Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMore than half of Clinton Township’s working residents commute to Columbus
Hardly any stay in Clinton Township for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (54%, 5 miles). Clinton Township grades B for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 6.0 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 4.6 in Columbus.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Clinton Township, in brief
Clinton Township trades workers with the towns around it
Clinton Township has about as many jobs (2,043) as working residents (1,749), but they are mostly different people: 1,734 residents leave for work each day while 2,028 people come in. Only 1% of the jobs in Clinton Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Most Clinton Township residents work close to home
66% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
38% of the jobs based in Clinton Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 28% of Clinton Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
47% of the jobs in Clinton Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% 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.
The four measures behind Clinton Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Clinton Township is better than 64% of U.S. towns, #451 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Clinton Township’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (19.0%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clinton Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Who commutes out of Clinton Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,734 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 2,028 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 (1.17 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.
Where Clinton Township’s working residents head each day
Where Clinton Township clocks in
54% 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.
Half of Clinton Township commutes less than 7 miles
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.
What the 2,043 jobs in Clinton Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clinton Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,123 → 2,043. 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.
Time on the road from Clinton Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clinton Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,155 commuters (the 12% 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Clinton Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clinton Township is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns, #4 of 993 in Ohio. 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 2,450 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 98% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 43% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 87% 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). 7.6% of Clinton Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Clinton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Clinton Township next to U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,600: 1,519th of 4,112 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 54 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 62 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 85 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,517 | Pecan Acres TX | 4,161 | $114K | 7.9% | 10.1% | 2% | B |
| 1,518 | Savannah MO | 5,107 | $63K | 4.4% | 2.4% | 12% | B |
| 1,519 | Clinton Township OH | 4,153 | $72K | 19.0% | 2.3% | 1% | B |
| 1,520 | Crockett CA | 3,372 | $111K | 11.2% | 6.5% | 5% | B |
| 1,521 | Kirtland AFB NM | 3,413 | $85K | 12.9% | 6.9% | 13% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,112 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Clinton Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clinton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | – | B | A+ | 21 min | $71,530 |
| Mifflin Township | under 2% | A | B | 20 min | $104,427 |
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 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?
$71,530 (±$9,376) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clinton Township?
19.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clinton Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clinton Township work?
1% work in town.
Is Clinton Township walkable?
Clinton Township is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.8 out of 20, and 13% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clinton Township without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 43% 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), 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.