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.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.59% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 that you will notice about Rochester is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Rochester a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

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 18.61 minutes getting to work every day.

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.

Rochester is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 49.12% of adults in Rochester have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Rochester in 2018 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.