2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Thief River Falls, MN vs Le Mars, IA

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Highlights
- Household income in Le Mars, is 24% more than it is in Thief River Falls and is 1% above the National Average.
- Thief River Falls unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Le Mars unemployment rate is 3.1%.
 Thief River Falls, MNLe Mars, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth19.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,570  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$69,476$69,021
 Family Median Income$78,750  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Thief River Falls, MNLe Mars, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock14.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Thief River Falls, MNLe Mars, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock21.3%13.1%
Reviews for Thief River Falls    2 Reviews

I grew up here and came back for 10 years as an adult. There are jobs to be had with decent wages, but few large employers. This works out fine if you like what you're  More

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Thief River is a nice town, relatively untouched by the economic downturn plaguing the rest of the country. You can still find a pretty nice home here for around $100K  More

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