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Jobs & commute in Clark Township

Work means New England for about two in five of Clark Township’s working residents

Hardly any stay in Clark Township for work; outside it, New England is the main destination (42%, 7 miles). Employers in Clark Township report 7 jobs; 12 of its residents have a job.

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

Day and night

A workday in Clark Township: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

12live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night29
Workday24
29live here− 12head out to work+ 7come in to work= 24on a workday

About 24 people are in Clark Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.58jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.58 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

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 Clark Township: the destinations

New England: 5 residents work here (42%)RegentHettinger: 1 residents work here (8%)Dickinson: 1 residents work here (8%)Bismarck: 1 residents work here (8%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (8%)Havelock Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Kunze TownshipRifle TownshipClark TownshipKennedy Township: 1 residents work here (8%)FallonNew EnglandHettingerDickinsonBismarckGrand ForksHavelock TownshipClark Township
1
New England7.1 mi away
42%5
2
Hettinger40.8 mi away
8%1
3
Dickinson21.1 mi away
8%1
4
Bismarck94.5 mi away
8%1
5
Grand Forks280.3 mi away
8%1
68%1
7
Kennedy Township19.1 mi away
8%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
8%1
The top trips

Where Clark 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

Clark Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Clark TownshipJobs Clark Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%25%
Trade, transport & utilities0%8%
Services: health, schools, offices0%67%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%25%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%17%
Over $3,333 a month100%58%

Who does it

29 or younger14%8%
30 to 5471%50%
55 and older14%42%
+17%

Jobs based in Clark Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 7. 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 Clark Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

The commute from Clark Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miNew England: 42% · 7.1 miHettinger: 8% · 40.8 miDickinson: 8% · 21.1 miBismarck: 8% · 94.5 miGrand Forks: 8% · 280.3 miHavelock Township: 8% · 6.4 miKennedy Township: 8% · 19.1 miNew England 42%Hettinger 8%Dickinson 8%Bismarck 8%Grand Forks 8%Clark Township
Clark TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
42%Under 10 mi5 residents
25%10–24 mi3 residents
8%25–50 mi1 residents
25%Over 50 mi3 residents

About 25% 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.

Next door

Around Clark Township: the bordering towns

The biggest share goes to Havelock Township (8%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownClark Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Clark Township–————
Havelock Township8%————
Rifle Townshipunder 9%——22 min—
Kunze Townshipunder 9%————

Same-state neighbors only. Havelock Township, Rifle Township and Kunze Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Clark 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 Clark Township: questions

Where do people who live in Clark Township work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Clark Township

Clark 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.