Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0Unemployment in Troy (2.3%) is lower than in 80% of U.S. towns
About one in seven stay in Troy for work; outside it, O'Fallon is the main destination (8%, 19 miles). For jobs and income Troy is better than 56% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (B−). The average commute takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Troy, in brief
Troy trades workers with the towns around it
Troy has about as many jobs (6,192) as working residents (6,234), but they are mostly different people: 5,338 residents leave for work each day while 5,296 people come in. Only 14% of the jobs in Troy are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Troy draws workers from far and wide
The 6,192 jobs in Troy are filled from a wide area. Troy’s own residents hold 14% and the ten next-biggest home towns 19%; the other 67% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Troy workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Missouri. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Where Troy’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Unemployment holds Troy’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (13.6%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Troy could be anywhere from C to A−.
Who works in Troy, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 5,338 residents head out to work, 896 work right here, and 5,296 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.99 per resident).
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 people from Troy work
Where Troy clocks in
8% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Troy
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Troy workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,910 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 86% 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.
Inside Troy’s 6,192 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Troy, 2013 → 2023: 5,755 → 6,192. 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.
The distance from Troy to work
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.
Most of Troy commutes by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.2% across Missouri.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,753 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.3% of Troy households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Troy’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,233rd of 2,109: where Troy ranks among U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Town and Country MO | 11,619 | $233K | 1.7% | 2.5% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Dardenne Prairie MO | 15,032 | $153K | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 117 | Crestwood MO | 12,207 | $107K | 5.5% | 1.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,231 | Beach Park IL | 14,114 | $86K | 8.5% | 8.4% | 2% | B |
| 1,232 | Ionia MI | 12,208 | $64K | 12.0% | 1.9% | 17% | B |
| 1,233 | Troy MO | 15,201 | $79K | 13.6% | 2.3% | 14% | B |
| 1,234 | Gardnerville Ranchos NV | 12,114 | $88K | 9.5% | 2.1% | 5% | B |
| 1,235 | Grand Haven MI | 11,038 | $61K | 14.5% | 1.8% | 22% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Troy, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
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?
$79,012 (±$14,941) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Troy?
13.6%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Troy?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Troy work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are O'Fallon (8%, 19 mi), Wentzville (8%, 12 mi), St. Peters (5%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Troy walkable?
Troy is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Troy without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.