Work & commute · Rockland

Work & commute in Rockland, MI

Most working residents leave Rockland for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Ontonagon (33%), Marquette (5%) and Portage (5%). Half commute less than 38 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 55 working residents

Typical commute

38 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 55 Rockland residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rockland.

55live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

2work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Rockland goes to work

Ontonagon10.6 mi away

33%18

Marquette90 mi away

5%3

Portage36.5 mi away

5%3

Ishpeming77.8 mi away

4%2

Watersmeet29.9 mi away

4%2

Baraga33.4 mi away

4%2

Greenland13.1 mi away

4%2

Hancock45.1 mi away

2%1

Houghton45 mi away

2%1

Kingsford82.8 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%20

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Rockland commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

11%

27%

22%

40%

11%Under 10 mi

27%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

40%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Rockland is a commuter town

0.04jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.04 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Rockland are

2 jobs are based in Rockland. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rockland’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Rockland

2 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities100%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month50%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Rockland residents hold

55 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+100%

Jobs based in Rockland, 2011 → 2021: 1 → 2. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2021. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.