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Work & commute · Troy

Work & commute in Troy, MI

Most working residents leave Troy for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Big Rapids (17%), Pleasant Plains (6%) and Muskegon (4%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
3%
2 of 72 working residents
Typical commute
27 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
28 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
0%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 70 Troy residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Troy.

70live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
14work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Troy goes to work

White CloudReed CityNewaygoBig RapidsBeldingMuskegonWalkerWyomingMerrillNorwichColfaxElbridgeLilleyWebberPleasant PlainsDenverBeaverBartonBig RapidsLakeTroyBig RapidsPleasant PlainsMuskegonDenverBig RapidsWhite CloudNewaygoBeldingWalkerWyomingTroy
1
Big Rapids25.5 mi away
17%12
2
Pleasant Plains7.6 mi away
6%4
3
Muskegon40.6 mi away
4%3
4
Denver12.8 mi away
4%3
5
Big Rapids24.9 mi away
4%3
6
White Cloud18.5 mi away
3%2
7
Newaygo26.6 mi away
3%2
8
Belding60.3 mi away
3%2
9
Walker55.2 mi away
3%2
10
Wyoming62.9 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
51%37

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.

7%Under 10 mi
24%10–24 mi
35%25–50 mi
35%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Troy is a commuter town

0.22jobs per working resident
A commuter town

0.22 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Troy are

16 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

16 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities31%
Services (health, schools, offices…)69%
$1,250 a month or less50%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month19%

Jobs Troy residents hold

72 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)21%
Trade, transport & utilities29%
Services (health, schools, offices…)50%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month42%
Over $3,333 a month43%
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 2021. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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