Greenfield Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Greenfield Township; the top destination outside it is Fargo (13%, 35 miles). 5 jobs are based in Greenfield Township, against 38 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, 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
Who commutes out of Greenfield Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 38 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20 people are in Greenfield Township on a workday afternoon, 62% 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 Greenfield Township goes to work
Where Greenfield Township clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
Goods, not services: 80% of the jobs in Greenfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 5. 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 Greenfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Greenfield Township
of Greenfield Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where in the region Greenfield Township works
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.
Around Greenfield Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Bohnsack Township (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Blanchard Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Bohnsack Township | 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Galesburg Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Hunter Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blanchard Township, Bohnsack Township, Galesburg Township and Hunter Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greenfield 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 Greenfield Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Greenfield Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Greenfield Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (13%, 35 mi), Hillsboro (8%, 12 mi), Mayville (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Greenfield 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 Greenfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenfield 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.