Thorntonville has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
63 jobs are based in Thorntonville, against 242 working residents. Hardly any work in Thorntonville; the top destination outside it is Monahans (28%, 12 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Texas 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Thorntonville: the figures worth knowing
Thorntonville and Monahans trade workers both ways
Monahans is the top workplace for Thorntonville residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Thorntonville come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Thorntonville is a place people come home to
There are 63 jobs based in Thorntonville, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Thorntonville has about 360 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 242 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Thorntonville ends
Where Thorntonville clocks in
28% of workers
10% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Thorntonville
On a workday 240 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Thorntonville on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2024, primary jobs.
How far Thorntonville goes to work
About 36% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Making and building: 87% of jobs based in Thorntonville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thorntonville, 2014 → 2024: 115 → 63. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Thorntonville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Thorntonville takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thorntonville workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 255 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 83% 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.
34% of Thorntonville works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thorntonville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorntonville | – | — | — | 28 min | $61,141 |
| Southwest Sandhill | 6% | C | C− | 17 min | $74,306 |
| Monahans | 28% | C+ | B+ | 21 min | $70,677 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Monahans. Darker towns draw more of Thorntonville’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 2024, 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 Thorntonville: questions
What is the median household income in Thorntonville?
$61,141 (±$27,272) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thorntonville?
16.5%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thorntonville?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thorntonville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monahans (28%, 12 mi), Midland (10%, 57 mi), Southwest Sandhill (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Thorntonville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Thorntonville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Thorntonville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.