There are 2.2 jobs in Troy Hills for every working resident, and 5,436 people commute in
The average commute takes 29 minutes each way; New Jersey averages 31, the U.S. 26. Troy Hills has 5,487 jobs; 2,533 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Troy Hills itself; outside it, Parsippany-Troy Hills Township draws the most (14%, 1 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Troy Hills apart
Troy Hills draws workers from far and wide
The 5,487 jobs in Troy Hills are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 17%; the other 82% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Troy Hills is where the jobs are
Troy Hills has 5,487 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 8,100 people are in town, 57% more than the 5,200 who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Troy Hills’ commute
The biggest draw, New York City, NY, gets only 6% of working residents, and 58% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Troy Hills residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
76% of Troy Hills’ working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 79% of the jobs based in Troy Hills. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Troy Hills’s workers come from
Where Troy Hills clocks in
14% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Troy Hills on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,482 residents head out to work and 51 work right here.
About 8,100 people are in Troy Hills on a workday afternoon, 57% more than live here.
2.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
79% of the jobs in Troy Hills pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Troy Hills, 2014 → 2024: 6,394 → 5,487. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Troy Hills’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Troy Hills: about 29 minutes
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 Hills workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,078 commuters (the 23% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles Troy Hills commutes
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Troy Hills: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Hanover Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Troy Hills workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Hills | – | — | — | 29 min | $183,707 |
| Parsippany | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Whippany | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Hanover Township | 4% | A+ | B+ | 24 min | $156,956 |
Same-state neighbors only. Parsippany and Whippany: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Troy Hills’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 2024, 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 Hills: questions
What is the median household income in Troy Hills?
$183,707 (±$12,378) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Troy Hills?
6.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Troy Hills?
29 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Troy Hills work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (14%, 1 mi), New York City (6%, 28 mi), Hanover Township (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Troy Hills without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Troy Hills, from the people who make the trip.
More of Troy Hills
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.