Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer people are out of work in Rock Hill (2.6%) than in 76% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 73% of U.S. towns. Rock Hill grades A for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Only 2% stay in Rock Hill for work; outside it, St. Louis is the main destination (21%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Rock Hill
Rock Hill trades workers with the towns around it
Rock Hill has about as many jobs (2,094) as working residents (2,464), but they are mostly different people: 2,408 residents leave for work each day while 2,038 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in Rock Hill are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Most Rock Hill residents work close to home
77% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. Only 6% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Rock Hill and St. Louis trade workers both ways
St. Louis is the top workplace for Rock Hill residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Rock Hill come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Rock Hill’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rock Hill is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #23 of 247 in Missouri. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($95,372, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rock Hill could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
How many people are in Rock Hill by day
On a workday 2,408 residents head out to work, 56 work right here, and 2,038 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.85 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where in the region Rock Hill works
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The places Rock Hill commutes to
Where Rock Hill clocks in
21% 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.
What work there is in Rock Hill: 2,094 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rock Hill, 2013 → 2023: 2,232 → 2,094. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rock Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Rock Hill
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rock Hill workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,363 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 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 Hill is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rock Hill is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns, #99 of 247 in Missouri. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.2% across Missouri.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,747 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 68% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 56% 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). 4.3% of Rock Hill households have no vehicle (Missouri 6.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rock Hill’s commuters take a bus or train.
Rock Hill is 280th of 3,798 U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,300 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | St. Paul MO | 3,849 | $159K | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 176 | Frontenac MO | 3,790 | $233K | 2.0% | 4.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 278 | Emerald Mountain AL | 3,535 | $123K | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1% | A |
| 279 | Lake Darby OH | 4,608 | $97K | 5.1% | 2.0% | <1% | A |
| 280 | Rock Hill MO | 4,668 | $95K | 5.2% | 2.6% | 2% | A |
| 281 | Midland NC | 5,151 | $101K | 4.1% | 1.8% | 3% | A |
| 282 | Fleetwood PA | 4,094 | $93K | 5.0% | 1.0% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,798 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Hill, the top three, the last and three more from Missouri.
How Rock Hill compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Webster Groves (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rock Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill | – | A | B+ | 20 min | $95,372 |
| Webster Groves | 4% | A | A | 19 min | $115,227 |
| Brentwood | 3% | A | A | 19 min | $99,719 |
| Glendale | under 3% | A+ | A− | 19 min | $170,700 |
| Ladue | under 3% | A+ | B− | 14 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rock Hill’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 2023, 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 Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Rock Hill?
$95,372 (±$17,390) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rock Hill?
5.2%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rock Hill?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rock Hill work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Louis (21%, 7 mi), Clayton (7%, 3 mi), Maryland Heights (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rock Hill walkable?
Rock Hill is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 16.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rock Hill without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 68% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rock Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rock Hill
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.