Work & commute · Troy

Work & commute in Troy, AL

41% of Troy’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Montgomery (11%), Dothan (4%) and Brundidge (2%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

41%

2,758 of 6,744 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,986 Troy residents head out of town to work, 2,758 work right here, and 7,955 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Troy.

3,986live here, work elsewhere

2,758live and work here

7,955work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Troy goes to work

Troy (in town)right here

41%2,758

Montgomery41.7 mi away

11%720

Dothan51.3 mi away

4%297

Brundidge10.5 mi away

2%109

Enterprise33.7 mi away

1%97

Opelika68.6 mi away

1%89

Auburn62.2 mi away

1%79

Columbus, GA80.5 mi away

1%75

Ozark30.7 mi away

1%71

Birmingham128.6 mi away

1%71

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%2,378

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Troy commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

48%

22%

25%

48%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Troy is a job hub

1.59jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Troy are

10,713 jobs are based in Troy. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Troy’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Troy

10,713 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month49%

Jobs Troy residents hold

6,744 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month48%

+13%

Jobs based in Troy, 2013 → 2023: 9,471 → 10,713. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.