At 10.0%, unemployment in Rollingwood is higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers (California 17%). The two grades for Rollingwood are B− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Rollingwood is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Rollingwood
Rollingwood is a place people come home to
There are 35 jobs based in Rollingwood, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rollingwood has about 2,600 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Rollingwood workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 17% across California. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Rollingwood workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Rollingwood: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rollingwood is better than 52% of U.S. towns, #493 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Rollingwood’s grade up (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rollingwood could be anywhere from C to A+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Rollingwood
On a workday 1,075 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Rollingwood on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.03 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 34 minutes each way, longer than most of California
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rollingwood workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,519 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
17% of working residents work in San Francisco
Where Rollingwood clocks in
9% of workers
9% 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.
Most jobs in Rollingwood are in services
35 jobs are based in Rollingwood.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rollingwood, 2013 → 2023: 112 → 35. 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 Rollingwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Rollingwood’s commute, mile by mile
About 15% 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.
For most of Rollingwood, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rollingwood is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #485 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,561 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 100% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 15.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 97% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.9% of Rollingwood households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Rollingwood’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,900, Rollingwood ranks 2,197th of 4,474 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Del Mar CA | 3,858 | $199K | 2.7% | 1.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 76 | Broadmoor CA | 4,586 | $167K | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,195 | Anahola HI | 3,067 | $101K | 10.4% | 3.0% | 2% | B− |
| 2,196 | Two Harbors MN | 3,443 | $66K | 11.7% | 0.3% | 31% | B− |
| 2,197 | Rollingwood CA | 3,627 | $100K | 14.7% | 10.0% | <1% | B− |
| 2,198 | Lindsborg KS | 3,824 | $81K | 6.8% | 4.6% | 29% | B− |
| 2,199 | Golf Manor OH | 3,810 | $45K | 13.6% | 2.6% | 2% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,474 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Rollingwood, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Rollingwood and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to San Pablo (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rollingwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollingwood | – | B− | B+ | 34 min | $99,830 |
| San Pablo | 4% | B− | A+ | 32 min | $79,478 |
| El Sobrante | under 2% | B+ | A | 34 min | $114,853 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rollingwood’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 Rollingwood: questions
What is the median household income in Rollingwood?
$99,830 (±$31,945) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rollingwood?
14.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rollingwood?
34 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rollingwood work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Francisco (17%, 14 mi), Oakland (9%, 15 mi), Richmond (9%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rollingwood walkable?
Rollingwood is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 14.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rollingwood without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 100% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rollingwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rollingwood
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.