Work & commute · Clinton

Work & commute in Clinton, MO

About one in 5 of Clinton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Clinton (41%), Kansas City (4%) and Springfield (4%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

21%

734 of 3,542 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

14 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,808 Clinton residents head out of town to work, 734 work right here, and 2,215 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Clinton.

2,808live here, work elsewhere

734live and work here

2,215work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Clinton goes to work

Clinton2.4 mi away

41%1,455

Kansas City67.9 mi away

4%131

Springfield83.7 mi away

4%128

Warrensburg29.3 mi away

3%93

Sedalia39.2 mi away

3%91

Harrisonville37 mi away

2%81

Lebanon77 mi away

1%51

Fields Creek5.3 mi away

1%50

Windsor19.6 mi away

1%46

Joplin95.7 mi away

1%45

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%1,371

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.

45%

15%

34%

45%Under 10 mi

7%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

34%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Clinton is balanced between jobs and homes

0.83jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Clinton are

2,949 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

2,949 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month37%

Jobs Clinton residents hold

3,542 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month45%

+1%

Jobs based in Clinton, 2013 → 2023: 2,934 → 2,949. 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.