Most of Thornapple commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
4% of workers work from home; Wisconsin has 13%. There are 22 jobs in Thornapple; 263 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Thornapple itself; outside it, Ladysmith draws the most (21%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Thornapple, in a few figures
Thornapple is a place people come home to
There are 22 jobs based in Thornapple, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Thornapple has about 480 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Thornapple workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 263 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Thornapple
On a workday 263 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Thornapple on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Time on the road from Thornapple: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thornapple workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 279 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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 towns that employ Thornapple’s residents
Where Thornapple clocks in
Lines 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.
Thornapple is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thornapple, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 22. 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 Thornapple’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Thornapple commutes less than 26 miles
About 23% 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.
Work in the towns next to Thornapple
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thornapple workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornapple | – | — | — | 21 min | $62,083 |
| Atlanta | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Stubbs | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Bruce | 4% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Hubbard | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Flambeau | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Grant | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Washington | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Atlanta, Stubbs and Bruce: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Hubbard, Grant and Washington: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Flambeau: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bruce. Darker towns draw more of Thornapple’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 Thornapple: questions
What is the median household income in Thornapple?
$62,083 (±$13,187) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thornapple?
15.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thornapple?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thornapple work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ladysmith (21%, 6 mi), Eau Claire (8%, 45 mi), Hawkins (7%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Thornapple without a car?
1% 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 Thornapple, from the people who make the trip.
More of Thornapple
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.