How Norway Lake Township works: jobs, income and commuting
The average commute takes 12 minutes each way, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. Hardly any stay in Norway Lake Township for work; outside it, Harvey is the main destination (27%, 22 miles). Employers in Norway Lake Township report 13 jobs, and 15 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Norway Lake Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 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 (0.87 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Norway Lake Township goes to work
Where Norway Lake Township clocks in
27% of workers
13% of workers
7% 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.
85% of the jobs in Norway Lake Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Norway Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 1 → 13. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Norway Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Norway Lake Township: about 12 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Norway Lake Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 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.
Where in the region Norway Lake Township works
About 33% 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.
Work in the towns next to Norway Lake Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Norway Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway Lake Township | – | — | — | 12 min | $94,688 |
| Valhalla Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Hamburg Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Heimdal Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| South Viking Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Hamberg | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Valhalla Township, Hamburg Township, Heimdal Township, South Viking Township and Hamberg: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Norway Lake 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 Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Norway Lake Township?
$94,688 (±$72,097) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Norway Lake Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Norway Lake Township?
12 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 Norway Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harvey (27%, 22 mi), Fessenden (13%, 14 mi), Rugby (7%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Norway Lake 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 Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Norway Lake 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.