Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0A job hub: Clinton Township has 1.9 jobs per working resident, and 2,307 people come in to work
About one in ten stay in Clinton Township for work; outside it, Pittsburgh is the main destination (11%, 20 miles). 2,428 jobs are based in Clinton Township, against 1,310 working residents. For jobs and income Clinton Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (D−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Clinton Township at work: what stands out
Clinton Township makes and builds things
60% of the jobs based in Clinton Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Clinton Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
Clinton Township is where the jobs are
Clinton Township has 2,428 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 3,900 people are in town, 40% more than the 2,800 who live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Clinton Township’s 24-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 27 to 37 minutes. Next door ↓
The jobs in Clinton Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
80% of the jobs based in Clinton Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 64% of the jobs Clinton Township residents hold. 95% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Clinton Township. The jobs ↓
Clinton Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Clinton Township went from 1,791 in 2013 to 2,428 in 2023, +36%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Clinton Township’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment is its strongest input (1.9%, U.S. 5.2%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($84,839, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clinton Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
A place that makes things: 60% of Clinton Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clinton Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,791 → 2,428. 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.
Who commutes out of Clinton Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,189 residents head out to work and 121 work right here.
About 3,900 people are in Clinton Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Where the people who work in Clinton Township live
Where Clinton Township clocks in
11% 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.
About 24 minutes each way for Clinton Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 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 1,211 commuters (the 9% 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.
Miles to work from Clinton 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.
In Clinton Township, the car does most of the work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,330 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). 2.0% of Clinton Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Clinton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Clinton Township is 650th of 4,703 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 20 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 30 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
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| 65 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 648 | Washington Township IN | 2,571 | $84K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| 649 | Chikaming Township MI | 2,752 | $84K | 5.5% | 0.0% | 18% | A− |
| 650 | Clinton Township PA | 2,824 | $85K | 5.3% | 1.9% | 9% | A− |
| 651 | Riley Township MI | 3,196 | $97K | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1% | A− |
| 652 | Hope Township MI | 3,218 | $99K | 5.6% | 0.9% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Pennsylvania.
Next door to Clinton Township
The biggest share goes to Jefferson Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clinton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | – | A− | D− | 24 min | $84,839 |
| West Deer Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 29 min | $94,820 |
| Middlesex Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 37 min | $114,036 |
| Buffalo Township | 2% | A | C | 27 min | $99,635 |
| Jefferson Township | 5% | B | C+ | 31 min | $90,354 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 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?
$84,839 (±$13,603) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clinton Township?
5.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clinton Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clinton Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (11%, 20 mi), Jefferson Township (5%, 6 mi), Saxonburg (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clinton Township walkable?
Clinton Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 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 2% 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.