Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFewer people are out of work in Troy Township (1.1%) than in 94% of U.S. towns
Troy Township grades A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Only 6% work in Troy Township; the top destination outside it is Cleveland (9%, 28 miles). The trip to work takes 32 minutes on average; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Troy Township and work: the main findings
Stores, warehouses and trucking
70% of the jobs in Troy Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Troy Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Troy Township went from 1,028 in 2013 to 1,779 in 2023, +73%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Troy Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
82% of the jobs based in Troy Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 59% of the jobs Troy Township residents hold. 97% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Troy Township. The jobs ↓
Troy Township is where the jobs are
Troy Township has 1,779 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Troy Township 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. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Troy Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Troy Township is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #138 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 63% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate 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+.
82% of the jobs in Troy Township pay over $3,333 a month
1,779 jobs are based in Troy Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Troy Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,028 → 1,779. 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.
A workday in Troy Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 950 residents head out to work, 60 work right here, and 1,719 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Troy Township on a workday afternoon, 27% more than live here.
1.8 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 2023, primary jobs.
About 32 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 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 1,256 commuters (the 9% 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.
Commuting in to Troy Township: where workers come from
Where Troy Township clocks in
9% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Troy Township
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 Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Troy Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #495 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,375 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). 22.4% 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.
Out of 4,703 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800, Troy Township comes 409th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 407 | Richmond UT | 3,130 | $110K | 1.0% | 0.8% | 7% | A |
| 408 | Washington Township OH | 3,163 | $105K | 4.1% | 0.0% | 2% | A |
| 409 | Troy Township OH | 2,798 | $87K | 4.0% | 1.1% | 6% | A |
| 410 | Mineral Springs NC | 3,514 | $92K | 4.2% | 2.1% | 1% | A |
| 411 | Red Oak NC | 3,523 | $90K | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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.
Troy Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Auburn Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Troy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Township | – | A | C+ | 32 min | $87,375 |
| Hiram Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 31 min | $97,727 |
| Auburn Township | 2% | A+ | D | 23 min | $155,515 |
| Burton Township | under 3% | B+ | B | 27 min | $81,780 |
| Parkman Township | under 3% | A | B− | 37 min | $100,417 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$87,375 (±$16,467) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Troy Township?
4.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Troy Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Troy Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (9%, 28 mi), Solon (5%, 15 mi), Middlefield Township (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Troy Township walkable?
Troy Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Troy Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 22% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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.