Unfortunately this sounds very normal.
Running a node is not mining. Running a node means to provide storage for the decentralized Storj DCS product and its utilization depends on adoption of real customers.
Here is a dashboard about Storj DCS network statistics: Grafana
This helps to get an idea about the size and the usage of the network. If you know potential customers who are using competitors like Amazon S3, Wasabi or Backblaze, you can help to increase Storj adoption by making them aware of Storj DCS.