Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 27, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Clearfield, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000796505
Trading Symbol	clfd
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		13,934,910
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false