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Jobs & commute in Clara Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Clara Township works elsewhere

1 jobs are based in Clara Township, and 7 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Clara Township; the top destination outside it is Tolna (14%, 22 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Clara Township by day

On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

7live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night30
Workday24
30live here− 7head out to work+ 1come in to work= 24on a workday

About 24 people are in Clara Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.14jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Commuting out of Clara Township: the destinations

Tolna: 1 residents work here (14%)Aneta: 1 residents work here (14%)Lakota: 1 residents work here (14%)McVille: 1 residents work here (14%)CarringtonDevils Lake: 1 residents work here (14%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (14%)Lakota TownshipLillehoff TownshipHope TownshipEnterprise TownshipClara TownshipDahlen: 1 residents work here (14%)TolnaAnetaLakotaMcVilleDevils LakeGrand ForksClara Township
1
Tolna21.8 mi away
14%1
2
Aneta35.9 mi away
14%1
3
Lakota6.5 mi away
14%1
4
McVille27 mi away
14%1
5
Devils Lake23.9 mi away
14%1
6
Grand Forks60.6 mi away
14%1
7
Dahlen19.6 mi away
14%1
The top trips

Where Clara Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

100% of the jobs in Clara Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Clara TownshipJobs Clara Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%0%
Trade, transport & utilities100%43%
Services: health, schools, offices0%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%14%
Over $3,333 a month100%71%

Who does it

29 or younger100%43%
30 to 540%43%
55 and older0%14%
+0%

Jobs based in Clara Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 1. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

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 Clara Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Clara Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi70 miTolna: 14% · 21.8 miAneta: 14% · 35.9 miLakota: 14% · 6.5 miMcVille: 14% · 27 miDevils Lake: 14% · 23.9 miGrand Forks: 14% · 60.6 miDahlen: 14% · 19.6 miTolna 14%Aneta 14%Lakota 14%McVille 14%Clara Township
Clara TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
14%Under 10 mi1 residents
29%10–24 mi2 residents
43%25–50 mi3 residents
14%Over 50 mi1 residents

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.

Next door

How Clara Township compares with the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownClara Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Clara Township–————
Enterprise Townshipunder 15%————
Lakota Townshipunder 15%————
Lillehoff Townshipunder 15%————
Hope Townshipunder 15%————

Same-state neighbors only. Enterprise Township, Lakota Township, Lillehoff Township and Hope Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Clara Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Clara Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Clara Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Clara Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tolna (14%, 22 mi), Aneta (14%, 36 mi), Lakota (14%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Clara Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Clara Township

Clara Township home →

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.