Norden Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
Employers in Norden Township report 18 jobs, and 20 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Norden Township; the top destination outside it is Kulm (35%, 3 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Norden Township
On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 per resident).
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 Norden Township goes to work
Where Norden Township clocks in
35% of workers
20% 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.
78% of the jobs in Norden Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Norden Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 18. 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.
About 21 minutes each way for Norden Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Norden Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 59 commuters (the 5% 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 Norden Township goes to work
About 30% 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.
Norden Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Norden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norden Township | – | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Pomona View Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Haag Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Swede Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Northwest Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Roloff Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pomona View Township, Haag Township, Swede Township, Northwest Township and Roloff 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 poverty rate in Norden Township?
76.2%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Norden Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Norden Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kulm (35%, 3 mi), Edgeley (20%, 12 mi), Fried Township (10%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
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.