Thompson is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 9,315 people and two associated neighborhoods, Thompson is the 103rd largest community in Connecticut.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Thompson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Thompson is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Thompson who work in sales jobs (12.86%), office and administrative support (9.61%), and management occupations (8.85%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.86% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Thompson has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Thompson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Thompson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Thompson may be for you. In Thompson, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.23 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Thompson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Thompson is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.67% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Thompson in 2022 was $42,761, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $171,044 for a family of four. However, Thompson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Thompson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Thompson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Thompson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Thompson include French, Irish, French Canadian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Thompson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
