Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Rockledge works elsewhere
Jobs and income earn Rockledge B; getting around on foot earns it A+. Employers in Rockledge report 392 jobs, and 1,387 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Rockledge; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (36%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Rockledge at work: what stands out
Rockledge and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Rockledge residents (36%) and also where the most people who work in Rockledge come from (35% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Rockledge’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 30 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
Most Rockledge residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 7% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Rockledge is a place people come home to
There are 392 jobs based in Rockledge, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rockledge has about 1,600 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Rockledge pay little
26% of the jobs based in Rockledge pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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.
Rockledge’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rockledge is better than 62% of U.S. towns, #559 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Rockledge’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rockledge could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
The places Rockledge commutes to
Where Rockledge clocks in
36% of workers
3% 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.
From Rockledge, about 30 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rockledge workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,100 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Rockledge’s workers travel
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.
A workday in Rockledge: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,346 residents head out to work, 41 work right here, and 351 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Rockledge on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
What Rockledge’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rockledge, 2013 → 2023: 455 → 392. 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 Rockledge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Rockledge is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 7.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,344 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, 66% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 15.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 96% 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). 5.4% of Rockledge households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Rockledge’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,652nd of 5,083: where Rockledge ranks among U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 28 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
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| 62 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 76 | Thornbury Township PA | 3,165 | $172K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,650 | Fawn Township PA | 3,075 | $117K | 5.8% | 5.2% | 3% | B |
| 1,651 | Lake Cherokee TX | 3,093 | $92K | 11.3% | 2.9% | 1% | B |
| 1,652 | Rockledge PA | 2,613 | $93K | 9.5% | 7.9% | 3% | B |
| 1,653 | Monroe Township IN | 2,045 | $66K | 4.0% | 3.1% | 12% | B |
| 1,654 | Chelsea ME | 2,848 | $85K | 8.7% | 2.8% | 8% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Rockledge, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Rockledge compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Abington Township (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rockledge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockledge | – | B | A+ | 30 min | $92,639 |
| Abington Township | 9% | A− | A+ | 29 min | $103,645 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rockledge’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 Rockledge: questions
What is the median household income in Rockledge?
$92,639 (±$24,270) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rockledge?
9.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rockledge?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rockledge work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (36%, 6 mi), Abington Township (9%, 2 mi), Upper Moreland Township (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rockledge walkable?
Rockledge is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 16.4 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rockledge without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 66% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rockledge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rockledge
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.