Photo: Seasider53 · CC BY 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Rockville works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Rockville for work; outside it, Charleston is the main destination (30%, 20 miles). There are 14 jobs in Rockville, and 66 of its residents work somewhere. At 26 minutes each way, commutes from Rockville run about the South Carolina average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Rockville
On a workday 66 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 91 people are in Rockville on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
The places Rockville commutes to
Where Rockville clocks in
30% of workers
18% 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.
Rockville is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rockville, 2014 → 2024: 24 → 14. 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 Rockville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Rockville: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rockville workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 48 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across South Carolina: 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.
Half of Rockville commutes less than 20 miles
About 17% 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 Rockville: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Seabrook Island (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rockville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockville | – | — | — | 26 min | $82,500 |
| Seabrook Island | 2% | A− | B+ | 28 min | $127,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rockville’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 Rockville: questions
What is the median household income in Rockville?
$82,500 (±$34,561) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rockville?
2.5%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rockville?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rockville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charleston (30%, 20 mi), North Charleston (18%, 23 mi), Mount Pleasant (11%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Rockville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rockville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rockville
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.