Households in Rosemount earn less than those in 95% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 34 minutes; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26. Jobs and income earn Rosemount C−; getting around on foot earns it C−. Measured by household income, Rosemount is behind 95% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Rosemount: the figures worth knowing
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Rosemount’s working residents have a job less than 6 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 34 minutes, longer than the Ohio average of 23. Time on the road ↓
Rosemount and Portsmouth trade workers both ways
Portsmouth is the top workplace for Rosemount residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Rosemount come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
49% of the jobs in Rosemount are in trade, transport and utilities, against 15% of the jobs its residents hold. 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; with 910 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Rosemount’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rosemount is better than 22% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Rosemount’s grade up (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($41,742, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rosemount could be anywhere from D to B+.
Each way, about 34 minutes from Rosemount
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rosemount workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 867 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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.
35% of working residents work in Portsmouth
Where Rosemount clocks in
35% of workers
4% 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.
Inside Rosemount’s 817 jobs
817 jobs are based in Rosemount.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rosemount, 2013 → 2023: 661 → 817. 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 Rosemount’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Rosemount by day
On a workday 880 residents head out to work, 30 work right here, and 787 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 (0.90 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Near or far: the trip to work from Rosemount
About 24% 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.
Rosemount is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rosemount is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 963 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). 3.6% of Rosemount households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rosemount’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 3,000, Rosemount ranks 4,076th of 5,641 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,074 | Otter Creek Township IL | 2,623 | $84K | 25.1% | 6.3% | 1% | C− |
| 4,075 | Ellenburg NY | 1,788 | $73K | 12.4% | 0.9% | 5% | C− |
| 4,076 | Rosemount OH | 2,199 | $42K | 13.3% | 4.2% | 3% | C− |
| 4,077 | Lake City AR | 2,796 | $60K | 12.3% | 7.0% | 3% | C− |
| 4,078 | Stockton Township IL | 2,209 | $54K | 12.7% | 4.3% | 18% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,641 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Rosemount, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Bordering towns draw 35% of Rosemount’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rosemount workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemount | – | C− | C− | 34 min | $41,742 |
| Portsmouth | 35% | D | A− | 21 min | $34,713 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Portsmouth. Darker towns draw more of Rosemount’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 Rosemount: questions
What is the median household income in Rosemount?
$41,742 (±$24,782) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rosemount?
13.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rosemount?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rosemount work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portsmouth (35%, 2 mi), Scioto Township (4%, 15 mi), Columbus (3%, 84 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rosemount walkable?
Rosemount is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rosemount without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rosemount, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rosemount
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.