Rochester is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 121,878 people and 29 associated neighborhoods, Rochester is the third largest community in Minnesota.Rochester is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.90% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rochester is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rochester who work in healthcare (19.02%), office and administrative support (8.58%), and management occupations (8.09%). 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: 10.59% 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 18.61 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. 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.The education level of Rochester ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Rochester, 49.12% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Rochester in 2022 was $47,516, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $190,064 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.
