Thompson Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 15 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Employers in Thompson Township report 13 jobs for 68 working residents. For 11% of workers, the job is at home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Thompson Township
On a workday 68 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 81 people are in Thompson Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
19% of working residents work in Karlstad
Where Thompson Township clocks in
19% 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.
In Thompson Township, 46% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thompson Township, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 13. 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.
Time on the road from Thompson Township: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thompson Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 11% 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.
How many miles Thompson Township commutes
About 37% 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.
Thompson Township and its neighbors: 19% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thompson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $110,500 |
| Hallock Township | under 2% | — | — | 7 min | — |
| Hazelton Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Granville Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Hallock | 19% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hallock Township, Hazelton Township, Granville Township and Hallock: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hallock. 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?
$110,500 (±$17,651) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thompson Township?
1.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thompson Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thompson Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Karlstad (19%, 20 mi), Hallock (19%, 4 mi), Thief River Falls (10%, 55 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Thompson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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.