Rock Hill has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26. There are 555 jobs in Rock Hill, against 1,053 working residents. Only 5% work in Rock Hill; the top destination outside it is Thompson (30%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Rock Hill stands out on work
Rock Hill’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Rock Hill is New York City, 74 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (120) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Rock Hill than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Rock Hill fell from 996 in 2014 to 555 in 2024, −44%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Rock Hill are quick
The average trip to work takes 27 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How far it is to work from Rock Hill
About 26% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Rock Hill
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rock Hill, 2014 → 2024: 996 → 555. 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 Rock Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Rock Hill: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rock Hill workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,113 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The workday shuffle in and out of Rock Hill
On a workday 1,005 residents head out to work, 48 work right here, and 507 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Rock Hill on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Out of Rock Hill to work: where people go
Where Rock Hill clocks in
30% of workers
11% 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 towns around Rock Hill
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rock Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill | – | — | — | 27 min | $112,344 |
| Bridgeville | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Mamakating | under 2% | C+ | C | 34 min | $90,631 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bridgeville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. 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 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 Rock Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Rock Hill?
$112,344 (±$39,829) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rock Hill?
5.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rock Hill?
27 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rock Hill work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thompson (30%, 5 mi), New York City (11%, 74 mi), Wallkill (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Rock Hill without a car?
2% 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 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), 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.