Work & commute · Troy

Work & commute in Troy, OH

About one in 4 of Troy’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Dayton (7%), Piqua (5%) and Sidney (4%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

24%

2,972 of 12,156 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 9,184 Troy residents head out of town to work, 2,972 work right here, and 13,674 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Troy.

9,184live here, work elsewhere

2,972live and work here

13,674work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Troy goes to work

Troy (in town)right here

24%2,972

Dayton17.7 mi away

7%902

Piqua7.4 mi away

5%667

Sidney17.4 mi away

4%459

Tipp City5.6 mi away

4%455

Concord1.2 mi away

3%372

Columbus65.5 mi away

3%353

Vandalia11.3 mi away

3%312

Huber Heights13.8 mi away

2%248

Beavercreek22.4 mi away

2%206

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%5,210

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.

40%

33%

10%

17%

40%Under 10 mi

33%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Troy is balanced between jobs and homes

1.37jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.37 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Troy are

16,646 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

16,646 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)35%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)43%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Troy residents hold

12,156 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month61%

+17%

Jobs based in Troy, 2013 → 2023: 14,277 → 16,646. 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.