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.

A relatively large number of people in Rochester telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.92% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

In Rochester, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.15 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Rochester does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Rochester rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.68% of adults 25 and older in Rochester have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

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.