Fewer people are out of work in Troy (0.9%) than in 95% of U.S. towns
Troy grades A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 81% of U.S. towns. Working from home is the commute for 21% of workers; Wisconsin has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Troy stands out on work
Home offices are common in Troy
21% of Troy workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
Troy is a place people come home to
There are 367 jobs based in Troy, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Troy has about 1,500 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Troy workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 38 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How Troy earns its Jobs & income grade
Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 71% 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 could be anywhere from A− to A+.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of Wisconsin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Troy workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,068 commuters (the 21% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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.
Who leaves Troy for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,185 residents head out to work, 29 work right here, and 338 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Troy on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.30 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 2024, primary jobs.
8% of working residents work in Elkhorn
Where Troy clocks in
8% of workers
5% 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.
Inside Troy’s 367 jobs
367 jobs are based in Troy.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Troy, 2014 → 2024: 203 → 367. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Troy
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.
Getting around Troy: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Troy is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.8% across Wisconsin, on an EPA index of 5.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,346 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). 0.0% of Troy households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Troy’s commuters take a bus or train.
198th of 5,328: where Troy ranks among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Wind Point WI | 1,620 | $143K | 0.4% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 35 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Vandenbroek WI | 1,701 | $129K | 1.6% | 5.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 196 | Tremont Township IL | 2,640 | $93K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 4% | A |
| 197 | Wills Township IN | 2,111 | $113K | 1.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A |
| 198 | Troy WI | 2,331 | $106K | 4.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A |
| 199 | Wayne WI | 2,292 | $130K | 4.6% | 1.4% | 2% | A |
| 200 | Isle of Hope GA | 2,053 | $105K | 1.4% | 1.3% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Troy and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to East Troy (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Troy workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | – | A | C+ | 27 min | $106,220 |
| East Troy | under 3% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $123,804 |
| East Troy | 4% | A− | A− | 24 min | $79,669 |
| La Grange | under 3% | A | C− | 30 min | $96,136 |
| Eagle | under 3% | A | C− | 28 min | $125,792 |
| Lafayette | under 3% | A | C+ | 25 min | $111,500 |
| Mukwonago | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mukwonago: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Troy’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: questions
What is the median household income in Troy?
$106,220 (±$13,857) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Troy?
4.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Troy?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Troy work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elkhorn (8%, 10 mi), Waukesha (5%, 19 mi), Madison (5%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Troy walkable?
Troy is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Troy without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Troy, from the people who make the trip.
More of Troy
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. 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.