Clinton draws 793 commuters a day, with 1.9 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania. There are 794 jobs in Clinton, and 428 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Clinton; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (23%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Clinton stands out on work
Clinton is where the jobs are
Clinton has 794 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,300 people are in town, 41% more than the 900 who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
62% of the jobs in Clinton are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Clinton are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. 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 428 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Clinton by day and by night
On a workday 427 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 1,300 people are in Clinton on a workday afternoon, 41% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
75% of the jobs in Clinton pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clinton, 2013 → 2023: 541 → 794. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Clinton: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clinton workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 443 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where the people who work in Clinton live
Where Clinton clocks in
23% of workers
12% of workers
9% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Clinton
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 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: questions
What is the median household income in Clinton?
$104,659 (±$13,373) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clinton?
2.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clinton?
16 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clinton work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (23%, 17 mi), Findlay Township (12%, 1 mi), North Fayette Township (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clinton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clinton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clinton
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.