Norris has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Norris; the top destination outside it is Canton (27%, 4 miles). 16 jobs are based in Norris, against 59 working residents. For 6% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Norris
On a workday 59 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Norris on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Out of Norris to work: where people go
Where Norris clocks in
27% 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.
What Norris’ employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Norris: about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Norris workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 117 commuters (the 6% 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.
Norris’ commute, mile by mile
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.
Work in the towns next to Norris
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Norris workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norris | – | — | — | 13 min | $44,844 |
| Farmington Township | under 2% | C | B+ | 24 min | $69,375 |
| Canton Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Canton Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Norris’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 Norris: questions
What is the median household income in Norris?
$44,844 (±$28,052) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Norris?
19.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Norris?
13 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Norris work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Canton (27%, 4 mi), Peoria (8%, 23 mi), Farmington (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Norris without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Norris, from the people who make the trip.
More of Norris
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.