Photo: United States Census Bureau, modified by User:FUBAR007 · Public domainAbout half of Rockford Township’s working residents commute to Wichita
Working residents average 23 minutes each way; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26. The two grades for Rockford Township are B+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in seven stay in Rockford Township for work; outside it, Wichita is the main destination (48%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Rockford Township, in brief
Nearly half of Rockford Township works in Wichita
5,027 working residents, 48%, have their main job in Wichita, 14 miles away. That’s 4 times as many as work in Rockford Township itself. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Rockford Township
62% of Rockford Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Rockford Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 87% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
What’s behind Rockford Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rockford Township is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #51 of 151 in Kansas. Job access by car holds Rockford Township’s grade up (ahead of 76% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rockford Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Where Rockford Township’s working residents head each day
Where Rockford Township clocks in
48% of workers
7% 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.
In Rockford Township, services account for most jobs
5,733 jobs are based in Rockford Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rockford Township, 2014 → 2024: 5,378 → 5,733. 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 Rockford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Rockford Township
On a workday 9,192 residents head out to work, 1,371 work right here, and 4,362 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20,000 people are in Rockford Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.54 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 daily trip from Rockford Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rockford Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,266 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 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 Rockford 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.
The commute in Rockford Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rockford Township is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns, #89 of 151 in Kansas. Both inputs place Rockford Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 11,358 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.0% of Rockford Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Rockford Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Rockford Township next to U.S. towns of 17,000 to 33,000: 756th of 1,642 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 188 | Prairie Village KS | 23,008 | $114K | 5.7% | 3.0% | 5% | A |
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| 286 | Andover KS | 17,370 | $105K | 4.6% | 2.7% | 9% | A |
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| 345 | Bruno Township KS | 19,221 | $103K | 5.3% | 2.8% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 754 | DeWitt NY | 25,487 | $92K | 8.8% | 4.1% | 18% | B+ |
| 755 | Newberg OR | 26,896 | $93K | 7.1% | 3.9% | 21% | B+ |
| 756 | Rockford Township KS | 24,796 | $87K | 6.5% | 4.5% | 13% | B+ |
| 757 | North Decatur GA | 18,442 | $111K | 9.7% | 6.1% | 3% | B+ |
| 758 | Elmwood Park IL | 23,675 | $92K | 8.0% | 5.9% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,642 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 35% | 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 Rockford Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
20% of Rockford Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Derby (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rockford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Township | – | B+ | B− | 23 min | $87,432 |
| Salem Township | under 1% | B+ | D | 24 min | $72,651 |
| Riverside Township | 7% | B− | B− | 20 min | $66,669 |
| Gore Township | under 1% | B | C− | 26 min | $70,078 |
| Richland Township | under 1% | A | C− | 31 min | $118,945 |
| Derby | 13% | A− | C+ | 23 min | $84,112 |
| Gypsum Township | under 1% | A− | B− | 20 min | $77,124 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rockford 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 Rockford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rockford Township?
$87,432 (±$6,594) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rockford Township?
6.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rockford Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rockford Township work?
13% work in town.
Is Rockford Township walkable?
Rockford Township is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rockford Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rockford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rockford 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.