Work and commuting in Trowbridge
Working from home is the commute for 25% of workers, where California as a whole has 17%. Hardly any stay in Trowbridge for work; outside it, Sacramento is the main destination (15%, 25 miles). The average commute takes 36 minutes each way, against 29 across California and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Trowbridge, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 115 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Trowbridge on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.66 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Trowbridge ends
Where Trowbridge clocks in
15% of workers
6% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Goods jobs make up 34% of work in Trowbridge
76 jobs are based in Trowbridge.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trowbridge, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 76. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Trowbridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 36 minutes from Trowbridge
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Trowbridge workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 84 commuters (the 25% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far it is to work from Trowbridge
About 22% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Trowbridge and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trowbridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trowbridge | – | — | — | 36 min | $130,000 |
| Rio Oso | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| East Nicolaus | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rio Oso and East Nicolaus: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Trowbridge’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Trowbridge: questions
What is the median household income in Trowbridge?
$130,000 (±$64,751) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trowbridge?
5.3%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trowbridge?
36 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trowbridge work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sacramento (15%, 25 mi), Yuba City (6%, 16 mi), Roseville (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Trowbridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Trowbridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trowbridge
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.