Household incomes in Rosedale top those of 96% of U.S. towns
Hardly any stay in Rosedale for work; outside it, Seattle is the main destination (14%, 23 miles). Below the poverty line: 2.5% of residents, next to 9.9% for Washington as a whole. Jobs and income earn Rosedale A−; getting around on foot earns it C.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Rosedale, in brief
Fewer jobs are based in Rosedale than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Rosedale fell from 510 in 2013 to 263 in 2023, −48%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Rosedale is a place people come home to
There are 263 jobs based in Rosedale, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rosedale has about 3,000 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Rosedale’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Rosedale is Seattle, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (196) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. 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.
Where Rosedale’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rosedale is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #77 of 285 in Washington. Household income holds Rosedale’s grade up ($158,800, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rosedale could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
70% of the jobs in Rosedale pay over $3,333 a month
263 jobs are based in Rosedale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rosedale, 2013 → 2023: 510 → 263. 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.
A workday in Rosedale: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,415 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 249 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Rosedale on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
Where in the region Rosedale works
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.
Where Rosedale goes to work
Where Rosedale clocks in
14% of workers
9% 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.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Rosedale
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rosedale workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,252 commuters (the 25% who work from home are left out). Across Washington: 79% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Most of Rosedale commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rosedale is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns, #250 of 285 in Washington. 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 1,669 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 2.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 69% 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). 2.0% of Rosedale households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Rosedale’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,195 U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,700, Rosedale comes 902nd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 13 | Larch Way WA | 4,424 | $160K | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 31 | Clearview WA | 3,254 | $193K | 2.6% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 115 | Medina WA | 2,974 | $250K | 4.7% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 900 | Nelson Township OH | 3,146 | $80K | 2.3% | 3.3% | 3% | A− |
| 901 | Lolo MT | 4,314 | $86K | 5.3% | 0.8% | 7% | A− |
| 902 | Rosedale WA | 4,208 | $159K | 2.5% | 6.5% | 1% | A− |
| 903 | Otsego MI | 4,045 | $74K | 5.3% | 2.3% | 7% | A− |
| 904 | Wallburg NC | 3,255 | $88K | 2.4% | 4.8% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,195 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Washington.
Around Rosedale: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Gig Harbor (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rosedale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale | – | A− | C | 23 min | $158,800 |
| Gig Harbor | 9% | A | A | 32 min | $118,395 |
| Artondale | under 3% | A | C− | 29 min | $149,302 |
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?
$158,800 (±$9,913) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rosedale?
2.5%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rosedale?
23 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rosedale work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seattle (14%, 23 mi), Tacoma (13%, 10 mi), Gig Harbor (9%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rosedale walkable?
Rosedale is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rosedale without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% 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.