With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Norwich Township works elsewhere
Only 3% work in Norwich Township itself; outside it, Cadillac draws the most (8%, 27 miles). There are 74 jobs in Norwich Township, against 186 working residents. 7% of workers have no commute at all, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Norwich Township
On a workday 180 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Norwich Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Norwich Township: the destinations
Where Norwich 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.
In Norwich Township, 77% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Norwich Township, 2011 → 2021: 55 → 74. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Norwich Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Norwich Township: about 45 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Norwich Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 253 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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.
Where in the region Norwich Township works
About 25% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Norwich Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Norwich Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich Township | – | — | — | 45 min | $58,750 |
| Pioneer Township | under 4% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Garfield Township | under 4% | D | D− | 40 min | $70,417 |
| West Branch Township | under 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Lyon Township | under 4% | C | C | 23 min | $68,472 |
| Enterprise Township | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pioneer Township, West Branch Township and Enterprise Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Norwich Township’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 2021, 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 Norwich Township: questions
What is the median household income in Norwich Township?
$58,750 (±$12,350) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Norwich Township?
12.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Norwich Township?
45 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Norwich Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cadillac (8%, 27 mi), Lake City (6%, 15 mi), Caldwell Township (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Norwich Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Norwich Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Norwich Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, 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.