Work means Thief River Falls for more than half of Norden Township’s working residents
A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. 26% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Hardly any work in Norden Township itself; outside it, Thief River Falls draws the most (55%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Norden Township
On a workday 172 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Norden Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.13 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 places Norden Township commutes to
Where Norden Township clocks in
5% 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.
52% of the jobs in Norden Township make or build things
23 jobs are based in Norden Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Norden Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 23. 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 Norden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Norden Township: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Norden Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 179 commuters (the 26% 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 distance from Norden Township to work
About 17% 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 to Norden Township
The biggest share goes to North Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Norden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norden Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $100,000 |
| Numedal Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| New Solum Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| North Township | 5% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Sanders Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Numedal Township, New Solum Township, North Township and Sanders Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Norden 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 Norden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Norden Township?
$100,000 (±$12,938) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Norden Township?
1.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Norden Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Norden Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Norden 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 Norden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Norden 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.