Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Norway
0% of workers work from home (Indiana 11%). 137 jobs are based in Norway for 141 working residents. 15.6% of residents are in poverty; Indiana has 12.3%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Norway, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 140 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 136 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.97 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.
21% of working residents work in Monticello
Where Norway clocks in
21% of workers
11% 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.
Most jobs in Norway are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Norway, 2013 → 2023: 561 → 137. 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 Norway’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Norway
of Norway workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 54 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 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.
The distance from Norway to work
About 23% 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.
Bordering towns draw 21% of Norway’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Norway workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | – | — | — | — | $39,286 |
| Monticello | 21% | C− | C+ | 20 min | $52,798 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Monticello. Darker towns draw more of Norway’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 Norway: questions
What is the median household income in Norway?
$39,286 (±$22,705) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Norway?
15.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Norway work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monticello (21%, 2 mi), Lafayette (13%, 26 mi), Indianapolis (11%, 76 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Norway 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 Norway, from the people who make the trip.
More of Norway
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.