | #510 | B | A− | — | B− | C |
| Hartland Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C |
| New London Township | #634 | B− | A | — | B− | C |
| Brighton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Camden Township | — | — | C− | — | B+ | C+ |
Clarksfield Township, Hartland Township and Camden Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clarksfield Township, Wakeman Township, Hartland Township, New London Township and Camden Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Brighton Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clarksfield Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Clarksfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clarksfield Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.