Photo: Wdzinc · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Thompson Township works elsewhere
Thompson Township has 7 jobs, against 297 working residents. Hardly any work in Thompson Township itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (26%, 31 miles). Working from home is the commute for 27% of workers, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Thompson Township: the figures worth knowing
Thompson Township is a place people come home to
There are 7 jobs based in Thompson Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Thompson Township has about 460 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Thompson Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Thompson Township is Columbus, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 26% of working residents (77) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Thompson Township
27% of Thompson Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. 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 297 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Thompson Township by day
On a workday 297 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Thompson Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
How many miles Thompson Township commutes
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.
Commuting from Thompson Township: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 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 265 commuters (the 27% 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.
The places Thompson Township commutes to
Where Thompson Township clocks in
26% of workers
13% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 29% of the jobs in Thompson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thompson Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 7. 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.
Work in the towns next to Thompson Township
The biggest share goes to Scioto Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thompson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $167,674 |
| Radnor Township | under 3% | A | D− | 37 min | $116,964 |
| Scioto Township | 4% | A+ | C− | 28 min | $158,920 |
| Prospect Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 29 min | $83,796 |
| Claibourne Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 27 min | $66,163 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 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?
$167,674 (±$80,079) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thompson Township?
3.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thompson Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thompson Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (26%, 31 mi), Delaware (13%, 10 mi), Dublin (6%, 20 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.