Norris Canyon’s household incomes are among the highest in the country
Measured by household income, Norris Canyon is among the highest-earning towns in the country. Poverty touches 1.8% of residents, where California as a whole has 12.0%. Norris Canyon grades A+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Norris Canyon in brief
Home offices are common in Norris Canyon
45% of Norris Canyon workers work from home, against 17% across California. Time on the road ↓
Norris Canyon is a place people come home to
There are 141 jobs based in Norris Canyon, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Norris Canyon has about 610 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Norris Canyon’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Norris Canyon is San Francisco, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (62) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 548 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Norris Canyon’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Norris Canyon is among the top U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($250,000+, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 84% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.7%) is left out: Norris Canyon’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
The Census reports Norris Canyon’s median household income as $250,000+, the top of its scale; the grade ranks it as tied with the 111 other graded places at that ceiling.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Norris Canyon stays A+.
Norris Canyon’s commute takes about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Norris Canyon workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 249 commuters (the 45% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The workday shuffle in and out of Norris Canyon
On a workday 540 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 133 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Norris Canyon on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.26 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.
Half of Norris Canyon commutes less than 19 miles
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.
11% of working residents work in San Francisco
Where Norris Canyon clocks in
9% 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.
In Norris Canyon, services account for most jobs
141 jobs are based in Norris Canyon.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Norris Canyon, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 141. 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 Norris Canyon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Norris Canyon, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Norris Canyon is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 450 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). <1% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, <1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 47% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Norris Canyon households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Norris Canyon’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400, Norris Canyon ranks 18th of 3,133 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Castle Hill CA | 1,026 | $250K | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Ladera CA | 1,297 | $236K | 1.5% | 10.7% | 1% | A+ |
| 13 | Acalanes Ridge CA | 1,006 | $181K | 1.5% | 7.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Woodway WA | 1,316 | $205K | 2.1% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 17 | Nashotah WI | 1,298 | $148K | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 18 | Norris Canyon CA | 1,014 | $250K | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1% | A+ |
| 19 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
| 20 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Norris Canyon, the top three, the last and three more from California.
The towns around Norris Canyon
The biggest share goes to San Ramon (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Norris Canyon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Canyon | – | A+ | C− | 38 min | $250,000+ |
| San Ramon | 9% | A | A | 35 min | $196,161 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Norris Canyon’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Norris Canyon: questions
What is the median household income in Norris Canyon?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Norris Canyon?
1.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Norris Canyon?
38 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 45% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Norris Canyon work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Francisco (11%, 24 mi), San Ramon (9%, 4 mi), Pleasanton (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Norris Canyon walkable?
Norris Canyon is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Norris Canyon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. <1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Norris Canyon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Norris Canyon
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.