Photo: MMZach · CC BY-SA 3.0Work, pay and getting to work in Thompsonville
Only 5% work in Thompsonville; the top destination outside it is Enfield (18%, 2 miles). Home is the office for 10% of workers, where Connecticut as a whole has 16%. Commuters spend 18 minutes getting to work on average, where Connecticut has 27 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Thompsonville stands out on work
Thompsonville has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Thompsonville went from 1,408 in 2013 to 2,445 in 2023, +74%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Thompsonville are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 27 across Connecticut. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Connecticut worker, and quicker than any town next door (23 to 26 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Nearly all the work in Thompsonville is services
90% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 4% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
In Thompsonville, services account for most jobs
2,445 jobs are based in Thompsonville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thompsonville, 2013 → 2023: 1,408 → 2,445. 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 Thompsonville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 18 minutes from Thompsonville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thompsonville workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,120 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Connecticut: 82% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
In and out of Thompsonville on a workday
On a workday 3,558 residents head out to work, 169 work right here, and 2,276 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,600 people are in Thompsonville on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.66 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 Thompsonville’s working residents head each day
Where Thompsonville clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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 distance from Thompsonville to work
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.
Thompsonville and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thompsonville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompsonville | – | — | — | 18 min | $71,805 |
| Suffield | under 3% | A− | C− | 26 min | $119,472 |
| Southwood Acres | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Sherwood Manor | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Southwood Acres and Sherwood Manor: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Thompsonville’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 Thompsonville: questions
What is the median household income in Thompsonville?
$71,805 (±$8,062) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thompsonville?
18.7%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thompsonville?
18 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thompsonville work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Enfield (18%, 2 mi), Springfield (8%, 9 mi), Hartford (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Thompsonville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Thompsonville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Thompsonville
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.