With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Norway Township works elsewhere
There are 4 jobs in Norway Township for 37 working residents. Hardly any work in Norway Township; the top destination outside it is Hallock (24%, 19 miles). For 2% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Norway Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 58 people are in Norway Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Norway Township: the destinations
Where Norway Township clocks in
24% of workers
14% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Norway Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Norway Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Norway Township takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Norway Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 49 commuters (the 2% 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.
Miles to work from Norway Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Norway Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Norway Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $95,833 |
| Deerwood Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Percy Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Jupiter Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Pelan Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deerwood Township, Percy Township, Jupiter Township and Pelan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Norway 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 2024, 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Norway Township?
$95,833 (±$17,898) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Norway Township?
2.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Norway Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Norway Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hallock (24%, 19 mi), Karlstad (22%, 7 mi), Lancaster (14%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Norway 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 Norway Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Norway Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.