Work & commute · Troutman

Work & commute in Troutman, NC

Most working residents leave Troutman for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Statesville (15%), Mooresville (15%) and Charlotte (15%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

82 of 2,198 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

24%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,116 Troutman residents head out of town to work, 82 work right here, and 2,216 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Troutman.

2,116live here, work elsewhere

82live and work here

2,216work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Troutman goes to work

Statesville6.7 mi away

15%323

Mooresville7.4 mi away

15%322

Charlotte33 mi away

15%320

Troutman (in town)right here

4%82

Huntersville19.3 mi away

3%62

Winston-Salem44.5 mi away

2%49

Hickory25.8 mi away

2%44

Salisbury21.1 mi away

2%42

Concord24.1 mi away

2%40

Raleigh125.2 mi away

2%39

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%875

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

How far

How far Troutman commutes

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

38%

24%

14%

38%Under 10 mi

24%10–24 mi

24%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Troutman is balanced between jobs and homes

1.05jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.05 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Troutman are

2,298 jobs are based in Troutman. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Troutman’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Troutman

2,298 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)37%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)34%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Troutman residents hold

2,198 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+9%

Jobs based in Troutman, 2013 → 2023: 2,100 → 2,298. 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.