With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Rock Run Township works elsewhere
Rock Run Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. There are 215 jobs in Rock Run Township, against 946 working residents. Only 2% work in Rock Run Township; the top destination outside it is Rockford (16%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Rock Run Township, in a few figures
Rock Run Township is a place people come home to
There are 215 jobs based in Rock Run Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rock Run Township has about 1,400 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Rock Run Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Rock Run Township is Rockford, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (151) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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; with 946 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Rock Run Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rock Run Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Rock Run Township’s grade up (2.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 39% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rock Run Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
A workday in Rock Run Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 925 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 194 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Rock Run Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How far Rock Run Township’s workers travel
About 23% 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.
Commuting out of Rock Run Township: the destinations
Where Rock Run Township clocks in
16% of workers
15% of workers
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 36% of work in Rock Run Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rock Run Township, 2013 → 2023: 177 → 215. 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 Rock Run Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Rock Run Township spends getting to work: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rock Run Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 925 commuters (the 17% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
In Rock Run Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rock Run Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 3.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,119 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). 2.3% of Rock Run Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rock Run Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Rock Run Township is 1,007th of 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Port Barrington IL | 1,584 | $150K | 2.7% | 2.9% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,005 | Bay Pines FL | 2,519 | $68K | 11.5% | 0.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,006 | Fearrington Village NC | 2,356 | $86K | 5.5% | 3.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,007 | Rock Run Township IL | 2,118 | $90K | 2.9% | 3.4% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,008 | Springcreek Township OH | 2,235 | $69K | 3.8% | 5.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,009 | Grand Isle VT | 2,172 | $101K | 6.8% | 0.3% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Rock Run Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Around Rock Run Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Dakota Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rock Run Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Run Township | – | B+ | C | 30 min | $90,083 |
| Dakota Township | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Pecatonica Township | under 2% | B | C | 28 min | $81,012 |
| Ridott Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 22 min | $83,214 |
| Rock Grove Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 37 min | $99,500 |
| Durand Township | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 28 min | $67,396 |
| Lancaster Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 18 min | $91,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Dakota Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rock Run Township’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 Rock Run Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rock Run Township?
$90,083 (±$19,690) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rock Run Township?
2.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rock Run Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rock Run Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rockford (16%, 22 mi), Freeport (15%, 11 mi), Monroe (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rock Run Township walkable?
Rock Run Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rock Run Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rock Run Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rock Run Township
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.