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.Rochester is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.20% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rochester is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rochester who work in healthcare (19.31%), management occupations (8.88%), and office and administrative support (8.02%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.87% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Rochester spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.64 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Rochester is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Rochester area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.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.
