Rockland Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Hardly any stay in Rockland Township for work; outside it, Ontonagon Township is the main destination (33%, 11 miles). There are 2 jobs in Rockland Township for 55 working residents. Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average; the Michigan average is 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Rockland Township
On a workday 55 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Rockland Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Where people from Rockland Township work
Where Rockland Township clocks in
33% of workers
5% 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.
What Rockland Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rockland Township, 2011 → 2021: 1 → 2. 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 Rockland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Rockland Township: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rockland Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 108 commuters (the 11% 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.
How far it is to work from Rockland Township
About 40% 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.
Rockland Township and its neighbors: 37% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rockland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockland Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $45,500 |
| Ontonagon Township | 33% | C− | B+ | 25 min | $59,135 |
| Stannard Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| McMillan Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Greenland Township | 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Matchwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stannard Township, McMillan Township, Greenland Township and Matchwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ontonagon Township. Darker towns draw more of Rockland 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 Rockland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rockland Township?
$45,500 (±$11,165) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rockland Township?
27.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rockland Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rockland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ontonagon Township (33%, 11 mi), Marquette (5%, 90 mi), Portage Township (5%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Rockland 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 Rockland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rockland 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.