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Jobs & commute in Normanna Township

Work means Fargo for more than half of Normanna Township’s working residents

Normanna Township has 141 jobs, and 203 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Normanna Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (58%, 15 miles). The trip to work takes 16 minutes on average, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.

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

What stands out · In brief

Normanna Township at work: what stands out

More than half of Normanna Township works in Fargo

118 working residents, 58%, have their main job in Fargo, 15 miles away. That’s 29 times as many as work in Normanna Township itself. The commute map ↓

The quickest commute around

Normanna Township’s 16-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 19 to 29 minutes. Next door ↓

Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 203 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · The commute map

The places Normanna Township commutes to

Moorhead: 5 residents work here (2%)DavenportOxbow: 2 residents work here (1%)Kindred: 22 residents work here (11%)Casselton: 4 residents work here (2%)Mapleton: 2 residents work here (1%)HoraceWest Fargo: 13 residents work here (6%)Bismarck: 3 residents work here (1%)Grand Forks: 3 residents work here (1%)Fargo: 118 residents work here (58%)Walcott TownshipAddison TownshipWarren TownshipNormanna TownshipPleasant TownshipDavenport TownshipFargoKindredWest FargoMoorheadCasseltonBismarckNormanna Township
1
Fargo15.1 mi away
58%118
2
Kindred2.2 mi away
11%22
3
West Fargo13.3 mi away
6%13
4
Moorhead, MN17.5 mi away
2%5
5
Casselton18.6 mi away
2%4
6
Normanna Township (in town)right here
2%4
7
Bismarck179.2 mi away
1%3
8
Grand Forks86.1 mi away
1%3
9
Oxbow8 mi away
1%2
10
Mapleton15.3 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
13%27
The top trips

Where Normanna 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.

Day and night

Normanna Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 199 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 137 people come in from elsewhere.

199live here, work elsewhere
4live and work here
137work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night350
Workday280
350live here− 200head out to work+ 140come in to work= 280on a workday

About 280 people are in Normanna Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.69jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.69 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 jobs

30% of the jobs in Normanna Township make or build things

Jobs based in Normanna TownshipJobs Normanna Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms30%18%
Trade, transport & utilities55%18%
Services: health, schools, offices16%65%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less9%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month16%19%
Over $3,333 a month75%68%

Who does it

29 or younger26%16%
30 to 5454%64%
55 and older20%21%
+4%

Jobs based in Normanna Township, 2013 → 2023: 136 → 141. 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 Normanna Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Normanna Township’s commute takes about 16 minutes

A year of commuting
123 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Normanna Township16 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
12%

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

About 1 in 10
How Normanna Township gets to work
79%Drive alone
16%Carpool
4%Walk

Share of the 159 commuters (the 12% 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

Normanna Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFargo: 58% · 15.1 miKindred: 11% · 2.2 miWest Fargo: 6% · 13.3 miMoorhead: 2% · 17.5 miCasselton: 2% · 18.6 miBismarck: 1% · 179.2 miGrand Forks: 1% · 86.1 miOxbow: 1% · 8 miMapleton: 1% · 15.3 miFargo 58%Kindred 11%West Fargo 6%Moorhead 2%Casselton 2%Normanna Township
Normanna TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi36 residents
71%10–24 mi145 residents
1%25–50 mi3 residents
9%Over 50 mi19 residents

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

Normanna Township and its neighbors

Jobs & commute next door

TownNormanna Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Normanna Township–——16 min$89,519
Davenport Townshipunder 1%————
Warren Townshipunder 1%————
Horaceunder 1%A+C−29 min$138,578
Pleasant Townshipunder 1%——19 min—
Walcott Townshipunder 1%——29 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Davenport Township, Warren Township, Pleasant Township and Walcott Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Normanna 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 Normanna Township: questions

What is the median household income in Normanna Township?

$89,519 (±$19,505) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Normanna Township?

25.9%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Normanna Township?

16 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Normanna Township work?

2% work in town.

Can you get around Normanna 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 Normanna Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Normanna Township

Normanna 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.