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Good Thunder, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Good Thunder is a Census city of 456 people across 0.63 square miles of land, in Blue Earth County. Median household income is $81,667, 88.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $163,300 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Good Thunder
What Good Thunder is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.63 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land728
- County holding the largest share of its areaBlue Earth County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Good Thunder
- Population456
- Median age52.2
- Population under 1876 plus or minus 30
- Share under 1816.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Population 65 and over87 plus or minus 25
- Share 65 and over19.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Households220 plus or minus 52
- Family households105 plus or minus 21
- Share of households that are families47.7 percent plus or minus 14.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Good Thunder
- Median household income$81,667 plus or minus $22,244
- Per capita income$41,980 plus or minus $8,787
- Civilian labor force263 plus or minus 57
- Employed257 plus or minus 56
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over352
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Good Thunder
- Housing units239 plus or minus 52
- Occupied units220 plus or minus 52
- Vacant units19 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate7.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Owner occupied195 plus or minus 53
- Renter occupied25 plus or minus 14
- Ownership rate88.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$178,700
- Single family units213 plus or minus 54
- Share single family89.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more22 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more9.2 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Good Thunder gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute236 plus or minus 55
- Commuting under 15 minutes16 plus or minus 9
- Share commuting under 15 minutes6.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more80 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.9 percent
- Drove alone83.5 percent
- Carpooled5.1 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home7.1 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Good Thunder (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$163,300
- Average approval$163,300
- Median approval$163,300
- Largest approval$163,300
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Good Thunder, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Good Thunder
- NFIP communityCity of Good Thunder
- NFIP community number270768
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Good Thunder participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270768 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Blue Earth County, not Good Thunder
Blue Earth County context, not Good Thunder figures
- Establishments in Blue Earth County1,992
- Covered employment, Blue Earth County41,255
- Average annual pay, Blue Earth County$56,997
- Housing units permitted, Blue Earth County271
Every figure in this section is published for Blue Earth County as a whole and is not a measurement of Good Thunder.
All Blue Earth County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Good Thunder questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Good Thunder, Minnesota?
456, in 220 households. Good Thunder city covers 0.63 square miles of land, which is 728 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Good Thunder in?
Blue Earth County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Good Thunder?
$81,667. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $178,700. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Good Thunder businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $163,300 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $163,300. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Good Thunder, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Good Thunder borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Good Thunder. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Good Thunder in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Good Thunder appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Good Thunder, city of, community 270768, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Good Thunder figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Blue Earth County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Good Thunder.
Is zoning published for Good Thunder?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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