 Across the less precise range of wide occupation categories, each had a considerable percentage of Thorpe employees; professional occupations was foremost among these, slightly higher than the next highest category, associate professional and technical occupations, followed by director or senior official level occupations.The village's most important landowner is Thorpe Park theme park, which is also a significant employer of the local population.Junctions of motorways providing fast links to London Heathrow airport are accessible in the outskirts of the two adjoining towns.