Work & commute · Thompson's Station

Work & commute in Thompson's Station, TN

Most working residents leave Thompson's Station for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Franklin (29%), Brentwood (8%) and Spring Hill (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

39 of 3,543 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

34%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,504 Thompson's Station residents head out of town to work, 39 work right here, and 1,188 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Thompson's Station.

3,504live here, work elsewhere

39live and work here

1,188work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Thompson's Station goes to work

Franklin7.7 mi away

29%1,039

Brentwood14.8 mi away

8%300

Spring Hill4.8 mi away

6%197

Columbia14.9 mi away

2%78

Murfreesboro27.5 mi away

2%75

Smyrna23.9 mi away

2%67

Memphis178.8 mi away

1%53

Chattanooga106.8 mi away

1%49

Berry Hill22.7 mi away

1%43

Thompson's Station (in town)right here

1%39

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%1,603

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

How far

How far Thompson's Station commutes

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

35%

41%

14%

35%Under 10 mi

41%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Thompson's Station is a commuter town

0.35jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.35 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Thompson's Station are

1,227 jobs are based in Thompson's Station. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Thompson's Station’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Thompson's Station

1,227 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Thompson's Station residents hold

3,543 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month15%

Over $3,333 a month73%

+45%

Jobs based in Thompson's Station, 2013 → 2023: 844 → 1,227. 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.