Household incomes in Rosedale are higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers, where California as a whole has 17%. 6.4% of residents are in poverty (California 12.0%). The two grades for Rosedale are A− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Rosedale
Rosedale and Bakersfield trade workers both ways
Bakersfield is the top workplace for Rosedale residents (44%) and also where the most people who work in Rosedale come from (47% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Rosedale makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in Rosedale are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Rosedale residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
Rosedale has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Rosedale went from 3,759 in 2013 to 5,077 in 2023, +35%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How Rosedale earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rosedale is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #162 of 847 in California. Household income holds Rosedale’s grade up ($135,966, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rosedale could be anywhere from B+ to A.
44% of working residents work in Bakersfield
Where Rosedale clocks in
44% of workers
2% 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.
Goods jobs make up 40% of work in Rosedale
5,077 jobs are based in Rosedale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rosedale, 2013 → 2023: 3,759 → 5,077. 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 Rosedale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Rosedale
On a workday 7,496 residents head out to work, 508 work right here, and 4,569 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Rosedale on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.63 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.
Time on the road from Rosedale: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rosedale workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,896 commuters (the 9% 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.
How far it is to work from Rosedale
About 22% 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.
Few in Rosedale walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rosedale is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns, #757 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% 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 8,694 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 22% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 61% 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). 1.6% of Rosedale households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rosedale’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Rosedale ranks: 609th of 1,915 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 55 | Orinda CA | 19,507 | $250K | 2.2% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 89 | Alamo CA | 14,488 | $250K | 2.1% | 3.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 121 | Coto de Caza CA | 15,190 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 607 | Smithfield UT | 15,153 | $98K | 3.6% | 2.8% | 9% | A− |
| 608 | Silver Creek Township IN | 14,771 | $76K | 7.4% | 2.1% | 8% | A− |
| 609 | Rosedale CA | 18,877 | $136K | 6.4% | 4.4% | 6% | A− |
| 610 | Martha Lake WA | 22,634 | $124K | 8.3% | 4.3% | 1% | A− |
| 611 | Florham Park NJ | 14,456 | $159K | 8.7% | 5.4% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,915 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Rosedale, the top three, the last and three more from California.
45% of Rosedale works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Bakersfield (44%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rosedale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale | – | A− | C+ | 28 min | $135,966 |
| Bakersfield | 44% | C+ | B+ | 24 min | $80,540 |
| Greenacres | 1% | B+ | B | 22 min | $91,528 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rosedale’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 Rosedale: questions
What is the median household income in Rosedale?
$135,966 (±$16,376) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rosedale?
6.4%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rosedale?
28 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rosedale work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bakersfield (44%, 10 mi), Los Angeles (3%, 105 mi), Shafter (2%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rosedale walkable?
Rosedale is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rosedale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rosedale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rosedale
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.