Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnemployment in Clinton Township (1.4%) is lower than in 91% of U.S. towns
Clinton Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. For 4% of workers, the job is at home (Ohio 13%). Only 3% work in Clinton Township itself; outside it, Tiffin draws the most (33%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Clinton Township and work: the main findings
Clinton Township and Tiffin trade workers both ways
Tiffin is the top workplace for Clinton Township residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Clinton Township come from (30% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Clinton Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Clinton Township fell from 1,095 in 2013 to 744 in 2023, −32%. 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 ↓
Few Clinton Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Many jobs in Clinton Township pay little
26% of the jobs based in Clinton Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. 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 Clinton Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Clinton Township is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #354 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Clinton Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 40% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clinton Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
The places Clinton Township commutes to
Where Clinton Township clocks in
33% of workers
6% 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.
What work there is in Clinton Township: 744 jobs
744 jobs are based in Clinton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clinton Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,095 → 744. 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.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Clinton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 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 1,830 commuters (the 4% 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.
Who works in Clinton Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,672 residents head out to work, 56 work right here, and 688 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Clinton Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.43 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 2023, primary jobs.
How far Clinton Township goes to work
About 22% 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.
Driving is how Clinton Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clinton Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns, #577 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 1,908 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). 7.6% of Clinton Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Clinton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Clinton Township places 1,189th of 4,177 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,400
| # | 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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| 55 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 64 | 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+ |
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| 1,187 | Johnson Township IN | 3,661 | $84K | 7.1% | 1.4% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,188 | Canaan Township OH | 5,185 | $76K | 8.3% | 2.3% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,189 | Clinton Township OH | 4,003 | $93K | 8.8% | 1.4% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,190 | Washington Township PA | 5,222 | $86K | 3.4% | 4.8% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,191 | Zumbrota MN | 4,072 | $78K | 7.2% | 1.3% | 14% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,177 | 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.
36% of Clinton Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clinton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | – | B+ | C+ | 20 min | $93,355 |
| Tiffin | 33% | C | A | 16 min | $56,198 |
| Hopewell Township | 3% | B | B− | 16 min | $61,434 |
| Scipio Township | under 2% | D | D | 26 min | $52,500 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | B | C | 28 min | $77,396 |
| Eden Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 23 min | $113,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Tiffin. 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?
$93,355 (±$23,085) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clinton Township?
8.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clinton Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clinton Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tiffin (33%, 3 mi), Findlay (6%, 27 mi), Fremont (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clinton Township walkable?
Clinton Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clinton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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.