Work & commute · Thompson

Work & commute in Thompson, NY

About one in 3 of Thompson’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are New York (13%), Fallsburg (6%) and Wallkill (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

33%

2,126 of 6,510 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,384 Thompson residents head out of town to work, 2,126 work right here, and 8,462 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Thompson.

4,384live here, work elsewhere

2,126live and work here

8,462work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Thompson goes to work

Thompson (in town)right here

33%2,126

New York78.1 mi away

13%853

Fallsburg7.3 mi away

6%379

Wallkill18 mi away

5%327

Liberty12.7 mi away

5%311

Albany83.6 mi away

1%92

Middletown19.1 mi away

1%89

Ramapo45.8 mi away

1%69

Goshen24.8 mi away

1%67

Bethel9.5 mi away

1%62

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%2,135

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Thompson commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

41%

16%

13%

31%

41%Under 10 mi

16%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

31%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Thompson is a job hub

1.63jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Thompson are

10,588 jobs are based in Thompson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Thompson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Thompson

10,588 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)84%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month58%

Jobs Thompson residents hold

6,510 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+14%

Jobs based in Thompson, 2013 → 2023: 9,299 → 10,588. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.