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Jobs & commute in Nora Township

Nora Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Nora Township has 3 jobs, against 102 working residents. Hardly any work in Nora Township itself; outside it, Glenwood draws the most (15%, 15 miles). Working from home is the commute for 11% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Nora Township

On a workday 102 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

102live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night210
Workday110
210live here− 100head out to work+ 3come in to work= 110on a workday

About 110 people are in Nora Township on a workday afternoon, 48% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Nora Township ends

Villard: 4 residents work here (4%)Hancock: 3 residents work here (3%)Starbuck: 3 residents work here (3%)Benson: 4 residents work here (4%)Morris: 14 residents work here (14%)MontevideoGlenwood: 15 residents work here (15%)Willmar: 3 residents work here (3%)Alexandria: 8 residents work here (8%)Moorhead: 2 residents work here (2%)Solem TownshipGlenwood Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Blue Mounds TownshipNew Prairie TownshipNora TownshipSwan Lake TownshipBen Wade TownshipGlenwoodMorrisAlexandriaVillardBensonHancockNora Township
1
Glenwood15.1 mi away
15%15
2
Morris12.9 mi away
14%14
3
Alexandria19.5 mi away
8%8
4
Villard20.6 mi away
4%4
5
Benson27.1 mi away
4%4
6
Hancock14.9 mi away
3%3
7
Starbuck10.1 mi away
3%3
8
Willmar50.7 mi away
3%3
93%3
10
Moorhead94.6 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%43
The top trips

Where Nora 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.

The jobs

Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Nora Township

Jobs based in Nora TownshipJobs Nora Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%27%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices0%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less67%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%25%
Over $3,333 a month33%60%

Who does it

29 or younger0%22%
30 to 5467%52%
55 and older33%26%
−40%

Jobs based in Nora Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 3. 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 Nora Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Nora Township: about 25 minutes

A year of commuting
193 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Nora Township25 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
11%

of Nora Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Nora Township gets to work
89%Drive alone
8%Carpool
1%Walk
2%Other

Share of the 92 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Nora Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGlenwood: 15% · 15.1 miMorris: 14% · 12.9 miAlexandria: 8% · 19.5 miVillard: 4% · 20.6 miBenson: 4% · 27.1 miHancock: 3% · 14.9 miStarbuck: 3% · 10.1 miWillmar: 3% · 50.7 miGlenwood Township: 3% · 18 miMoorhead: 2% · 94.6 miGlenwood 15%Morris 14%Alexandria 8%Villard 4%Benson 4%Nora Township
Nora TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi8 residents
55%10–24 mi56 residents
16%25–50 mi16 residents
22%Over 50 mi22 residents

About 22% 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.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Nora Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Swan Lake Township15 min
Solem Township17 min
New Prairie Township19 min
Ben Wade Township20 min
Nora Township25 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownNora Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Nora Township–——25 min$105,625
Swan Lake Townshipunder 2%——15 min—
New Prairie Townshipunder 2%——19 min—
Ben Wade Townshipunder 2%——20 min—
Solem Townshipunder 2%——17 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Swan Lake Township, New Prairie Township, Ben Wade Township and Solem Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Nora Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Nora Township: questions

What is the median household income in Nora Township?

$105,625 (±$5,832) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Nora Township?

0.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Nora Township?

25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Nora Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Glenwood (15%, 15 mi), Morris (14%, 13 mi), Alexandria (8%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Nora Township 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 Nora Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Nora Township

Nora Township home →

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.