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Jobs & commute in Nora Township

Nora Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

3 jobs are based in Nora Township, against 27 working residents. Hardly any stay in Nora Township for work; outside it, Kulm is the main destination (15%, 14 miles). The trip to work takes 17 minutes on average, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S.

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

Day and night

In and out of Nora Township on a workday

On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

27live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night77
Workday53
77live here− 27head out to work+ 3come in to work= 53on a workday

About 53 people are in Nora Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.11jobs 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

Out of Nora Township to work: where people go

Fergus Falls: 1 residents work here (4%)Kulm: 4 residents work here (15%)Edgeley: 4 residents work here (15%)Marion: 1 residents work here (4%)Napoleon: 1 residents work here (4%)Ellendale: 1 residents work here (4%)Valley CityJamestown: 2 residents work here (7%)Bismarck: 2 residents work here (7%)Minot: 2 residents work here (7%)Fargo: 4 residents work here (15%)Golden Glen TownshipNora TownshipWano TownshipGlenmore TownshipRay TownshipKulmEdgeleyFargoJamestownBismarckMinotNora Township
1
Kulm13.7 mi away
15%4
2
Edgeley4 mi away
15%4
3
Fargo94.6 mi away
15%4
4
Jamestown33.6 mi away
7%2
5
Bismarck101.2 mi away
7%2
6
Minot173.6 mi away
7%2
7
Fergus Falls, MN126.2 mi away
4%1
8
Marion22.3 mi away
4%1
9
Napoleon50.5 mi away
4%1
10
Ellendale30.1 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
19%5
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

Nora Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs

Jobs based in Nora TownshipJobs Nora Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%30%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices0%48%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%26%
Over $3,333 a month100%59%

Who does it

29 or younger67%33%
30 to 540%22%
55 and older33%44%
−57%

Jobs based in Nora Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 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

From Nora Township, about 17 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
130 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Nora Township17 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

of Nora Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Nora Township gets to work
88%Drive alone
12%Walk

Share of the 26 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across North Dakota: 85% 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.

How far

Nora Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miKulm: 15% · 13.7 miEdgeley: 15% · 4 miFargo: 15% · 94.6 miJamestown: 7% · 33.6 miBismarck: 7% · 101.2 miMinot: 7% · 173.6 miFergus Falls: 4% · 126.2 miMarion: 4% · 22.3 miNapoleon: 4% · 50.5 miEllendale: 4% · 30.1 miKulm 15%Edgeley 15%Fargo 15%Jamestown 7%Bismarck 7%Nora Township
Nora TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
15%Under 10 mi4 residents
19%10–24 mi5 residents
11%25–50 mi3 residents
56%Over 50 mi15 residents

About 56% 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

Jobs & commute next door

TownNora Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Nora Township–——17 min$75,625
Ray Townshipunder 4%————
Wano Townshipunder 4%————
Glenmore Townshipunder 4%————
Golden Glen Townshipunder 4%——19 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Ray Township, Wano Township, Glenmore Township and Golden Glen 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?

$75,625 (±$26,852) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Nora Township?

0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Nora Township?

17 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Nora Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kulm (15%, 14 mi), Edgeley (15%, 4 mi), Fargo (15%, 95 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.