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Rochester, MN
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Rochester profile


Living in Rochester



Rochester is a relatively large city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 122,413 people and 29 associated neighborhoods, Rochester is the third largest community in Minnesota.

Also of interest is that Rochester has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Rochester telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.87% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing noticeable about Rochester, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Rochester is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Rochester a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.64 minutes getting to work every day.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Rochester is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Rochester, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

If knowledge is power, Rochester is a pretty powerful place. 50.10% of the adults in Rochester have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Rochester in 2022 was $49,727, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $198,908 for a family of four. However, Rochester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rochester is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rochester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rochester residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rochester include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Rochester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.