Harry C. Tinker House · Photo: kennethaw88 · CC BY 4.0Thetford Township has higher unemployment (10.0%) than 94% of U.S. towns
For 4% of workers, the job is at home, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole. Jobs and income earn Thetford Township C; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 2% work in Thetford Township itself; outside it, Flint draws the most (10%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Thetford Township apart on work
Thetford Township is a place people come home to
There are 277 jobs based in Thetford Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Thetford Township has about 3,900 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Thetford Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Thetford Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published.
The four measures behind Thetford Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Thetford Township is better than 26% of U.S. towns, #571 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Thetford Township’s grade up (ahead of 53% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Thetford Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
Who commutes out of Thetford Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,757 residents head out to work, 58 work right here, and 219 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,900 people are in Thetford Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.10 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 2021, primary jobs.
About 32 minutes each way for Thetford Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thetford Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,567 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where Thetford Township’s working residents head each day
Where Thetford Township clocks in
Lines 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.
In Thetford Township, 35% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
277 jobs are based in Thetford Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thetford Township, 2011 → 2021: 185 → 277. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Thetford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Thetford Township goes to work
About 27% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The commute in Thetford Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Thetford Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns, #643 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Thetford Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,671 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.8% of Thetford Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Thetford Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Thetford Township ranks: 2,615th of 3,351 U.S. towns of 4,500 to 8,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 109 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,613 | Homeland CA | 7,584 | $60K | 14.4% | 7.3% | 2% | C |
| 2,614 | Belpre OH | 6,657 | $55K | 15.8% | 3.1% | 11% | C |
| 2,615 | Thetford Township MI | 6,482 | $74K | 15.2% | 10.0% | 2% | C |
| 2,616 | La Cresta CA | 8,389 | $50K | 20.3% | 5.8% | 1% | C |
| 2,617 | Kingsford MI | 5,096 | $62K | 9.0% | 6.4% | 20% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,351 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Thetford Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door to Thetford Township
The biggest share goes to Vienna Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thetford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thetford Township | – | C | D | 32 min | $73,984 |
| Forest Township | under 3% | B | C− | 34 min | $71,250 |
| Vienna Township | 5% | C | C | 28 min | $70,219 |
| Arbela Township | under 3% | C | C− | 36 min | $65,185 |
| Genesee Township | under 3% | C− | C+ | 28 min | $57,406 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Thetford 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 2021, 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 Thetford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Thetford Township?
$73,984 (±$16,486) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thetford Township?
15.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thetford Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thetford Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Flint (10%, 11 mi), Vienna Township (5%, 7 mi), Flint Township (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Thetford Township walkable?
Thetford Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Thetford Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Thetford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Thetford Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.