Thompson Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs and income earn Thompson Township B+; getting around on foot earns it B−. There are 297 jobs in Thompson Township, and 980 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% stay in Thompson Township for work; outside it, Mentor is the main destination (9%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Thompson Township, in brief
Thompson Township is a place people come home to
There are 297 jobs based in Thompson Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Thompson Township has about 1,500 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Thompson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 980 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Thompson Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Thompson Township is better than 68% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Thompson Township’s grade up (4.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 32% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Thompson Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of Thompson Township
On a workday 946 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 263 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Thompson Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thompson Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,033 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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.
Out of Thompson Township to work: where people go
Where Thompson Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% 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.
32% of the jobs in Thompson Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thompson Township, 2013 → 2023: 246 → 297. 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Thompson Township
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.
The commute in Thompson Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Thompson Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,182 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.4% of Thompson Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Thompson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900, Thompson Township comes 1,318th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,316 | Flowerfield Township MI | 1,607 | $82K | 5.8% | 1.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,317 | Harmony Township NJ | 2,542 | $92K | 3.9% | 5.8% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,318 | Thompson Township OH | 2,159 | $91K | 4.9% | 3.4% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,319 | Deerwood TX | 2,366 | $61K | 8.7% | 0.0% | 0% | B+ |
| 1,320 | Cape Carteret NC | 2,273 | $86K | 6.1% | 1.3% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Thompson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Thompson Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thompson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Township | – | B+ | B− | 28 min | $91,275 |
| Madison Township | 3% | B− | B− | 28 min | $73,533 |
| Montville Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 30 min | $74,493 |
| Trumbull Township | under 3% | C− | D | 46 min | $55,781 |
| Leroy Township | under 3% | A+ | D | 27 min | $114,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Madison Township. 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?
$91,275 (±$10,630) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thompson Township?
4.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thompson Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thompson Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mentor (9%, 14 mi), Cleveland (9%, 35 mi), Willoughby (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Thompson Township walkable?
Thompson Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Thompson Township without a car?
5% 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 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. 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.