More than half of Normanna Township’s working residents commute to Duluth
Working residents average 26 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Normanna Township itself; outside it, Duluth draws the most (58%, 17 miles). 28 jobs are based in Normanna Township, and 341 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Normanna Township and work: the main findings
More than half of Normanna Township works in Duluth
198 working residents, 58%, have their main job in Duluth, 17 miles away. That’s 58 times as many as work in Normanna Township itself. The commute map ↓
Normanna Township is a place people come home to
There are 28 jobs based in Normanna Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Normanna Township has about 460 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 341 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Normanna Township’s working residents head each day
Where Normanna Township clocks in
58% 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.
How many people are in Normanna Township by day
On a workday 339 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Normanna Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.08 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.
Goods, not services: 75% of the jobs in Normanna Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Normanna Township, 2013 → 2023: 57 → 28. 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 Normanna Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Normanna Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Normanna Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 382 commuters (the 13% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Normanna Township
About 15% 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.
Around Normanna Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Normanna Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normanna Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $101,667 |
| Duluth Township | under 1% | B+ | C− | 29 min | $116,146 |
| North Star Township | under 1% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Lakewood Township | under 1% | A− | C | 24 min | $111,111 |
| Gnesen Township | under 1% | B | C− | 27 min | $112,700 |
Same-state neighbors only. North Star Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Normanna 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 Normanna Township: questions
What is the median household income in Normanna Township?
$101,667 (±$29,889) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Normanna Township?
6.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Normanna Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Normanna Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Normanna 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 Normanna Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Normanna 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.