Lincoln School #12 · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Norway Township works elsewhere
For 16% of workers, the job is at home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Employers in Norway Township report 13 jobs; 70 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Norway Township for work; outside it, Vermillion is the main destination (30%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Norway Township by day
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Norway Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
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 places Norway Township commutes to
Where Norway Township clocks in
30% 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.
Norway Township works in goods: 69% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Norway Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Norway Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Norway Township
of Norway Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across South 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 Norway Township’s workers travel
About 34% 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.
Norway Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Norway Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Meckling Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Vermillion Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Gayville Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Meckling Township, Vermillion Township and Gayville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Norway 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 Norway Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Norway Township?
30.2%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Norway Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vermillion (30%, 8 mi), Sioux Falls (13%, 54 mi), Yankton (9%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Norway 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 Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Norway 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.