How Norton Township works: jobs, income and commuting
The average commute takes 17 minutes each way, next to 18 for North Dakota and 26 for the U.S. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (North Dakota 8%). Hardly any work in Norton Township; the top destination outside it is Park River (32%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Norton Township by day
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30 people are in Norton Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where the trip to work from Norton Township ends
Where Norton Township clocks in
32% of workers
14% of workers
9% 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.
How long Norton Township spends getting to work: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Norton Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38 commuters (the 0% 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.
The commute from Norton Township, by distance
About 23% 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.
Norton Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Norton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Township | – | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Latona Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Vernon Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Cleveland Township | under 5% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Vesta Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Perth Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Latona Township, Vernon Township, Cleveland Township, Vesta Township and Perth Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Norton 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 Norton Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Norton Township?
6.7%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Norton Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Norton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park River (32%, 12 mi), Langdon (14%, 35 mi), Crystal (9%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Norton 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 Norton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Norton 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.