Brighton School · Photo: Asilvero · CC BY-SA 3.0At 5.6%, unemployment in Rosemont is higher than in 69% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 7.8 in Sacramento. The two grades for Rosemont are B for jobs and income and A for walkability. Only 3% work in Rosemont; the top destination outside it is Sacramento (32%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Rosemont
Rosemont and Sacramento trade workers both ways
Sacramento is the top workplace for Rosemont residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Rosemont come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Rosemont has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Rosemont went from 5,056 in 2013 to 7,404 in 2023, +46%. 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 Rosemont earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rosemont is better than 55% of U.S. towns, #455 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Rosemont’s grade up (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (16.6%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rosemont could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
The towns that employ Rosemont’s residents
Where Rosemont clocks in
32% of workers
4% 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.
The jobs
7,404 jobs are based in Rosemont.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rosemont, 2013 → 2023: 5,056 → 7,404. 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 Rosemont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Rosemont by day and by night
On a workday 10,387 residents head out to work, 290 work right here, and 7,114 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20,000 people are in Rosemont on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
The daily trip from Rosemont: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rosemont workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,805 commuters (the 18% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Rosemont
About 19% 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.
Rosemont is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rosemont is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #184 of 847 in California. Both inputs place Rosemont near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 10,751 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 96% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 12% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 79% 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). 2.9% of Rosemont households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Rosemont’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Rosemont ranks: 964th of 1,577 U.S. towns of 17,000 to 32,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 36 | Orinda CA | 19,507 | $250K | 2.2% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 119 | Saratoga CA | 30,418 | $250K | 3.3% | 4.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 133 | Lafayette CA | 25,313 | $228K | 2.9% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 962 | Tavares FL | 22,490 | $59K | 9.3% | 2.6% | 17% | B |
| 963 | Green Valley AZ | 22,114 | $62K | 7.7% | 2.4% | 12% | B |
| 964 | Rosemont CA | 23,766 | $90K | 16.6% | 5.6% | 3% | B |
| 965 | West Chicago IL | 25,296 | $100K | 13.0% | 9.5% | 11% | B |
| 966 | Montgomery NY | 23,425 | $93K | 11.1% | 5.4% | 18% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,577 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Rosemont, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Bordering towns draw 34% of Rosemont’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rosemont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemont | – | B | A | 28 min | $90,046 |
| Sacramento | 32% | B− | A | 25 min | $87,321 |
| Mather | under 2% | A | C+ | 26 min | $146,023 |
| La Riviera | 2% | B+ | A | 26 min | $97,975 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sacramento. Darker towns draw more of Rosemont’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 Rosemont: questions
What is the median household income in Rosemont?
$90,046 (±$7,352) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rosemont?
16.6%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rosemont?
28 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rosemont work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sacramento (32%, 6 mi), Rancho Cordova (7%, 7 mi), Arden-Arcade (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rosemont walkable?
Rosemont is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.6 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rosemont without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 12% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rosemont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rosemont
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.