Troy has higher household incomes than 96% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 3.6% of residents, where Wisconsin as a whole has 10.6%. Jobs and income earn Troy A; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 2% stay in Troy for work; outside it, Hudson is the main destination (12%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Troy apart on work
A lot of Troy workers cross into Minnesota
36% of Troy workers work outside Wisconsin, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, St. Paul (8%), Minneapolis (6%) and Woodbury (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Troy is a place people come home to
There are 709 jobs based in Troy, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Troy has about 3,700 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Troy workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Troy makes and builds things
36% of the jobs based in Troy are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Troy residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 23%. 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.
Troy’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Troy is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #126 of 362 in Wisconsin. Household income holds Troy’s grade up ($161,161, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on 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 B+ to A+.
Where Troy’s working residents head each day
Where Troy clocks in
12% of workers
8% 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.
How a workday changes Troy
On a workday 2,666 residents head out to work, 61 work right here, and 648 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Troy on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.26 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.
The daily trip from Troy: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 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 2,271 commuters (the 20% 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.
A place that makes things: 36% of Troy’s jobs are in goods
709 jobs are based in Troy.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Troy, 2013 → 2023: 601 → 709. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Troy
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
For most of Troy, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Troy is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns, #349 of 362 in Wisconsin. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.8% across Wisconsin.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,846 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%). 0% of Troy’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Troy is 508th among 3,476 U.S. towns of 4,000 to 7,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Fox Point WI | 6,583 | $141K | 2.5% | 0.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Elm Grove WI | 6,354 | $158K | 4.4% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Bristol WI | 4,347 | $141K | 1.2% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 506 | Mount Arlington NJ | 5,985 | $92K | 4.9% | 3.2% | 3% | A |
| 507 | Kingston NH | 6,288 | $105K | 2.1% | 3.4% | 7% | A |
| 508 | Troy WI | 5,686 | $161K | 3.6% | 5.0% | 2% | A |
| 509 | Westlake Village CA | 7,505 | $180K | 5.8% | 4.4% | 7% | A |
| 510 | Marshall Township IN | 4,607 | $99K | 2.5% | 0.6% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,476 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
Bordering towns draw 24% of Troy’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Troy workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | – | A | D | 28 min | $161,161 |
| River Falls | 8% | B+ | A− | 22 min | $83,627 |
| Hudson | 12% | A− | A− | 23 min | $93,937 |
| Clifton | under 2% | A | D | 29 min | $123,221 |
| Hudson | 4% | A+ | C | 27 min | $139,767 |
| Kinnickinnic | under 2% | A | C− | 26 min | $116,650 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hudson. 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 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: questions
What is the median household income in Troy?
$161,161 (±$30,078) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Troy?
3.6%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Troy?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Troy work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hudson (12%, 5 mi), St. Paul (8%, 21 mi), River Falls (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Troy walkable?
Troy is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Troy without a car?
0% 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), 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.