Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0At 2.5%, unemployment in Clayton is lower than in 77% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Clayton is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Clayton are A− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 5% work in Clayton itself; outside it, Dayton draws the most (23%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Clayton: the gist
Clayton and Dayton trade workers both ways
Dayton is the top workplace for Clayton residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Clayton come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in Clayton are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Clayton
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Clayton is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #198 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Clayton’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clayton could be anywhere from B to A+.
Where the trip to work from Clayton ends
Where Clayton clocks in
23% 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.
Inside Clayton’s 4,789 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clayton, 2013 → 2023: 3,737 → 4,789. 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 Clayton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Clayton: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 5,440 residents head out to work, 298 work right here, and 4,491 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).
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 daily trip from Clayton: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clayton workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,103 commuters (the 8% 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.
Where in the region Clayton works
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.
Driving is how Clayton gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clayton is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns, #393 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,659 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 51% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 69% 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). 2.0% of Clayton households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Clayton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,526 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000, Clayton comes 624th 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% | 11% | A+ |
| 4 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 622 | New Milford NJ | 17,133 | $115K | 4.2% | 6.4% | 4% | A− |
| 623 | Beachwood OH | 13,673 | $107K | 3.8% | 5.4% | 10% | A− |
| 624 | Clayton OH | 13,397 | $93K | 7.0% | 2.5% | 5% | A− |
| 625 | Blackstone MA | 9,416 | $94K | 8.0% | 2.6% | 6% | A− |
| 626 | North Palm Beach FL | 13,319 | $90K | 7.7% | 2.3% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,526 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Clayton, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Clayton and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Englewood (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clayton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton | – | A− | B− | 21 min | $92,879 |
| Englewood | 4% | A− | B+ | 25 min | $80,030 |
| Union | under 3% | B | B− | 25 min | $73,353 |
| Butler Township | 3% | A− | C+ | 25 min | $93,151 |
| Clay Township | under 3% | B | B | 24 min | $75,531 |
| Trotwood | under 3% | C− | A | 25 min | $50,113 |
| Harrison Township | under 3% | C− | A | 21 min | $45,125 |
| Shiloh | under 3% | C− | A− | 20 min | $45,874 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clayton’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 Clayton: questions
What is the median household income in Clayton?
$92,879 (±$5,442) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clayton?
7.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clayton?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clayton work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dayton (23%, 9 mi), Kettering (4%, 15 mi), Englewood (4%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clayton walkable?
Clayton is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 9.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clayton without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clayton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clayton
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.