Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0Rockland Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A−: better than 84% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #235 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Walkability D: more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns · #1,020 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Household incomes here are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 27 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Rockland Township; the top destination outside it is Maxatawny Township (9%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Rockland Township
Fewer jobs are based in Rockland Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Rockland Township fell from 7,820 in 2013 to 215 in 2023, −97%. 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 ↓
Rockland Township is a place people come home to
There are 215 jobs based in Rockland Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rockland Township has about 1,900 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
What’s behind Rockland Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rockland Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #235 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Rockland Township’s grade up (1.1%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (4.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rockland Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Rockland Township makes things: 41% of its jobs are in goods
215 jobs are based in Rockland Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rockland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rockland Township, 2013 → 2023: 7,820 → 215. 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.
Rockland Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,936 residents head out to work, 39 work right here, and 176 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Rockland Township on a workday afternoon, 48% fewer than live here.
0.11 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 2023, primary jobs.
9% of working residents work in Maxatawny Township
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Rockland Township clocks in
9% of workers
5% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 27 minutes each way, about the PA average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rockland Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,741 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Rockland Township commutes less than 14 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Rockland Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rockland Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns, #1,020 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 3.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,020 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.5% of Rockland Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rockland Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Rockland Township is 628th of 4,318 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Rockland Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 22 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 27 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 65 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 626 | Peotone IL | 4,225 | $109K | 3.9% | 4.6% | 9% | A− |
| 627 | South Harrison Township NJ | 3,479 | $140K | 5.1% | 5.0% | 3% | A− |
| 628 | Rockland Township PA | 3,704 | $110K | 1.1% | 4.7% | 2% | A− |
| 629 | Nottingham Township PA | 3,065 | $124K | 2.0% | 5.1% | 2% | A− |
| 630 | Felton CA | 4,093 | $123K | 3.6% | 3.0% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,318 | 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.
11% of Rockland Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Maxatawny Township (9%). Darker towns draw more of Rockland Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rockland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockland Township | – | A− | D | 27 min | $110,000 |
| Maxatawny Township | 9% | C | A | 18 min | $69,412 |
| Pike Township | under 2% | A | C | 36 min | $105,729 |
| Longswamp Township | 2% | A− | C | 25 min | $81,948 |
| Bowers | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| District Township | under 2% | A− | C | 27 min | $100,677 |
| Oley Township | under 2% | A | B+ | 27 min | $90,750 |
| Richmond Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 22 min | $76,302 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bowers: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Rockland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rockland Township?
$110,000 (±$8,058) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rockland Township?
1.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rockland Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rockland Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Maxatawny Township (9%, 6 mi), Reading (5%, 12 mi), Upper Macungie Township (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rockland Township walkable?
Rockland Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rockland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rockland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rockland 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. 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.