Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0Rose Hill’s household incomes are higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
28% of workers have no commute at all (Virginia 18%). Poverty touches 2.6% of residents, where Virginia as a whole has 9.9%. Only 2% work in Rose Hill itself; outside it, Washington draws the most (20%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Rose Hill apart on work
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Rose Hill’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 33 minutes, longer than the Virginia average of 27. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Rose Hill workers cross into Washington, D.C.
21% of Rose Hill workers work outside Virginia, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (20%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Rose Hill is a place people come home to
There are 1,892 jobs based in Rose Hill, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rose Hill has about 14,000 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Rose Hill works from home
28% of Rose Hill workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Time on the road ↓
Most Rose Hill residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 7% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
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.
The figures behind Rose Hill’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rose Hill is among the top U.S. towns, #15 of 253 in Virginia. Household income is its strongest input ($174,950, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rose Hill stays A+.
A commute of about 33 minutes in Rose Hill
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rose Hill workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,012 commuters (the 28% who work from home are left out). Across Virginia: 83% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where the trip to work from Rose Hill ends
Where Rose Hill clocks in
20% 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.
Rose Hill quiets down on a workday
On a workday 8,876 residents head out to work, 190 work right here, and 1,702 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14,000 people are in Rose Hill on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.21 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.
How far Rose Hill’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.
The 1,892 jobs based in Rose Hill
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rose Hill, 2013 → 2023: 2,091 → 1,892. 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 Rose Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Rose Hill is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 11,150 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 9% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 18.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 98% 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). 2.4% of Rose Hill households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 10% of Rose Hill’s commuters take a bus or train.
Rose Hill next to U.S. towns of 15,000 to 28,000: 15th of 1,705 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Colleyville TX | 25,727 | $218K | 2.5% | 3.0% | 4% | A+ |
| 14 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| 15 | Rose Hill VA | 21,066 | $175K | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 16 | La Grange IL | 15,935 | $160K | 4.6% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| 17 | Corinth TX | 25,297 | $121K | 3.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Franconia VA | 18,335 | $152K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,705 | 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 Rose Hill, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Next door is work for 11% of Rose Hill
The biggest share goes to Alexandria (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rose Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Hill | – | A+ | A+ | 33 min | $174,950 |
| Kingstowne | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 30 min | $151,535 |
| Huntington | under 2% | A− | A+ | 32 min | $99,956 |
| Alexandria | 10% | A | A+ | 28 min | $119,681 |
| Groveton | under 2% | B | A+ | 33 min | $101,974 |
| Franconia | 1% | A+ | A+ | 31 min | $152,474 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rose Hill’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 Rose Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Rose Hill?
$174,950 (±$15,541) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rose Hill?
2.6%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rose Hill?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rose Hill work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (20%, 9 mi), Alexandria (10%, 2 mi), Arlington (10%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rose Hill walkable?
Rose Hill is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 11.5 out of 20, and 12% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rose Hill without a car?
10% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 9% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rose Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rose Hill
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.