With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Clear Lake Township works elsewhere
5 jobs are based in Clear Lake Township; 12 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Clear Lake Township itself; outside it, Bismarck draws the most (42%, 32 miles). 50% of workers work from home, against 8% across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Clear Lake Township
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25 people are in Clear Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Commuting out of Clear Lake Township: the destinations
Where Clear Lake Township clocks in
42% of workers
17% of workers
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Clear Lake Township’s jobs are in goods
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 Clear Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Clear Lake Township
of Clear Lake Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 commuters (the 50% 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.
The distance from Clear Lake Township 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.
The towns around Clear Lake Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clear Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Lake Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Driscoll Township | under 9% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Excelsior Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Harriet-Lein Township | under 9% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Christiania Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Driscoll Township, Excelsior Township, Harriet-Lein Township and Christiania Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Clear Lake Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Clear Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bismarck (42%, 32 mi), Fargo (17%, 156 mi), Mandan (8%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clear Lake 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.