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A town of 1,961. Nearly 12.7% of it is conserved land.

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Population
1,961
−0.6% since 2010
Median home value
$228K
Census ACS
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
43.3
years
Jobs based here
47
A commuter town

What makes Clinton stand out

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A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Clinton for work

Where Clinton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

8% → Scranton Scranton 8% 7% → Honesdale Honesdale 7% 5% → Carbondale Carbondale 5% 5% → Forest City Forest City 5% 3% → Canaan Canaan 3% 2% → Waymart Waymart 2% Clinton · 2% stay
47jobs based in Clinton
2%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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52°
Cloudy
H 71° · L 58°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Clinton

Most working residents leave Clinton for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Scranton (8%), Honesdale (7%) and Carbondale (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Clinton2%
Scranton8%
Honesdale7%
Carbondale5%
Forest City5%
18 mi
median commute distance
47
jobs based in Clinton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Clinton has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 69 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

69″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–34°
Spring33–56°
Summer55–78°
Fall39–59°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 14
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

12.7% of Clinton is conserved land

18 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

12.7%conserved
Map of Clinton: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
12.7%
conserved · 3,206 of 25,186 acres
18 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Prompton State Park12.7 mi947
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health

How healthy Clinton is

Clinton beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

5 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better4 too close to call1 worse
What stands outClintonPA
Fewer adults seeing a dentist60.8%64.4%
Wayne Memorial Hospital
9.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.

50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
50Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
1
paid flood claims since 2006
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Wayne County - Clinton - ED 64-7A, ED 64-7B
1880 · 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Wayne County - Clinton - ED 64-7A, ED 64-7B · Wikimedia Commons
Clinton’s story

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About Clinton

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Clinton Township is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 2,040 at the time of the 2020 United States Census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
2,040
Area
40 sq mi
Elevation
1,434 ft

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