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ClarkfieldMN

A town of 913. A typical home worth about $109K.

Population
913
−1.3% since 2010
Typical home
$109K
+7.2% in a year
Household income
$63K
median
Median age
31.9
years
Jobs based here
126
A commuter town

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Small town

913 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Clarkfield home is worth about $109K

The typical Clarkfield home is worth about $109,000, up 7.2% in a year, 69% below the Minnesota typical home.

$109KZillow home value

Typical home value

Clarkfield$109K
Minnesota$351K
+7.2%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Clarkfield

Most working residents leave Clarkfield for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Marshall (17%), Canby (10%) and Granite Falls (7%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

6%work in town

Where working residents work

In Clarkfield6%
Marshall17%
Canby10%
Granite Falls7%
Montevideo6%
23 mi
median commute distance
126
jobs based in Clarkfield
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Clarkfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 46 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

46″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–26°
Spring34–55°
Summer59–81°
Fall37–58°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Clarkfield is

Clarkfield beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better25 too close to call6 worse
What stands outClarkfieldMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79.5%76.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth11.8%8.9%
Chippewa County Hospital
12.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.

54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
54Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat wavesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

94% of working residents leave Clarkfield for work

Where Clarkfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Marshall Marshall 17% 10% → Canby Canby 10% 7% → Granite Falls Granite Falls 7% 6% → Montevideo Montevideo 6% 4% → Porter Porter 4% 4% → Minneapolis Minneapolis 4% Clarkfield · 6% stay
126jobs based in Clarkfield
6%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Famous people from Clarkfield

5 notable people were born in Clarkfield.

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About Clarkfield

City in Minnesota, United States

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Clarkfield is a city in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States, surrounded by Friendship Township. The population was 852 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
852
Area
1.1 sq mi
Elevation
1,089 ft
ZIP code
56223
Area code
320

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