Photo: Delawareohiohistory · CC BY-SA 3.0Troy Township has some of the lowest unemployment in the country, with hardly anyone out of work
Only 2% work in Troy Township itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (28%, 27 miles). Troy Township grades A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. The average commute takes 26 minutes each way; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Troy Township: the figures worth knowing
Troy Township makes and builds things
37% of the jobs based in Troy Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Troy Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 16%. The jobs ↓
28% of Troy Township works in Columbus
300 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Columbus, 27 miles away. That’s 14 times as many as work in Troy Township itself. The commute map ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Troy Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Troy Township is better than 81% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Troy Township’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (10.1%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Troy Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
37% of the jobs in Troy Township make or build things
419 jobs are based in Troy Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Troy Township, 2013 → 2023: 266 → 419. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from Troy Township ends
Where Troy Township clocks in
28% of workers
19% 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 workday in Troy Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,060 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 396 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Troy Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.39 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Troy Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Troy Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,071 commuters (the 12% 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 distance from Troy Township 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.
Getting around Troy Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Troy Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 1,218 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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). 4.1% of Troy Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Troy Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Troy Township is 722nd among 5,207 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 720 | Topton PA | 2,062 | $93K | 4.8% | 4.0% | 2% | A− |
| 721 | Plainfield NH | 2,560 | $123K | 5.2% | 0.6% | 10% | A− |
| 722 | Troy Township OH | 2,408 | $91K | 10.1% | 0.0% | 2% | A− |
| 723 | Cumings TX | 2,535 | $136K | 0.0% | 14.7% | 0% | A− |
| 724 | Southworth WA | 2,286 | $123K | 0.4% | 3.1% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
20% of Troy Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Delaware (19%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Troy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Township | – | A− | D | 26 min | $91,289 |
| Delaware | 19% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $99,786 |
| Marlboro Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Delaware Township | 1% | A− | B− | 21 min | $75,000 |
| Radnor Township | under 2% | A | D− | 37 min | $116,964 |
Same-state neighbors only. Marlboro Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Troy Township’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 Troy Township: questions
What is the median household income in Troy Township?
$91,289 (±$34,036) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Troy Township?
10.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Troy Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Troy Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (28%, 27 mi), Delaware (19%, 5 mi), Dublin (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Troy Township walkable?
Troy Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Troy Township 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 Troy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Troy Township
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.