With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Rockville Township works elsewhere
There are 53 jobs in Rockville Township; 349 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Rockville Township; the top destination outside it is Kankakee (12%, 11 miles). 9% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Rockville Township
Rockville Township is a place people come home to
There are 53 jobs based in Rockville Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rockville Township has about 470 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Rockville Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (23 to 32 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 349 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Rockville Township
On a workday 345 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Rockville Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Rockville Township: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rockville Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 455 commuters (the 9% 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.
Commuting out of Rockville Township: the destinations
Where Rockville Township clocks in
12% of workers
8% 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, not services: 38% of the jobs in Rockville Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rockville Township, 2014 → 2024: 47 → 53. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rockville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Rockville Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Rockville Township
The biggest share goes to Manteno Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rockville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockville Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $127,917 |
| Bourbonnais Township | under 3% | B− | A− | 23 min | $76,228 |
| Manteno Township | 3% | A | B+ | 32 min | $92,476 |
| Wesley Township | under 3% | B | D | 26 min | $78,031 |
| Limestone Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 23 min | $112,258 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rockville 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 2024, 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 Rockville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rockville Township?
$127,917 (±$37,499) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rockville Township?
5.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rockville Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rockville Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kankakee (12%, 11 mi), Bourbonnais (9%, 6 mi), Manteno (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Rockville Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rockville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rockville Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.