One downside of living in Rochester is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Rochester, the average commute to work is 32.53 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Rochester is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Rochester with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.00% of adults in Rochester have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rochester in 2022 was $34,053, which is lower middle income relative to Washington, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,212 for a family of four. However, Rochester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rochester is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rochester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rochester residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Rochester also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.85% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rochester include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Rochester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
