How Rose City works: jobs, income and commuting
3% of workers have no commute at all, against 14% across Michigan. About one in ten stay in Rose City for work; outside it, West Branch is the main destination (8%, 12 miles). The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Rose City, and who commutes in
On a workday 142 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 179 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.24 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
The places Rose City commutes to
Where Rose City clocks in
Lines 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.
What work there is in Rose City: 193 jobs
193 jobs are based in Rose City.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rose City, 2011 → 2021: 96 → 193. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rose City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rose City workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 215 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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.
Half of Rose City commutes less than 47 miles
About 49% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Rose City
The biggest share goes to Rose Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rose City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose City | – | — | — | 31 min | $25,179 |
| Rose Township | 4% | D | C− | 27 min | $55,491 |
| Cumming Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cumming Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rose City’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 2021, 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 Rose City: questions
What is the median household income in Rose City?
$25,179 (±$13,642) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rose City?
32.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rose City?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rose City work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Branch (8%, 12 mi), West Branch Township (6%, 9 mi), Goodar Township (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Rose City without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rose City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rose City
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, 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.