Household incomes in Clint are lower than in 93% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Clint C−; getting around on foot earns it A−. Poverty touches 28.5% of residents, against 13.8% across Texas. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 5.2 in El Paso.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Clint apart
More than half of Clint works in El Paso
235 working residents, 59%, have their main job in El Paso, 21 miles away. That’s 20 times as many as work in Clint itself. The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Clint pay little
33% of the jobs based in Clint pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Few Clint workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. 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 400 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Clint’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Clint is better than 20% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Clint’s grade up (ahead of 76% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
Unemployment (2.3%) is left out: Clint’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Clint could be anywhere from C− to C+.
59% of working residents work in El Paso
Where Clint clocks in
59% of workers
6% 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.
Inside Clint’s 437 jobs
437 jobs are based in Clint.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clint, 2013 → 2023: 93 → 437. 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 Clint’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Clint’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clint workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 443 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 83% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Clint
On a workday 389 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 426 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.09 per resident).
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 in the region Clint works
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 Clint, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clint is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.0% across Texas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 462 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 98% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 98% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 52% 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). 0.0% of Clint households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Clint’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,100th of 3,133: where Clint ranks among U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 9 | Seis Lagos TX | 1,391 | $249K | 1.2% | 4.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Weston TX | 1,140 | $144K | 2.8% | 0.7% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Randolph AFB TX | 1,240 | $113K | 2.8% | 3.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,098 | Blades DE | 1,372 | $57K | 13.0% | 11.9% | 1% | C− |
| 2,099 | Daisetta TX | 1,194 | $66K | 14.5% | 4.7% | 1% | C− |
| 2,100 | Clint TX | 1,060 | $44K | 28.5% | 2.3% | 3% | C− |
| 2,101 | Wexford Township MI | 1,182 | $78K | 15.6% | 6.8% | 0% | C− |
| 2,102 | Tubac AZ | 1,294 | $73K | 13.4% | 0.0% | 8% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Clint, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Clint and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clint workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint | – | C− | A− | 29 min | $43,977 |
| Morning Glory | under 1% | — | — | 52 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Morning Glory: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clint’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 Clint: questions
What is the median household income in Clint?
$43,977 (±$13,619) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clint?
28.5%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clint?
29 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clint work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are El Paso (59%, 21 mi), Socorro (6%, 4 mi), Horizon City (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clint walkable?
Clint is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 10.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clint without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 98% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clint, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clint
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.