John Augspurger Farm No. 2 · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainTrenton has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 1,134 jobs in Trenton, and 6,182 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Trenton is better than 68% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (B+). Only 4% work in Trenton; the top destination outside it is Middletown (8%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Trenton, in a few figures
Trenton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (24 to 29 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Trenton is a place people come home to
There are 1,134 jobs based in Trenton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Trenton has about 9,200 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Trenton makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in Trenton are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Trenton residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
Trenton has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Trenton went from 781 in 2013 to 1,134 in 2023, +45%. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
33% of the jobs based in Trenton are held by workers 29 or younger, against 25% of Trenton’s own working residents. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How Trenton earns its Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Trenton’s grade up (ahead of 75% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Trenton could be anywhere from B− to A.
The trip to work from Trenton: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Trenton workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,998 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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.
The daily commute in and out of Trenton
On a workday 5,964 residents head out to work, 218 work right here, and 916 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,200 people are in Trenton on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
In Trenton, 40% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trenton, 2013 → 2023: 781 → 1,134. 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 Trenton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Out of Trenton to work: where people go
Where Trenton clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Trenton
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 trips from Trenton start in a car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,429 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 46% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.8% of Trenton households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Trenton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,227 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000, Trenton comes 1,004th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,002 | Brooklyn OH | 11,072 | $69K | 9.1% | 3.6% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,003 | Bath Township MI | 13,556 | $76K | 17.4% | 4.2% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,004 | Trenton OH | 14,241 | $81K | 7.2% | 4.3% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,005 | Mad River Township OH | 10,961 | $84K | 8.2% | 4.0% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,006 | Gonzalez FL | 14,458 | $82K | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | 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 Trenton, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Trenton: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to St. Clair Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trenton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton | – | B+ | B+ | 32 min | $80,635 |
| Madison Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 24 min | $82,216 |
| St. Clair Township | 2% | C | C− | 27 min | $62,378 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | A | D | 29 min | $80,337 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Trenton’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 Trenton: questions
What is the median household income in Trenton?
$80,635 (±$5,940) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trenton?
7.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trenton?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trenton work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Middletown (8%, 6 mi), West Chester Township (7%, 10 mi), Hamilton (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Trenton walkable?
Trenton is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Trenton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Trenton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trenton
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.