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Jobs & commute in Clifton Township

Most of Clifton Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any work in Clifton Township; the top destination outside it is Fargo (36%, 39 miles). 1 jobs are based in Clifton Township, against 33 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 27% of workers, 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

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Clifton Township

On a workday 33 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

33live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night71
Workday39
71live here− 33head out to work+ 1come in to work= 39on a workday

About 39 people are in Clifton Township on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs 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

Where Clifton Township’s working residents head each day

Coon Rapids: 1 residents work here (3%)AliceEnderlin: 5 residents work here (15%)Oakes: 1 residents work here (3%)Tower City: 3 residents work here (9%)West Fargo: 3 residents work here (9%)Grand Forks: 3 residents work here (9%)Fargo: 12 residents work here (36%)Spring Prairie Township: 1 residents work here (3%)Eldorado Township: 1 residents work here (3%)Binghampton TownshipHill TownshipTower Township: 1 residents work here (3%)Walburg TownshipPontiac TownshipClifton TownshipEldred TownshipFargoEnderlinTower CityWest FargoGrand ForksCoon RapidsClifton Township
1
Fargo38.6 mi away
36%12
2
Enderlin9.2 mi away
15%5
3
Tower City12.2 mi away
9%3
4
West Fargo35 mi away
9%3
5
Grand Forks84.5 mi away
9%3
6
Coon Rapids, MN234.2 mi away
3%1
7
Oakes47.6 mi away
3%1
9
Eldorado Township56.8 mi away
3%1
10
Tower Township13.1 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
6%2
The top trips

Where Clifton 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

Most jobs in Clifton Township are in services

Jobs based in Clifton TownshipJobs Clifton Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%33%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices100%45%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%24%
Over $3,333 a month100%64%

Who does it

29 or younger0%6%
30 to 54100%58%
55 and older0%36%
−50%

Jobs based in Clifton 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 Clifton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Clifton Township

Working from home
27%

of Clifton Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 3 in 10
How Clifton Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 19 commuters (the 27% 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Clifton Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFargo: 36% · 38.6 miEnderlin: 15% · 9.2 miTower City: 9% · 12.2 miWest Fargo: 9% · 35 miGrand Forks: 9% · 84.5 miCoon Rapids: 3% · 234.2 miOakes: 3% · 47.6 miSpring Prairie Township: 3% · 55.6 miEldorado Township: 3% · 56.8 miTower Township: 3% · 13.1 miFargo 36%Enderlin 15%Tower City 9%West Fargo 9%Grand Forks 9%Clifton Township
Clifton TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
15%Under 10 mi5 residents
15%10–24 mi5 residents
52%25–50 mi17 residents
18%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 18% 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

How Clifton Township compares with the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownClifton Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Clifton Township–————
Eldred Townshipunder 4%——100 min—
Pontiac Townshipunder 4%————
Aliceunder 4%————
Binghampton Townshipunder 4%————
Hill Townshipunder 4%————

Same-state neighbors only. Eldred Township, Pontiac Township, Alice, Binghampton Township and Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Clifton 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 Clifton Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Clifton Township?

12.1%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Clifton Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (36%, 39 mi), Enderlin (15%, 9 mi), Tower City (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Clifton 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 Clifton Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Clifton Township

Clifton 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.