Norton Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Norton Township itself; outside it, Winona draws the most (33%, 11 miles). Employers in Norton Township report 69 jobs for 255 working residents. Working residents average 22 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Norton Township and work: the main findings
Norton Township and Winona trade workers both ways
Winona is the top workplace for Norton Township residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Norton Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Norton Township is a place people come home to
There are 69 jobs based in Norton Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Norton Township has about 350 people in it, 35% 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 255 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Norton Township ends
Where Norton Township clocks in
33% of workers
17% 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.
Norton Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 254 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Norton Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 83% of the jobs in Norton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Norton Township, 2013 → 2023: 51 → 69. 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 Norton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes to work from Norton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Norton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 215 commuters (the 20% 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.
Miles to work from Norton 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.
How Norton Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Altura (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Norton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $96,875 |
| Altura | 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Elba Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Utica Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Mount Vernon Township | 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Hillsdale Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Altura, Elba Township, Utica Township, Mount Vernon Township and Hillsdale Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Norton 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 Norton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Norton Township?
$96,875 (±$16,915) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Norton Township?
3.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Norton Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Norton Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winona (33%, 11 mi), Rochester (17%, 29 mi), Goodview (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Norton 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 Norton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Norton 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.