Work & commute · Rockvale

Work & commute in Rockvale, TN

Most working residents leave Rockvale for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Murfreesboro (30%), Franklin (7%) and Smyrna (7%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 549 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

46 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 548 Rockvale residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rockvale.

548live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

28work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Rockvale goes to work

Murfreesboro8.3 mi away

30%163

Franklin21.1 mi away

7%40

Smyrna14 mi away

7%38

La Vergne17.8 mi away

4%22

Brentwood21 mi away

3%16

Lebanon31.4 mi away

2%10

Berry Hill28 mi away

2%9

Shelbyville18.7 mi away

1%8

Knoxville144.7 mi away

1%7

Eagleville7.5 mi away

1%6

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%230

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

How far

How far Rockvale commutes

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

32%

34%

26%

32%Under 10 mi

34%10–24 mi

26%25–50 mi

8%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Rockvale is a commuter town

0.05jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Rockvale are

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

Jobs based in Rockvale

29 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)34%

Trade, transport & utilities38%

Services (health, schools, offices…)28%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month69%

Jobs Rockvale residents hold

549 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month72%

+190%

Jobs based in Rockvale, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 29. 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.