Rockwood is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 3,135 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rockwood is the 264th largest community in Michigan.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.75% 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.

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%: 18.76% of the adults in Rockwood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Rockwood in 2022 was $34,439, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $137,756 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, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rockwood include German, Irish, Polish, English, and French.

The most common language spoken in Rockwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Asian languages.