Making a living in Thompson Township
Working residents average 14 minutes each way, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S. 6% of workers work from home (Michigan 14%). About one in ten stay in Thompson Township for work; outside it, Manistique is the main destination (36%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Thompson Township: the gist
Thompson Township and Manistique trade workers both ways
Manistique is the top workplace for Thompson Township residents (36%) and also where the most people who work in Thompson Township come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Thompson Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker, and quicker than any town next door (19 to 44 minutes). 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; with 248 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Thompson Township: the destinations
Where Thompson Township clocks in
4% of workers
3% 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.
About 14 minutes each way for Thompson Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thompson Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 292 commuters (the 6% 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.
Who leaves Thompson Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 219 residents head out to work, 29 work right here, and 322 people come in from elsewhere.
About 930 people are in Thompson Township on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.42 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
351 jobs are based in Thompson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thompson Township, 2011 → 2021: 8 → 351. 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 Thompson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Thompson Township to work
About 29% 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.
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 | – | — | — | 14 min | $82,031 |
| Inwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Hiawatha Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 19 min | $79,196 |
| Garden Township | under 2% | — | — | 44 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Inwood Township and Garden 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 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 Thompson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Thompson Township?
$82,031 (±$15,442) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thompson Township?
16.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thompson Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thompson Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manistique (36%, 5 mi), Escanaba (4%, 38 mi), Sault Ste. Marie (3%, 101 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
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), 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.