Thompsonville has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% work in Thompsonville itself; outside it, Garfield Township draws the most (18%, 21 miles). Thompsonville has 28 jobs, against 180 working residents. Home is the office for 4% of workers, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Thompsonville
On a workday 177 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Thompsonville 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 2021, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Thompsonville ends
Where Thompsonville clocks in
18% of workers
15% of workers
9% 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 Thompsonville’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thompsonville, 2011 → 2021: 2 → 28. 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 Thompsonville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes to work from Thompsonville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thompsonville workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 235 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.
How far Thompsonville goes to work
About 19% 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.
Work in the towns next to Thompsonville
The biggest share goes to Weldon Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thompsonville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompsonville | – | — | — | 26 min | $66,250 |
| Springdale Township | under 2% | D− | D− | 29 min | $53,295 |
| Weldon Township | 7% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Weldon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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 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 Thompsonville: questions
What is the median household income in Thompsonville?
$66,250 (±$8,802) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thompsonville?
18.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thompsonville?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thompsonville work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Garfield Township (18%, 21 mi), Traverse City (15%, 23 mi), Benzonia Township (9%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Thompsonville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% 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), 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.