Rockford Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
There are 1 jobs in Rockford Township for 42 working residents. Hardly any work in Rockford Township; the top destination outside it is Chillicothe (29%, 26 miles). At home: 21% of workers have no commute at all (Missouri 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Rockford Township
On a workday 42 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 29 people are in Rockford Township on a workday afternoon, 59% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Rockford Township goes to work
Where Rockford Township clocks in
7% 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.
Most jobs in Rockford Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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.
Working from home in Rockford Township
of Rockford Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19 commuters (the 21% 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.
Where in the region Rockford Township works
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Rockford Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rockford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Township | – | — | — | — | $41,932 |
| Triplett Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| De Witt Township | under 3% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Ridge Township | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Hurricane Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Triplett Township, De Witt Township, Ridge Township and Hurricane Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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?
$41,932 (±$26,042) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rockford Township?
9.8%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rockford Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chillicothe (29%, 26 mi), Carrollton (7%, 14 mi), Columbia (7%, 63 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Rockford Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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.