Work & commute · Norwegian Grove

Work & commute in Norwegian Grove, MN

Most working residents leave Norwegian Grove for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Pelican Rapids (35%), Willmar (14%) and Fergus Falls (10%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 127 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

18%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 125 Norwegian Grove residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Norwegian Grove.

125live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

13work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Norwegian Grove goes to work

Pelican Rapids5.4 mi away

35%45

Willmar114.4 mi away

14%18

Fergus Falls20.8 mi away

10%13

Detroit Lakes23.2 mi away

6%7

Fargo, ND36 mi away

4%5

Paynesville108.8 mi away

2%2

Norwegian Grove (in town)right here

2%2

Lake Park21.9 mi away

1%1

Browerville72.2 mi away

1%1

Lakefield206.3 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

25%32

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Norwegian Grove commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

38%

17%

35%

38%Under 10 mi

17%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

35%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Norwegian Grove is a commuter town

0.12jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.12 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Norwegian Grove are

15 jobs are based in Norwegian Grove. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Norwegian Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Norwegian Grove

15 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)93%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)7%

$1,250 a month or less33%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month27%

Jobs Norwegian Grove residents hold

127 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month48%

+15%

Jobs based in Norwegian Grove, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 15. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.