Most of Nora Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. There are 9 jobs in Nora Township; 185 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Nora Township; the top destination outside it is Bemidji (24%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Nora Township
On a workday 185 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Nora Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Nora Township’s working residents head each day
Where Nora Township clocks in
24% of workers
18% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Nora Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nora Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 9. 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.
The trip to work from Nora Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nora Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 168 commuters (the 14% 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.
The commute from Nora Township, by distance
About 28% 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.
The towns around Nora Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nora Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nora Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $68,000 |
| Moose Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Falk Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Minerva Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Copley Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Moose Creek Township, Falk Township, Minerva Township and Copley 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.
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 Nora Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nora Township?
$68,000 (±$14,957) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nora Township?
7.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nora Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nora Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bemidji (24%, 22 mi), Bagley (18%, 5 mi), La Prairie Township (4%, 15 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.
More of Nora Township
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.