With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Rock River Township works elsewhere
For 4% of workers, the job is at home (Michigan 14%). 138 jobs are based in Rock River Township for 311 working residents. Jobs and income earn Rock River Township C−; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Rock River Township apart
Rock River Township and Munising trade workers both ways
Munising is the top workplace for Rock River Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Rock River Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Rock River Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published; with 311 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Rock River Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Rock River Township is better than 16% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Rock River Township’s grade up (10.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (near the bottom of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (5.4%) is left out: Rock River Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Rock River Township could be anywhere from D to C.
25% of working residents work in Munising
Where Rock River Township clocks in
12% 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.
Time on the road from Rock River Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rock River Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 376 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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.
Rock River Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 293 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 120 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Rock River Township on a workday afternoon, 14% 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 2021, primary jobs.
What Rock River Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rock River Township, 2011 → 2021: 70 → 138. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rock River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Rock River Township
About 26% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Rock River Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rock River Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Rock River 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 391 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). 3.4% of Rock River Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rock River Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Rock River Township is 3,578th of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 124 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 151 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 175 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,576 | Chilhowie VA | 1,599 | $51K | 13.1% | 1.7% | 9% | C− |
| 3,577 | Blair WI | 1,292 | $60K | 16.7% | 3.8% | 7% | C− |
| 3,578 | Rock River Township MI | 1,230 | $63K | 10.8% | 5.4% | 6% | C− |
| 3,579 | Lawrence Township PA | 1,618 | $60K | 15.9% | 6.9% | 7% | C− |
| 3,580 | Mount Carroll IL | 1,432 | $59K | 14.1% | 3.2% | 14% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 River Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Rock River Township
The biggest share goes to Au Train Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rock River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock River Township | – | C− | C− | 26 min | $63,235 |
| Limestone Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Onota Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Skandia Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Au Train Township | 5% | D | C | 26 min | $64,015 |
Same-state neighbors only. Limestone Township, Onota Township and Skandia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rock River 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 2021, 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 River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rock River Township?
$63,235 (±$8,483) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rock River Township?
10.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rock River Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rock River Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Munising (25%, 19 mi), Marquette (12%, 24 mi), Munising Township (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Rock River Township walkable?
Rock River Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rock River Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rock River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rock River Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, 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.