Norman Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Norman Township grades C− for jobs and income and D for walkability. 159 jobs are based in Norman Township for 474 working residents. About one in ten work in Norman Township itself; outside it, Manistee Township draws the most (15%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Norman Township apart
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Norman Township
On income, poverty and job access, Norman Township is better than 18% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Norman Township’s grade up (10.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (near the bottom of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (10.5%) is left out: Norman Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Norman Township could be anywhere from D to C.
How far Norman Township goes to work
About 31% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Who works in Norman Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 419 residents head out to work, 55 work right here, and 104 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Norman Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 2021, primary jobs.
Out of Norman Township to work: where people go
Where Norman Township clocks in
15% 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.
The kinds of work in Norman Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Norman Township, 2011 → 2021: 153 → 159. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Norman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Norman Township: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Norman Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 512 commuters (the 20% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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.
Norman Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Norman Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Norman Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 639 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.1% of Norman Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Norman Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
4,216th of 5,794: where Norman Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 99 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 164 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 204 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,214 | South Charleston OH | 1,698 | $50K | 16.3% | 1.9% | 9% | C− |
| 4,215 | Putman Township IL | 1,907 | $66K | 13.5% | 3.6% | 8% | C− |
| 4,216 | Norman Township MI | 1,569 | $64K | 10.4% | 10.5% | 12% | C− |
| 4,217 | Hamden NY | 1,121 | $64K | 11.2% | 7.5% | 8% | C− |
| 4,218 | Bloomfield Township OH | 1,145 | $48K | 8.5% | 0.0% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Norman Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Norman Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Dickson Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Norman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Township | – | C− | D | 25 min | $63,634 |
| Dickson Township | 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Stronach Township | 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| South Branch Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Elk Township | under 2% | D | D | 31 min | $56,438 |
| Eden Township | 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dickson Township, Stronach Township, South Branch Township and Eden 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 2021, 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?
$63,634 (±$3,549) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Norman Township?
10.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Norman Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Norman Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manistee Township (15%, 16 mi), Manistee (5%, 19 mi), Cadillac (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Norman Township walkable?
Norman Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Norman Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% 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), 2021, 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.