Jones, Samuel S., Cobblestone House · Photo: Sa magnuson33 · CC BY-SA 3.0Clinton has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
At home: 20% of workers have no commute at all (Wisconsin 13%). 77 jobs are based in Clinton, and 401 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Clinton; the top destination outside it is Janesville (16%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Clinton, in brief
Clinton and Janesville trade workers both ways
Janesville is the top workplace for Clinton residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Clinton come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Clinton is a place people come home to
There are 77 jobs based in Clinton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Clinton has about 550 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Clinton’s 21-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 26 to 31 minutes. Next door ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 401 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Clinton goes to work
Where Clinton clocks in
16% of workers
11% 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.
Who leaves Clinton for work, and who comes in
On a workday 399 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Clinton on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
In Clinton, 86% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clinton, 2014 → 2024: 62 → 77. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 21 minutes in Clinton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clinton workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 379 commuters (the 21% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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.
Clinton’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Around Clinton: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clinton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton | – | — | — | 21 min | $97,500 |
| Sharon | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Turtle | under 2% | B+ | B− | 31 min | $93,750 |
| Bradford | under 2% | A | C− | 26 min | $115,833 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sharon: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clinton’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: questions
What is the median household income in Clinton?
$97,500 (±$44,251) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clinton?
6.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clinton?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clinton work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Janesville (16%, 13 mi), Clinton (14%, 2 mi), Madison (11%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Clinton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% 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), 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.