LaBranche Plantation Dependency · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0At 8.8%, unemployment in St. Rose is higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
Only 4% stay in St. Rose for work; outside it, New Orleans is the main destination (15%, 23 miles). St. Rose grades B− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, where Louisiana has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in St. Rose: the gist
St. Rose is where the jobs are
St. Rose has 6,320 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 11,000 people are in town, 40% more than the 7,600 who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
52% of the jobs in St. Rose are in trade, transport and utilities, against 24% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The jobs in St. Rose pay better than its residents’ jobs
72% of the jobs based in St. Rose pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 53% of the jobs St. Rose residents hold. 98% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside St. Rose. The jobs ↓
St. Rose and New Orleans trade workers both ways
New Orleans is the top workplace for St. Rose residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in St. Rose come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The biggest group of St. Rose’s workers comes from New Orleans
627 of the people who work in St. Rose live in New Orleans, 23 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
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.
Inside St. Rose’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, St. Rose is better than 51% of U.S. towns, #40 of 161 in Louisiana. Job access by car holds St. Rose’s grade up (ahead of 85% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, St. Rose could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
How a workday changes St. Rose
On a workday 3,131 residents head out to work, 134 work right here, and 6,186 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in St. Rose on a workday afternoon, 40% more than live here.
1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
72% of the jobs in St. Rose pay over $3,333 a month
6,320 jobs are based in St. Rose.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Rose, 2013 → 2023: 6,469 → 6,320. 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 St. Rose’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip into St. Rose
Where St. Rose clocks in
15% of workers
13% of workers
10% 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.
About 25 minutes to work from St. Rose
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Rose workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,122 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Louisiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles St. Rose commutes
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.
Driving is how St. Rose gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, St. Rose is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns, #43 of 161 in Louisiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Louisiana, on an EPA index of 7.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,376 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.2% of St. Rose households have no vehicle (Louisiana 8.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of St. Rose’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, St. Rose is 1,718th of 3,018 U.S. towns of 5,400 to 10,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 181 | Addis LA | 7,679 | $108K | 3.2% | 1.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 943 | Harahan LA | 8,916 | $80K | 7.5% | 3.8% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 980 | Elmwood LA | 6,077 | $89K | 7.7% | 4.8% | 13% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,716 | North Versailles Township PA | 9,587 | $53K | 18.1% | 2.3% | 4% | B− |
| 1,717 | Lake of the Pines CA | 5,461 | $122K | 8.5% | 5.0% | 6% | B− |
| 1,718 | St. Rose LA | 7,644 | $74K | 8.1% | 8.8% | 4% | B− |
| 1,719 | Ocean Township NJ | 9,314 | $101K | 9.0% | 7.9% | 6% | B− |
| 1,720 | Aberdeen NC | 10,066 | $75K | 10.5% | 3.7% | 10% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,018 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 St. Rose, the top three, the last and three more from Louisiana.
St. Rose and its neighbors: 17% work next door
The biggest share goes to Kenner (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of St. Rose’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 St. Rose: questions
What is the median household income in St. Rose?
$74,075 (±$5,432) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Rose?
8.1%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Rose?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Rose work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Orleans (15%, 23 mi), Metairie (13%, 8 mi), Kenner (10%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is St. Rose walkable?
St. Rose is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around St. Rose without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Rose, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Rose
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.