Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Jobs, income and commuting in Norcross, MN
50% of workers have no commute at all, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Hardly any work in Norcross itself; outside it, Elbow Lake draws the most (29%, 13 miles). Norcross has 14 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Norcross, and who commutes in
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 37 people are in Norcross on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where the trip to work from Norcross ends
Where Norcross clocks in
29% of workers
29% 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.
Working from home in Norcross
of Norcross workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 commuters (the 50% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of Norcross commutes less than 24 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.
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 Norcross: questions
What is the median household income in Norcross?
$118,056 (±$48,201) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Norcross?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Norcross work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elbow Lake (29%, 13 mi), Morris (29%, 24 mi), Kensington (14%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Norcross without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Norcross, from the people who make the trip.
More of Norcross
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.