Most of Thompson Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 4% work in Thompson Township; the top destination outside it is Galena (18%, 14 miles). Thompson Township has 61 jobs, against 319 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 22% of workers; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Thompson Township in brief
In and out of Thompson Township on a workday
On a workday 305 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Thompson Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Where Thompson Township’s working residents head each day
Where Thompson Township clocks in
18% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
What Thompson Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thompson Township, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 61. 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 Thompson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Thompson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thompson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 318 commuters (the 22% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Thompson Township to work
About 23% 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 Thompson Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thompson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $108,750 |
| Rush Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Guilford Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 26 min | $115,647 |
| Woodbine Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Apple River Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rush Township, Woodbine Township and Apple River Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Thompson 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 Thompson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Thompson Township?
$108,750 (±$24,386) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thompson Township?
6.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thompson Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thompson Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galena (18%, 14 mi), Scales Mound (8%, 6 mi), Dubuque (8%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Thompson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Thompson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Thompson 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.