Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Session House and Cemetery · Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Troutman have higher incomes than those in 76% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Troutman is better than 78% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (C). 6.1% of residents are in poverty, next to 13.0% for North Carolina as a whole. 24% of workers have no commute at all, where North Carolina as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Troutman: the figures worth knowing
Troutman trades workers with the towns around it
Troutman has about as many jobs (2,298) as working residents (2,198), but they are mostly different people: 2,116 residents leave for work each day while 2,216 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Troutman are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Troutman works from home
24% of Troutman workers work from home, against 16% across North Carolina. Time on the road ↓
Troutman makes and builds things
37% of the jobs based in Troutman are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Troutman residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. 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.
Jobs & income in Troutman: the grade in detail
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Troutman’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Troutman could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Troutman on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,116 residents head out to work, 82 work right here, and 2,216 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 (1.05 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.
Troutman’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Troutman workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,552 commuters (the 24% who work from home are left out). Across North Carolina: 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.
Goods, not services: 37% of the jobs in Troutman
2,298 jobs are based in Troutman.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Troutman, 2013 → 2023: 2,100 → 2,298. 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 Troutman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
15% of working residents work in Statesville
Where Troutman clocks in
15% of workers
15% of workers
15% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Troutman
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 Troutman commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,043 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). 0.7% of Troutman households have no vehicle (North Carolina 5.3%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Troutman’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Troutman ranks: 936th of 4,136 U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 94 | Jamestown NC | 3,803 | $105K | 2.5% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
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| 193 | Fairview NC | 3,805 | $99K | 1.8% | 1.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 292 | Midland NC | 5,151 | $101K | 4.1% | 1.8% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 934 | Siesta Key FL | 5,525 | $116K | 7.2% | 4.0% | 10% | A− |
| 935 | Elkins AR | 4,184 | $82K | 6.5% | 0.0% | 6% | A− |
| 936 | Troutman NC | 4,336 | $98K | 6.1% | 3.4% | 4% | A− |
| 937 | Whitehouse OH | 5,073 | $93K | 10.8% | 1.7% | 6% | A− |
| 938 | Oostburg WI | 3,056 | $88K | 7.6% | 2.3% | 17% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,136 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Troutman, the top three, the last and three more from North Carolina.
Work next door: 15% of Troutman’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Troutman workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troutman | – | A− | C | 27 min | $98,462 |
| Statesville | 15% | C− | B | 20 min | $52,880 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Statesville. Darker towns draw more of Troutman’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 Troutman: questions
What is the median household income in Troutman?
$98,462 (±$16,791) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Troutman?
6.1%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Troutman?
27 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Troutman work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Statesville (15%, 7 mi), Mooresville (15%, 7 mi), Charlotte (15%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Troutman walkable?
Troutman is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Troutman without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Troutman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Troutman
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.