Bemidji draws about half of Rockwood Township’s working residents
Rockwood Township has 47 jobs, and 190 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Rockwood Township itself; outside it, Bemidji draws the most (46%, 10 miles). Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Rockwood Township
On a workday 190 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Rockwood Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.25 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.
Where Rockwood Township goes to work
Where Rockwood Township clocks in
46% of workers
4% 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 Rockwood Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rockwood Township, 2014 → 2024: 27 → 47. 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 Rockwood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Rockwood Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rockwood Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 183 commuters (the 22% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% 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 Rockwood Township, by distance
About 16% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Rockwood Township
The biggest share goes to Helga Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rockwood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwood Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $103,542 |
| Fern Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Schoolcraft Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Helga Township | 3% | B | D | 24 min | $98,500 |
| Grant Valley Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 18 min | $80,109 |
| Jones Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fern Township, Schoolcraft Township and Jones Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rockwood 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 Rockwood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rockwood Township?
$103,542 (±$13,677) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rockwood Township?
2.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rockwood Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rockwood Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Rockwood Township without a car?
0% 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 Rockwood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rockwood 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.