Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSt. Clair Township has higher unemployment (6.6%) than 79% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn St. Clair Township C; getting around on foot earns it C−. Only 4% work in St. Clair Township; the top destination outside it is Hamilton (13%, 4 miles). The trip to work takes 27 minutes on average; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set St. Clair Township apart
St. Clair Township makes and builds things
57% of the jobs based in St. Clair Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs St. Clair Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in St. Clair Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
73% of the jobs based in St. Clair Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 58% of the jobs St. Clair Township residents hold. 93% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside St. Clair Township. 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.
Inside St. Clair Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, St. Clair Township is better than 31% of U.S. towns, #810 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds St. Clair Township’s grade up (ahead of 74% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, St. Clair Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
Factories, building and farms: 57% of the jobs in St. Clair Township
1,829 jobs are based in St. Clair Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Clair Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,611 → 1,829. 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 St. Clair Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes St. Clair Township
On a workday 2,701 residents head out to work, 121 work right here, and 1,708 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,900 people are in St. Clair Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
Where St. Clair Township’s working residents head each day
Where St. Clair Township clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
About 27 minutes to work from St. Clair Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Clair Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,476 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.
Short hops and long hauls from St. Clair Township
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.
Most of St. Clair Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, St. Clair Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns, #812 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place St. Clair 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 2,816 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 2% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.6% of St. Clair Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of St. Clair Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, St. Clair Township is 2,368th of 3,167 U.S. towns of 4,900 to 9,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 26 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 36 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 47 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
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| 2,366 | Fowler CA | 7,745 | $67K | 19.3% | 7.1% | 8% | C |
| 2,367 | Girard OH | 9,384 | $53K | 20.0% | 4.9% | 7% | C |
| 2,368 | St. Clair Township OH | 6,940 | $62K | 16.7% | 6.6% | 4% | C |
| 2,369 | Cherokee IA | 5,122 | $62K | 18.5% | 2.4% | 38% | C |
| 2,370 | Clyde OH | 6,361 | $51K | 11.3% | 4.9% | 23% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,167 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 St. Clair Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work next door: 15% of St. Clair Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Clair Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair Township | – | C | C− | 27 min | $62,378 |
| Hamilton | 13% | C | A− | 25 min | $55,166 |
| Fairfield Township | 2% | A− | C | 24 min | $108,353 |
| New Miami | under 3% | C− | D | 25 min | $43,281 |
| Trenton | under 3% | B+ | B+ | 32 min | $80,635 |
| Ross Township | under 3% | A | C− | 29 min | $93,906 |
| Madison Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 24 min | $82,216 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | A | D | 29 min | $80,337 |
| Hanover Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 26 min | $79,911 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hamilton. Darker towns draw more of St. Clair 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 St. Clair Township: questions
What is the median household income in St. Clair Township?
$62,378 (±$13,165) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Clair Township?
16.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Clair Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Clair Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hamilton (13%, 4 mi), Fairfield (8%, 8 mi), Cincinnati (7%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is St. Clair Township walkable?
St. Clair Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around St. Clair Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Clair Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Clair 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.