Rockville Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Missouri has 13%. 24 jobs are based in Rockville Township, and 72 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% work in Rockville Township itself; outside it, Butler draws the most (24%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Rockville Township
On a workday 69 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Rockville Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Rockville Township ends
Where Rockville Township clocks in
24% 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.
The kinds of work in Rockville Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rockville Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 24. 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 Rockville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Rockville Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rockville Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 commuters (the 0% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Rockville Township
About 36% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Rockville Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rockville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockville Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $42,857 |
| Bacon Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Hudson Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Blue Mound Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bacon Township, Prairie Township, Hudson Township and Blue Mound Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rockville 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 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 Rockville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rockville Township?
$42,857 (±$17,256) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rockville Township?
10.4%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rockville Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Missouri and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rockville Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Butler (24%, 18 mi), Rich Hill (13%, 14 mi), Kansas City (7%, 76 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rockville Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rockville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rockville Township
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.