Clearfield Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Clearfield Township report 1 jobs, and 5 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Clearfield Township itself; outside it, Cooperstown draws the most (20%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Clearfield Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 5 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36 people are in Clearfield Township on a workday afternoon, 10% 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.
Where Clearfield Township goes to work
Where Clearfield Township clocks in
20% of workers
20% of workers
20% 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 Clearfield Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clearfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 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 Clearfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Clearfield Township
About 40% 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 Clearfield Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clearfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearfield Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Kingsley Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Cooperstown Township | under 20% | — | — | 9 min | — |
| Helena Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Addie Township | under 20% | — | — | 11 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kingsley Township, Cooperstown Township, Helena Township and Addie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clearfield 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 Clearfield Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Clearfield Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Clearfield Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cooperstown (20%, 8 mi), Finley (20%, 21 mi), Devils Lake (20%, 53 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clearfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clearfield 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.