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Norwich, North Dakota 5-23-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Jobs & commute in Norwich Township

Norwich Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

Hardly any work in Norwich Township itself; outside it, Minot draws the most (40%, 15 miles). Employers in Norwich Township report 5 jobs, against 48 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all; North Dakota has 8%.

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

Day and night

Norwich Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

48live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night140
Workday97
140live here− 48head out to work+ 5come in to work= 97on a workday

About 97 people are in Norwich Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs 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

Where people from Norwich Township work

Loraine: 1 residents work here (2%)Upham: 2 residents work here (4%)Towner: 6 residents work here (13%)Velva: 1 residents work here (2%)BurlingtonRugby: 3 residents work here (6%)Williston: 1 residents work here (2%)Bismarck: 2 residents work here (4%)Minot: 19 residents work here (40%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (2%)North Prairie TownshipDenbigh Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Kottke Valley TownshipSurrey TownshipNorwich TownshipGranville TownshipMaryland TownshipMinotTownerRugbyUphamBismarckDenbigh TownshipNorwich Township
1
Minot15.2 mi away
40%19
2
Towner26 mi away
13%6
3
Rugby44.9 mi away
6%3
4
Upham25.7 mi away
4%2
5
Bismarck98.8 mi away
4%2
64%2
7
Loraine51.8 mi away
2%1
8
Velva12.6 mi away
2%1
9
Williston124.4 mi away
2%1
10
Grand Forks179.6 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
21%10
The top trips

Where Norwich 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

100% of the jobs in Norwich Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Norwich TownshipJobs Norwich Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%15%
Trade, transport & utilities100%33%
Services: health, schools, offices0%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%25%
Over $3,333 a month100%54%

Who does it

29 or younger0%29%
30 to 5440%40%
55 and older60%31%
−44%

Jobs based in Norwich Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 5. 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 Norwich Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Norwich Township, about 26 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
199 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Norwich Township26 min
North Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Norwich Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 51 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.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Norwich Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMinot: 40% · 15.2 miTowner: 13% · 26 miRugby: 6% · 44.9 miUpham: 4% · 25.7 miBismarck: 4% · 98.8 miDenbigh Township: 4% · 20 miLoraine: 2% · 51.8 miVelva: 2% · 12.6 miWilliston: 2% · 124.4 miGrand Forks: 2% · 179.6 miMinot 40%Towner 13%Rugby 6%Upham 4%Bismarck 4%Norwich Township
Norwich TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
6%Under 10 mi3 residents
48%10–24 mi23 residents
29%25–50 mi14 residents
17%Over 50 mi8 residents

About 17% 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

The towns around Norwich Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownNorwich Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Norwich Township–——26 min$62,273
Kottke Valley Townshipunder 3%————
Granville Townshipunder 3%————
Surrey Townshipunder 3%——27 min—
North Prairie Townshipunder 3%————
Maryland Townshipunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Kottke Valley Township, Granville Township, Surrey Township, North Prairie Township and Maryland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Norwich 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 Norwich Township: questions

What is the median household income in Norwich Township?

$62,273 (±$44,672) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Norwich Township?

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

How long is the commute from Norwich Township?

26 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 Norwich Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minot (40%, 15 mi), Towner (13%, 26 mi), Rugby (6%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Norwich Township

Norwich 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.