Rockcreek Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The two grades for Rockcreek Township are B− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Employers in Rockcreek Township report 419 jobs; 750 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Rockcreek Township; the top destination outside it is Fort Wayne (34%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Rockcreek Township
Rockcreek Township makes and builds things
61% of the jobs based in Rockcreek Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Rockcreek Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 30%. The jobs ↓
One in three of Rockcreek Township works in Fort Wayne
256 working residents, 34%, have their main job in Fort Wayne, 22 miles away. That’s 17 times as many as work in Rockcreek Township itself. The commute map ↓
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 750 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Rockcreek Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Rockcreek Township is better than 47% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Rockcreek Township’s grade up ($86,339, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.2%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (4.6%) is left out: Rockcreek Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Rockcreek Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Goods jobs make up 61% of work in Rockcreek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rockcreek Township, 2014 → 2024: 499 → 419. 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 Rockcreek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Out of Rockcreek Township to work: where people go
Where Rockcreek Township clocks in
11% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Rockcreek Township
On a workday 738 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 407 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Rockcreek Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Rockcreek Township’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rockcreek Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 784 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The commute from Rockcreek Township, by distance
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.
Getting around Rockcreek Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rockcreek Township is more walkable than 29% 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 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 845 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). 1.1% of Rockcreek Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Rockcreek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,442nd of 6,161: where Rockcreek Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
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| 8 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 117 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 131 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 4% | A+ |
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| 2,440 | Banks OR | 1,821 | $86K | 9.3% | 8.2% | 5% | B− |
| 2,441 | Martinsburg PA | 1,811 | $71K | 8.5% | 2.7% | 11% | B− |
| 2,442 | Rockcreek Township IN | 1,604 | $86K | 13.2% | 4.6% | 2% | B− |
| 2,443 | Medora Township KS | 1,672 | $79K | 9.0% | 0.4% | 2% | B− |
| 2,444 | McArthur Township OH | 1,935 | $74K | 8.2% | 0.6% | 1% | B− |
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| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Rockcreek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Work in the towns next to Rockcreek Township
The biggest share goes to Lancaster Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rockcreek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockcreek Township | – | B− | C | 25 min | $86,339 |
| Lancaster Township | 1% | B+ | C+ | 20 min | $76,563 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 27 min | $56,080 |
| Union Township | under 2% | A− | D | 40 min | $86,116 |
| Rock Creek Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $77,100 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rockcreek 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 Rockcreek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rockcreek Township?
$86,339 (±$22,441) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rockcreek Township?
13.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rockcreek Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rockcreek Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (34%, 22 mi), Bluffton (11%, 6 mi), Lafayette Township (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Rockcreek Township walkable?
Rockcreek Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rockcreek Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rockcreek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rockcreek 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. 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.