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Jobs & commute in Clinton Township

Households in Clinton Township have lower incomes than those in 91% of U.S. towns

3% of workers work from home, where Ohio as a whole has 13%. 23.0% of residents live below the poverty line, against 13.3% across Ohio. The two grades for Clinton Township are D− for jobs and income and D− for walkability.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Work and commuting in Clinton Township, in brief

Clinton Township workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓

Few Clinton Township workers work from home

Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓

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; with 693 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

Jobs & income grade

Income, poverty and work: Clinton Township’s grade explained

On income, poverty and job access, Clinton Township is better than 4% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Clinton Township’s grade.

Household income $46,776 (±$16,501) · OH $71,389 · U.S. $80,734Higher than 9% of U.S. towns
Poverty 23.0% · OH 13.3% · U.S. 12.5%Lower than 10% of U.S. towns
Job access by car EPA, jobs within a 45-minute driveMore than 16% of U.S. towns

Unemployment (3.1%) is left out: Clinton Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.

D−C−

A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Clinton Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.

How TownRatings grades jobs & income →

★ What stands out · Time on the road

The trip to work from Clinton Township: about 30 minutes

A year of commuting
226 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Clinton Township30 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
3%

of Clinton Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Clinton Township gets to work
93%Drive alone
7%Carpool

Share of the 510 commuters (the 3% 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.

Day and night

How many people are in Clinton Township by day

On a workday 658 residents head out to work, 35 work right here, and 318 people come in from elsewhere.

658live here, work elsewhere
35live and work here
318work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night1,800
Workday1,500
1,800live here− 660head out to work+ 320come in to work= 1,500on a workday

About 1,500 people are in Clinton Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.51jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.51 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.

The commute map

9% of working residents work in McArthur

HamdenMcArthur: 64 residents work here (9%)Wellston: 37 residents work here (5%)Jackson: 27 residents work here (4%)Athens: 26 residents work here (4%)Chillicothe: 37 residents work here (5%)Columbus: 34 residents work here (5%)Clinton TownshipVinton TownshipGreen Township: 34 residents work here (5%)Milton TownshipElk Township: 59 residents work here (9%)Harrison TownshipRichland TownshipSwan TownshipWashington TownshipAlexander TownshipMadison Township: 28 residents work here (4%)McArthurElk TownshipWellstonChillicotheColumbusGreen TownshipClinton Township
1
McArthur4.4 mi away
9%64
2
Elk Township5.2 mi away
9%59
3
Wellston5.4 mi away
5%37
4
Chillicothe29.3 mi away
5%37
5
Columbus61.4 mi away
5%34
6
Green Township29 mi away
5%34
7
Madison Township7.8 mi away
4%28
8
Jackson12.9 mi away
4%27
9
Athens22.9 mi away
4%26
10
Clinton Township (in town)right here
3%19
Everywhere elseother towns and states
47%328
The top trips

Where Clinton Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

The kinds of work in Clinton Township

353 jobs are based in Clinton Township.

Jobs based in Clinton TownshipJobs Clinton Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms22%25%
Trade, transport & utilities8%17%
Services: health, schools, offices70%59%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less19%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%35%
Over $3,333 a month49%50%

Who does it

29 or younger22%24%
30 to 5450%52%
55 and older28%24%
+32%

Jobs based in Clinton Township, 2013 → 2023: 267 → 353. 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.

How far

How far Clinton Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi70 miMcArthur: 9% · 4.4 miElk Township: 9% · 5.2 miWellston: 5% · 5.4 miChillicothe: 5% · 29.3 miColumbus: 5% · 61.4 miGreen Township: 5% · 29 miMadison Township: 4% · 7.8 miJackson: 4% · 12.9 miAthens: 4% · 22.9 miMcArthur 9%Elk Township 9%Wellston 5%Columbus 5%Clinton Township
Clinton TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
34%Under 10 mi230 residents
15%10–24 mi101 residents
25%25–50 mi171 residents
27%Over 50 mi181 residents

About 27% 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.

Getting around · Walkability grade

In Clinton Township, most people drive to work

On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clinton Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Clinton Township near the same point nationally.

EPA walkability index 4.4 of 20 · typical OH town 5.9 · U.S. 6.9Higher than 13% of U.S. towns
Walk, bike or transit 0.0% of commuters · OH 3.7% · U.S. 7.1%Higher than 7% of U.S. towns
D−D−

A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 525 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). 10.8% 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.

Towns its size

Clinton Township next to U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,400

#TownPeopleHousehold incomePovertyUnemploymentWork in townGrade
1Chevy Chase Village MD1,978$250K1.2%2.6%3%A+
2Plandome NY1,482$250K0.9%1.4%1%A+
3Hewlett Harbor NY1,332$250K1.9%7.2%2%A+
…
22New California OH1,672$162K0.0%1.1%<1%A+
…
42Millcreek Township OH1,562$151K2.3%0.0%1%A+
…
55Bratenahl OH1,396$138K4.4%0.8%1%A+
…
4,972Maple Grove Township MI1,345$58K23.8%11.3%5%D−
4,973Marion Township OH2,260$45K27.3%5.9%6%D−
4,974Clinton Township OH1,804$47K23.0%3.1%5%D−
4,975Franklin Township OH2,306$54K35.7%0.0%2%D−
4,976Harrison Township OH1,556$46K22.9%6.4%1%D−
…
5,343Paraje NM1,333$33K61.7%0.0%0%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.

Next door

Clinton Township and its neighbors

The biggest share goes to Elk Township (9%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Milton Township20 min
Clinton Township30 min
Washington Township31 min
Elk Township34 min
Richland Township34 min
Vinton Township43 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownClinton Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Clinton Township–D−D−30 min$46,776
Vinton Townshipunder 3%——43 min—
Elk Township9%C−B34 min$60,781
Milton Townshipunder 3%—D−20 min—
Richland Townshipunder 3%DD34 min$53,711
Washington Townshipunder 3%——31 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Vinton Township and Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Clinton Township: questions

What is the median household income in Clinton Township?

$46,776 (±$16,501) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Clinton Township?

23.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Clinton Township?

30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Clinton Township work?

5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McArthur (9%, 4 mi), Elk Township (9%, 5 mi), Wellston (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Is Clinton Township walkable?

Clinton Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.

Can you get around Clinton Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 11% 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.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Clinton Township

Clinton Township home →

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.