Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Rosedale has higher unemployment (6.4%) than 78% of U.S. towns
11% of workers have no commute at all, where Maryland as a whole has 19%. Jobs and income earn Rosedale B; getting around on foot earns it A. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 6.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 26.3 in Baltimore.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Rosedale, in brief
A lot of Rosedale works one town over
39% of working residents work in a town that borders Rosedale: Baltimore (32%), Rossville (3%) and Dundalk (2%). Next door ↓
Rosedale draws workers from far and wide
The 6,589 jobs in Rosedale are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 37%; the other 59% come from many towns beyond those. 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.
Where Rosedale’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rosedale is better than 60% of U.S. towns, #191 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Rosedale’s grade up (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rosedale could be anywhere from B− to A−.
32% of working residents work in Baltimore
Where Rosedale clocks in
32% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
Who commutes out of Rosedale, and who commutes in
On a workday 8,911 residents head out to work, 269 work right here, and 6,320 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17,000 people are in Rosedale on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.72 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.
69% of the jobs in Rosedale pay over $3,333 a month
6,589 jobs are based in Rosedale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rosedale, 2013 → 2023: 6,568 → 6,589. 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.
How long Rosedale spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rosedale workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,328 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Maryland: 80% drive alone, 5% 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
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.
Rosedale 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, Rosedale is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns, #88 of 261 in Maryland. Both inputs place Rosedale 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 9,354 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 82% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 15% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 88% 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). 6.0% of Rosedale households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Rosedale’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Rosedale is 1,033rd among 1,860 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 27,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 30 | Colesville MD | 14,519 | $131K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | North Laurel MD | 25,563 | $123K | 4.7% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 74 | Arnold MD | 24,303 | $142K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,031 | Nederland TX | 18,108 | $78K | 8.3% | 4.7% | 15% | B |
| 1,032 | Brown Township IN | 14,348 | $70K | 12.9% | 3.2% | 13% | B |
| 1,033 | Rosedale MD | 20,002 | $86K | 10.1% | 6.4% | 3% | B |
| 1,034 | Lockhart TX | 18,159 | $68K | 13.0% | 2.3% | 17% | B |
| 1,035 | Fruitport Township MI | 15,666 | $85K | 11.4% | 4.2% | 7% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,860 | 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 Maryland.
Next door is work for 39% of Rosedale
The biggest share goes to Baltimore (32%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rosedale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale | – | B | A | 29 min | $85,711 |
| Essex | under 2% | B− | A | 29 min | $67,168 |
| Baltimore | 32% | C+ | A+ | 29 min | $62,177 |
| Rossville | 3% | A− | A | 29 min | $90,000 |
| Overlea | under 2% | B+ | A− | 29 min | $88,841 |
| Dundalk | 2% | C+ | A | 25 min | $64,520 |
| Middle River | 2% | B | A− | 28 min | $78,398 |
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?
$85,711 (±$3,764) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rosedale?
10.1%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rosedale?
29 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rosedale work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baltimore (32%, 6 mi), Towson (5%, 7 mi), Rossville (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rosedale walkable?
Rosedale is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.9 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rosedale without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 15% 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.