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Work & commute in Clearwater, ND

About one in 5 of Clearwater’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Minot (20%), Kenmare (10%) and Fargo (10%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
20%
2 of 10 working residents
Typical commute
28 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
— min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
—%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 8 Clearwater residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Clearwater.

8live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
14work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Clearwater goes to work

RossKenmareBottineauWhite EarthTiogaStanleyDickinsonWillistonMinotFargoIdahoRossJudsonRedmondSidoniaJames HillPalermoOsbornLostwoodClearwaterMinotKenmareFargoRossJudsonOsbornClearwater
1
Minot48.7 mi away
20%2
2
Clearwater (in town)right here
20%2
3
Kenmare20.5 mi away
10%1
4
Fargo276.4 mi away
10%1
5
Ross10.5 mi away
10%1
6
Judson70.9 mi away
10%1
7
Osborn30.3 mi away
10%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
10%1

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Clearwater commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

20%Under 10 mi
20%10–24 mi
40%25–50 mi
20%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Clearwater is a job hub

1.60jobs per working resident
A job hub

1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Clearwater are

16 jobs are based in Clearwater. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Clearwater’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Clearwater

16 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities100%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less31%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month44%

Jobs Clearwater residents hold

10 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)40%
Trade, transport & utilities30%
Services (health, schools, offices…)30%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month10%
Over $3,333 a month70%
About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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