With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Rockbridge works elsewhere
There are 52 jobs in Rockbridge for 294 working residents. Hardly any work in Rockbridge; the top destination outside it is Richland Center (29%, 5 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Rockbridge: the gist
Rockbridge is a place people come home to
There are 52 jobs based in Rockbridge, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rockbridge has about 440 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
29% of Rockbridge works in Richland Center
85 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Richland Center, 5.3 miles away. That’s 29 times as many as work in Rockbridge itself. The commute map ↓
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; with 294 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Rockbridge
On a workday 292 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Rockbridge on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Commuting out of Rockbridge: the destinations
Where Rockbridge clocks in
5% 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.
Making and building: 38% of jobs based in Rockbridge
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rockbridge, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 52. 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 Rockbridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Rockbridge spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rockbridge workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 294 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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.
How far Rockbridge’s workers travel
About 21% 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.
Next door to Rockbridge
The biggest share goes to Richland (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rockbridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockbridge | – | — | — | 23 min | $71,875 |
| Willow | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Henrietta | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Marshall | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Richland | 2% | B− | C− | 18 min | $94,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Willow and Henrietta: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Marshall: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rockbridge’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 Rockbridge: questions
What is the median household income in Rockbridge?
$71,875 (±$11,318) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rockbridge?
5.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rockbridge?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rockbridge work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richland Center (29%, 5 mi), Reedsburg (5%, 20 mi), Madison (3%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rockbridge
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.