With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Chatfield Township works elsewhere
5 jobs are based in Chatfield Township, and 15 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Chatfield Township itself; outside it, Westhope draws the most (13%, 23 miles). 40% of workers work from home, where North Dakota as a whole has 8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Chatfield Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30 people are in Chatfield Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The places Chatfield Township commutes to
Where Chatfield Township clocks in
7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Chatfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Chatfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Chatfield Township
of Chatfield Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3 commuters (the 40% who work from home are left out). Across North Dakota: 85% 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.
How far Chatfield Township goes to work
About 33% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Chatfield Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chatfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatfield Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Pratt Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Elms Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Prescott Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lewis Township, Pratt Township, Elms Township and Prescott Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chatfield Township’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 2023, 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 Chatfield Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Chatfield Township?
16.7%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Chatfield Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Westhope (13%, 23 mi), Minot (13%, 25 mi), Edina (7%, 447 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chatfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chatfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chatfield Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.