With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Thomastown Township works elsewhere
For 9% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota. Thomastown Township has 59 jobs, and 326 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Thomastown Township itself; outside it, Wadena draws the most (20%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Thomastown Township stands out on work
The daily commute in and out of Thomastown Township
On a workday 324 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Thomastown 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.
The places Thomastown Township commutes to
Where Thomastown Township clocks in
20% of workers
14% of workers
5% 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.
Thomastown Township makes things: 78% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thomastown Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 59. 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 Thomastown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 19 minutes from Thomastown Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thomastown Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 360 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Thomastown Township
About 22% 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.
Work next door: 14% of Thomastown Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thomastown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomastown Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $91,094 |
| Bullard Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Becker Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Staples | 14% | D | A− | 22 min | $52,071 |
| Aldrich Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Staples Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Wing River Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bullard Township, Becker Township, Aldrich Township, Staples Township and Wing River Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Staples. Darker towns draw more of Thomastown 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 Thomastown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Thomastown Township?
$91,094 (±$16,495) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thomastown Township?
10.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thomastown Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thomastown Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wadena (20%, 13 mi), Staples (14%, 3 mi), New York Mills (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Thomastown Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Thomastown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Thomastown 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.