Nielsen, Niels, Fourteen-Side Barn Farm · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Where Coalfield Township earns its living
Employers in Coalfield Township report 12 jobs, and 17 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Coalfield Township itself; outside it, Crosby draws the most (35%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Coalfield Township on a workday
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 40 people are in Coalfield Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.71 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.
Out of Coalfield Township to work: where people go
Where Coalfield Township clocks in
35% of workers
6% 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.
What Coalfield Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coalfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 12. 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 Coalfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Coalfield Township’s workers travel
About 35% 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 to Coalfield Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Coalfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalfield Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Noonan | under 6% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Blooming Valley Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Mentor Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Keller Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Border Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Noonan, Blooming Valley Township, Mentor Township, Keller Township and Border Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Coalfield 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 Coalfield Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Coalfield Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Coalfield Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crosby (35%, 14 mi), Eagan (6%, 541 mi), Fortuna (6%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Coalfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coalfield 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.