Work & commute · Rosenberg

Work & commute in Rosenberg, TX

Most working residents leave Rosenberg for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Houston (35%), Sugar Land (8%) and Stafford (2%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

15%

2,644 of 17,756 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 15,112 Rosenberg residents head out of town to work, 2,644 work right here, and 17,808 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rosenberg.

15,112live here, work elsewhere

2,644live and work here

17,808work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Rosenberg goes to work

Houston30.9 mi away

35%6,241

Rosenberg (in town)right here

15%2,644

Sugar Land12 mi away

8%1,369

Stafford16.3 mi away

2%331

Richmond4.4 mi away

2%329

Austin126.8 mi away

2%316

Katy16.9 mi away

1%201

Missouri City17.3 mi away

1%194

Dallas231.1 mi away

1%187

San Antonio162.6 mi away

1%165

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%5,779

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Rosenberg commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

26%

33%

27%

14%

26%Under 10 mi

33%10–24 mi

27%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Rosenberg is balanced between jobs and homes

1.15jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.15 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Rosenberg are

20,452 jobs are based in Rosenberg. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rosenberg’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Rosenberg

20,452 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Rosenberg residents hold

17,756 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month58%

+45%

Jobs based in Rosenberg, 2013 → 2023: 14,061 → 20,452. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.