Earning a living in Thorp
A typical one-way commute lasts 15 minutes, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S. Only 4% stay in Thorp for work; outside it, Thorp is the main destination (22%, 4 miles). 7% of workers have no commute at all, against 13% across Wisconsin.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Thorp: the gist
Thorp and Thorp trade workers both ways
Thorp is the top workplace for Thorp residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Thorp come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Thorp are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 22 across Wisconsin. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Wisconsin worker, and quicker than any town next door (19 to 31 minutes). 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 295 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Thorp work
Where Thorp 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.
Getting to work from Thorp takes about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thorp workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 332 commuters (the 7% 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.
How many people are in Thorp by day
On a workday 283 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 212 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Thorp makes things: 53% of its jobs are in goods
224 jobs are based in Thorp.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thorp, 2013 → 2023: 168 → 224. 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 Thorp’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Thorp
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 Thorp
The biggest share goes to Stanley (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thorp workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorp | – | — | — | 15 min | $57,750 |
| Stanley | 5% | D | A | 26 min | $48,052 |
| Delmar | under 3% | C | B− | 24 min | $73,929 |
| Worden | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Taft | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Withee | under 3% | B | B− | 19 min | $94,583 |
Same-state neighbors only. Worden and Taft: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Thorp’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 Thorp: questions
What is the median household income in Thorp?
$57,750 (±$12,312) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thorp?
6.1%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thorp?
15 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thorp work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thorp (22%, 4 mi), Neillsville (5%, 33 mi), Stanley (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Thorp without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Thorp, from the people who make the trip.
More of Thorp
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.