Photo: PennDOT · Public domainClinton Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 36 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 136 jobs are based in Clinton Township for 331 working residents. Only 2% stay in Clinton Township for work; outside it, Grove City is the main destination (8%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Clinton Township at work: what stands out
About 36 minutes each way for Clinton Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clinton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 273 commuters (the 12% 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.
Who leaves Clinton Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 323 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 128 people come in from elsewhere.
About 740 people are in Clinton Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Clinton Township ends
Where Clinton Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Goods jobs make up 68% of work in Clinton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clinton Township, 2014 → 2024: 171 → 136. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Clinton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Clinton Township to work
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Clinton Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clinton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $65,313 |
| Scrubgrass Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Kennerdell | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Rockland Township | under 3% | C− | C | 30 min | $53,125 |
| Irwin Township | under 3% | B− | D | 31 min | $69,231 |
| Victory Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Scrubgrass Township and Victory Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Kennerdell: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. 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 2024, 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?
$65,313 (±$21,297) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clinton Township?
24.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clinton Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clinton Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grove City (8%, 12 mi), Pine Township (7%, 11 mi), Franklin (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Clinton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% 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), 2024, 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.