Earning a living in Norman Township
Only 2% work in Norman Township; the top destination outside it is Morris (16%, 7 miles). The average commute takes 30 minutes each way; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26. Norman Township has 189 jobs; 147 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Norman Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 144 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 186 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Norman Township on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.29 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Norman Township work
Where Norman Township clocks in
16% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
Goods, not services: 97% of the jobs in Norman Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Norman Township, 2013 → 2023: 91 → 189. 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 Norman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes each way for Norman Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Norman Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 122 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Norman Township
About 20% 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.
The towns around Norman Township
The biggest share goes to Wauponsee Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Norman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $218,542 |
| Erienna Township | under 3% | A | B | 20 min | $96,906 |
| Vienna Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Wauponsee Township | 3% | A− | D | 23 min | $117,928 |
Same-state neighbors only. Vienna Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Norman 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 Norman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Norman Township?
$218,542 (±$129,326) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Norman Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Norman Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Norman Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morris (16%, 7 mi), Joliet (9%, 24 mi), Chicago (5%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Norman 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 Norman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Norman 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.