At 5.9%, unemployment in Rosenberg is higher than in 73% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Rosenberg are C+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in seven work in Rosenberg; the top destination outside it is Houston (35%, 31 miles). Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average; the Texas average is 27, 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 Rosenberg: the gist
Rosenberg trades workers with the towns around it
Rosenberg has about as many jobs (20,452) as working residents (17,756), but they are mostly different people: 15,112 residents leave for work each day while 17,808 people come in. Only 13% of the jobs in Rosenberg are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Rosenberg works in Houston
6,241 working residents, 35%, have their main job in Houston, 31 miles away. That’s twice as many as work in Rosenberg itself. The commute map ↓
Rosenberg draws workers from far and wide
The 20,452 jobs in Rosenberg are filled from a wide area. Rosenberg’s own residents hold 13% and the ten next-biggest home towns 26%; the other 61% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Rosenberg has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Rosenberg went from 14,061 in 2013 to 20,452 in 2023, +45%. 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.
What’s behind Rosenberg’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rosenberg is better than 39% of U.S. towns, #353 of 642 in Texas. Job access by car holds Rosenberg’s grade up (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (20.2%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rosenberg could be anywhere from C to B.
The daily flow of workers through Rosenberg
On a workday 15,112 residents head out to work, 2,644 work right here, and 17,808 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 (1.15 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.
Where Rosenberg goes to work
Where Rosenberg clocks in
35% 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.
What Rosenberg’s employers do
20,452 jobs are based in Rosenberg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rosenberg, 2013 → 2023: 14,061 → 20,452. 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 Rosenberg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Rosenberg: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rosenberg workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17,245 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 83% 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 far Rosenberg’s workers travel
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.
For most of Rosenberg, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rosenberg is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns, #265 of 642 in Texas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.0% across Texas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 18,894 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 6.4% of Rosenberg households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Rosenberg’s commuters take a bus or train.
Rosenberg next to U.S. towns of 30,000 to 58,000: 804th of 1,011 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Keller TX | 46,078 | $175K | 3.4% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Coppell TX | 41,386 | $146K | 5.4% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 802 | Woodburn OR | 31,948 | $67K | 16.3% | 5.2% | 16% | C+ |
| 803 | Farmington NM | 46,055 | $69K | 17.4% | 3.9% | 60% | C+ |
| 804 | Rosenberg TX | 42,701 | $66K | 20.2% | 5.9% | 15% | C+ |
| 805 | Goshen IN | 34,525 | $59K | 17.1% | 4.0% | 36% | C+ |
| 806 | Santa Paula CA | 31,774 | $79K | 14.2% | 6.8% | 12% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,011 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Rosenberg, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Work in the towns next to Rosenberg
The biggest share goes to Richmond (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Rosenberg’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 Rosenberg: questions
What is the median household income in Rosenberg?
$65,668 (±$6,590) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rosenberg?
20.2%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rosenberg?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rosenberg work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (35%, 31 mi), Sugar Land (8%, 12 mi), Stafford (2%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rosenberg walkable?
Rosenberg is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rosenberg without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rosenberg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rosenberg
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.