In Rockwood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.25 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small city, Rockwood does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Rockwood who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.17% of the adults 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.
