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Work & commute · Port Clinton

Work & commute in Port Clinton, OH

About one in 4 of Port Clinton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Portage (8%), Sandusky (5%) and Toledo (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
23%
606 of 2,642 working residents
Typical commute
13 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
20 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
6%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,036 Port Clinton residents head out of town to work, 606 work right here, and 1,833 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Port Clinton.

2,036live here, work elsewhere
606live and work here
1,833work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Port Clinton goes to work

Oak HarborPort ClintonFremontSanduskyColumbusClevelandToledoPortageErieCarrollCatawba IslandBayDanburyPerkinsSalemPortageSanduskyToledoFremontCatawba IslandPerkinsColumbusClevelandDanburyPort Clinton
1
Port Clinton (in town)right here
23%606
2
Portage1.6 mi away
8%207
3
Sandusky12.2 mi away
5%141
4
Toledo34.9 mi away
4%106
5
Fremont14.1 mi away
4%97
6
Catawba Island6.2 mi away
4%97
7
Perkins15 mi away
2%63
8
Columbus105.3 mi away
2%49
9
Cleveland65.2 mi away
2%48
10
Danbury9.8 mi away
2%46
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%1,182

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

How far

How far Port Clinton commutes

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

41%Under 10 mi
21%10–24 mi
18%25–50 mi
19%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Port Clinton is balanced between jobs and homes

0.92jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Port Clinton are

2,439 jobs are based in Port Clinton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Port Clinton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Port Clinton

2,439 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)5%
Trade, transport & utilities9%
Services (health, schools, offices…)87%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Port Clinton residents hold

2,642 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)22%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)60%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month52%