Thompson is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 9,385 people and two associated neighborhoods, Thompson is the 103rd largest community in Connecticut.Unlike some towns, Thompson isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Thompson are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Thompson is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Thompson who work in office and administrative support (12.47%), sales jobs (10.77%), and management occupations (8.86%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.40% 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Thompson has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Thompson a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Thompson, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.32 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Thompson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Thompson are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.49% of adults in Thompson having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Thompson in 2022 was $46,885, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $187,540 for a family of four. However, Thompson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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, Polish, Irish, English, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Thompson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
