Rochester is a somewhat small town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 6,064 people and three associated neighborhoods, Rochester is the 124th largest community in Washington.

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: 8.92% 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 downside of living in Rochester is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Rochester, the average commute to work is 31.15 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Rochester doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The percentage of adults in Rochester with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.68% of adults in Rochester have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Rochester in 2018 was $33,330, which is lower middle income relative to Washington, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,320 for a family of four. However, Rochester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rochester is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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 Native American. Rochester also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.70% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rochester include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and European.

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