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Jobs & commute in Greenfield Township

Making a living in Greenfield Township

There are 39 jobs in Greenfield Township; 32 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Greenfield Township; the top destination outside it is Cooperstown (25%, 11 miles). At home: 6% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Greenfield Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.

32live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
39work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night82
Workday89
82live here− 32head out to work+ 39come in to work= 89on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
1.22jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

About as many jobs as working residents (1.22 per resident).

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 the trip to work from Greenfield Township ends

New York Mills: 1 residents work here (3%)Moorhead: 1 residents work here (3%)HannafordBinford: 4 residents work here (13%)Minnewaukan: 1 residents work here (3%)Hatton: 1 residents work here (3%)Lakota: 1 residents work here (3%)Cooperstown: 8 residents work here (25%)Mayville: 1 residents work here (3%)CasseltonCarrington: 1 residents work here (3%)Valley CityFargo: 3 residents work here (9%)Cooperstown TownshipTyrol TownshipDazey TownshipGreenfield TownshipBroadview TownshipBartley TownshipBall Hill TownshipSverdrup TownshipCooperstownBinfordFargoNew York MillsMoorheadMinnewaukanGreenfield Township
1
Cooperstown11.2 mi away
25%8
2
Binford21.2 mi away
13%4
3
Fargo68.6 mi away
9%3
4
New York Mills, MN141.4 mi away
3%1
5
Moorhead, MN72.3 mi away
3%1
6
Minnewaukan74.8 mi away
3%1
7
Hatton40.6 mi away
3%1
8
Lakota53.2 mi away
3%1
9
Mayville41.3 mi away
3%1
10
Carrington47.3 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
31%10
The top trips

Where Greenfield 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

87% of the jobs in Greenfield Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Greenfield TownshipJobs Greenfield Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%31%
Trade, transport & utilities100%19%
Services: health, schools, offices0%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less5%25%
$1,251–$3,333 a month8%28%
Over $3,333 a month87%47%

Who does it

29 or younger18%38%
30 to 5451%22%
55 and older31%41%
+70%

Jobs based in Greenfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 39. 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Greenfield Township

Working from home
6%

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

About 1 in 10
How Greenfield Township gets to work
71%Drive alone
29%Carpool

Share of the 48 commuters (the 6% 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 Greenfield Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCooperstown: 25% · 11.2 miBinford: 13% · 21.2 miFargo: 9% · 68.6 miNew York Mills: 3% · 141.4 miMoorhead: 3% · 72.3 miMinnewaukan: 3% · 74.8 miHatton: 3% · 40.6 miLakota: 3% · 53.2 miMayville: 3% · 41.3 miCarrington: 3% · 47.3 miCooperstown 25%Binford 13%Fargo 9%Greenfield Township
Greenfield TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
6%Under 10 mi2 residents
34%10–24 mi11 residents
13%25–50 mi4 residents
47%Over 50 mi15 residents

About 47% 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

The towns around Greenfield Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownGreenfield Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Greenfield Township–———$47,143
Dazey Townshipunder 4%————
Broadview Townshipunder 4%————
Bartley Townshipunder 4%——40 min—
Sverdrup Townshipunder 4%————
Ball Hill Townshipunder 4%——7 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Dazey Township, Broadview Township, Bartley Township, Sverdrup Township and Ball Hill 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.

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 Greenfield Township: questions

What is the median household income in Greenfield Township?

$47,143 (±$28,685) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Greenfield Township?

11.3%, 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 Cooperstown (25%, 11 mi), Binford (13%, 21 mi), Fargo (9%, 69 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.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Greenfield Township

Greenfield 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.