Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Troy works elsewhere
Employers in Troy report 212 jobs, and 437 of its residents work somewhere. About one in ten work in Troy itself; outside it, St. Joseph draws the most (26%, 15 miles). Working residents average 25 minutes each way, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Troy
Many Troy workers cross into Missouri
41% of Troy workers work outside Kansas, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, St. Joseph (26%) and Kansas City (7%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Troy than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Troy fell from 300 in 2013 to 212 in 2023, −29%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 437 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Troy commutes to
Where Troy clocks in
26% of workers
7% 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.
The distance from Troy to work
About 31% 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.
Jobs in Troy: what the 212 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Troy, 2013 → 2023: 300 → 212. 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 Troy’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Troy quiets down on a workday
On a workday 402 residents head out to work, 35 work right here, and 177 people come in from elsewhere.
About 760 people are in Troy on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How long Troy spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Troy workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 338 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
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 Troy: questions
What is the median household income in Troy?
$52,232 (±$8,442) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Troy?
13.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Troy?
25 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Troy work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Joseph (26%, 15 mi), Atchison (7%, 16 mi), Kansas City (7%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Troy without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Troy, from the people who make the trip.
More of Troy
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.