One downside of living in Rockwood, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.25 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small city, Rockwood does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Rockwood is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.17% of adults 25 and older in Rockwood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rockwood in 2022 was $35,720, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $142,880 for a family of four. However, Rockwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rockwood is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rockwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rockwood residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Rockwood include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Rockwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Asian languages.
