Making a living in Thunderbird Bay
Working from home is the commute for 23% of workers; Texas has 14%. The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average; Texas averages 27, the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Thunderbird Bay; the top destination outside it is Brownwood (23%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Thunderbird Bay, in brief
Thunderbird Bay is a place people come home to
There are 0 jobs based in Thunderbird Bay, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Thunderbird Bay has about 400 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
48% 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 ↓
A lot of Thunderbird Bay works from home
23% of Thunderbird Bay workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. 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 301 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Thunderbird Bay quiets down on a workday
On a workday 301 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Thunderbird Bay on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 far Thunderbird Bay goes to work
About 48% 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.
Thunderbird Bay’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thunderbird Bay workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 255 commuters (the 23% 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.
The towns that employ Thunderbird Bay’s residents
Where Thunderbird Bay clocks in
23% of workers
7% 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.
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 Thunderbird Bay: questions
What is the median household income in Thunderbird Bay?
$48,350 (±$9,285) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thunderbird Bay?
16.4%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thunderbird Bay?
23 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thunderbird Bay work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brownwood (23%, 14 mi), Austin (7%, 134 mi), San Antonio (5%, 172 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Thunderbird Bay 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 Thunderbird Bay, from the people who make the trip.
More of Thunderbird Bay
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.