Work & commute · Clinton

Work & commute in Clinton, IN

Most working residents leave Clinton for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Terre Haute (26%), Clinton (8%) and Paris (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

18%

597 of 3,379 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,782 Clinton residents head out of town to work, 597 work right here, and 1,745 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Clinton.

2,782live here, work elsewhere

597live and work here

1,745work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Clinton goes to work

Terre Haute13.5 mi away

26%878

Clinton (in town)right here

9%294

Clinton2.9 mi away

8%286

Paris, IL12.5 mi away

3%118

Helt7.7 mi away

3%96

Honey Creek18 mi away

2%79

Otter Creek8.5 mi away

2%74

Center70.6 mi away

2%73

Van Buren22 mi away

2%60

Rockville14.6 mi away

2%59

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%1,362

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Clinton commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

26%

43%

25%

26%Under 10 mi

43%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Clinton is a commuter town

0.69jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.69 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Clinton are

2,342 jobs are based in Clinton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Clinton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Clinton

2,342 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Clinton residents hold

3,379 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−8%

Jobs based in Clinton, 2013 → 2023: 2,549 → 2,342. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.