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Work & commute · Rockdale

Work & commute in Rockdale, PA

Most working residents leave Rockdale for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Erie (9%), Meadville (7%) and Millcreek (7%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
2 of 475 working residents
Typical commute
20 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
27 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
5%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 473 Rockdale residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rockdale.

473live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
10work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Rockdale goes to work

VenangoCambridge SpringsEdinboroMeadvilleEriePittsburghHarborcreekMillcreekRichmondVernonWoodcockSummitLeBoeufBloomfieldAthensHayfieldEast MeadSouthamptonCambridgeRockdaleErieMeadvilleMillcreekCambridge SpringsVernonSummitEdinboroPittsburghHarborcreekWoodcockRockdale
1
Erie22.1 mi away
9%44
2
Meadville14.4 mi away
7%34
3
Millcreek20.7 mi away
7%34
4
Cambridge Springs4.8 mi away
7%32
5
Vernon17.9 mi away
5%24
6
Summit16.9 mi away
4%18
7
Edinboro9.3 mi away
3%14
8
Pittsburgh94.5 mi away
2%11
9
Harborcreek23.9 mi away
2%11
10
Woodcock9.2 mi away
2%11
Everywhere elseother towns and states
51%242

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

How far

How far Rockdale commutes

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

14%Under 10 mi
54%10–24 mi
12%25–50 mi
20%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Rockdale is a commuter town

0.03jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Rockdale are

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

Jobs based in Rockdale

12 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)33%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)67%
$1,250 a month or less25%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Rockdale residents hold

475 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)26%
Trade, transport & utilities17%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month28%
Over $3,333 a month56%
+9%

Jobs based in Rockdale, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 12. 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 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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