RANKING · 2024 ACS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Most self-employed workers, Michigan cities

Michigan cities ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

01East Lansing, MIMI49,35523.3%−4.0 pts

02Haslett, MIMI18,55922.8%+2.1 pts

03Milan, MIMI5,97321.5%+2.9 pts

04Okemos, MIMI26,39621.4%−2.9 pts

05Chelsea, MIMI5,42421.4%+3.8 pts

06Petoskey, MIMI5,77221.2%+8.0 pts

07Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23320.9%−2.4 pts

08Houghton, MIMI8,56020.2%−2.6 pts

09Marshall, MIMI6,80019.6%+3.7 pts

10Center Line, MIMI8,50319.2%+11.3 pts

11Albion, MIMI7,47418.8%+1.3 pts

12Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92518.6%−2.5 pts

13Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19718.5%+11.7 pts

14Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85318.1%+1.1 pts

15Dundee, MIMI6,00817.8%+6.6 pts

16Mason, MIMI8,26417.3%−4.6 pts

17Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39117.1%+2.4 pts

18Westwood, MIMI8,86717.0%−5.0 pts

19Lansing, MIMI113,88417.0%+0.8 pts

20Temperance, MIMI8,91416.9%+6.2 pts

21Waverly, MIMI23,57516.3%−1.5 pts

22St. Johns, MIMI7,78016.0%−3.3 pts

23Hillsdale, MIMI8,00216.0%+5.9 pts

24Alma, MIMI9,30415.5%+0.7 pts

25Marquette, MIMI21,94415.4%+0.2 pts

26Kingsford, MIMI5,09615.2%+5.2 pts

27Saline, MIMI9,00115.0%−4.4 pts

28Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09514.6%+0.8 pts

29Buena Vista, MIMI5,79814.4%+4.8 pts

30St. Clair, MIMI5,83314.4%−5.6 pts

31Marysville, MIMI9,86814.1%−1.0 pts

32Flushing, MIMI8,17514.1%−0.5 pts

33Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80314.1%+0.8 pts

34Gladstone, MIMI5,18913.8%−1.1 pts

35Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49013.8%+3.2 pts

36East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66313.7%−1.3 pts

37Hastings, MIMI7,49013.7%+3.6 pts

38Freeland, MIMI7,55713.6%+1.6 pts

39Adrian, MIMI20,19113.6%+1.3 pts

40Shields, MIMI7,40213.5%+2.2 pts

41Ishpeming, MIMI6,20513.5%+2.7 pts

42Rockford, MIMI6,31313.4%+0.8 pts

43Farmington, MIMI11,40913.4%+1.1 pts

44Traverse City, MIMI15,83213.4%−3.0 pts

45Southfield, MIMI76,11113.4%−0.5 pts

46Clawson, MIMI11,31213.3%+2.4 pts

47Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79213.3%−1.4 pts

48Holt, MIMI25,31613.2%−1.6 pts

49Bay City, MIMI31,86813.2%+1.0 pts

50Portage, MIMI49,86213.1%+2.3 pts

51Richmond, MIMI5,92713.1%+0.3 pts

52Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08313.0%−10.4 pts

53Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76613.0%−7.7 pts

54Saginaw, MIMI42,86312.9%−0.3 pts

55Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27412.7%−0.9 pts

56Oak Park, MIMI29,07212.7%−1.3 pts

57Highland Park, MIMI8,24812.7%−4.5 pts

58Big Rapids, MIMI8,62312.7%−6.9 pts

59Norton Shores, MIMI25,08812.7%+0.0 pts

60Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77012.6%−5.2 pts

61Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41712.6%+2.2 pts

62Fenton, MIMI11,77412.6%+2.7 pts

63Utica, MIMI5,11412.5%+6.5 pts

64Ludington, MIMI7,63412.4%+0.1 pts

65Charlotte, MIMI9,30512.4%−3.6 pts

66Belding, MIMI6,00012.3%+3.4 pts

67Walker, MIMI25,88112.2%−0.1 pts

68Manistee, MIMI6,15712.2%−9.4 pts

69Tecumseh, MIMI8,60812.2%+2.0 pts

70Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88012.1%−5.4 pts

71Hudsonville, MIMI7,96412.1%+4.2 pts

72River Rouge, MIMI6,81412.1%+5.1 pts

73Allen Park, MIMI27,44512.0%+0.2 pts

74Midland, MIMI42,80612.0%+0.9 pts

75Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44912.0%+1.6 pts

76Woodhaven, MIMI12,50311.8%+4.9 pts

77Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68311.8%−1.0 pts

78Escanaba, MIMI12,25711.7%−3.6 pts

79Battle Creek, MIMI52,02111.6%+2.2 pts

80Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18311.6%+0.2 pts

81Plymouth, MIMI9,16411.5%−2.8 pts

82Milford, MIMI6,52011.5%−4.0 pts

83South Lyon, MIMI12,10711.4%−1.1 pts

84Burton, MIMI29,31311.4%+1.5 pts

85Lambertville, MIMI9,95511.3%−1.4 pts

86Melvindale, MIMI12,32511.3%+1.5 pts

87Trenton, MIMI17,84911.3%−1.2 pts

88Detroit, MIMI649,09511.3%−3.2 pts

89Byron Center, MIMI7,40311.2%+0.4 pts

90Brighton, MIMI7,90411.2%+0.7 pts

91Berkley, MIMI15,14511.2%−0.8 pts

92Dearborn, MIMI105,61111.1%−1.5 pts

93Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87811.1%+2.7 pts

94Grand Haven, MIMI11,03811.0%+0.1 pts

95Jackson, MIMI31,02210.9%−1.2 pts

96Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21810.9%−2.8 pts

97Port Huron, MIMI28,27310.9%+0.1 pts

98Livonia, MIMI92,60310.9%+0.8 pts

99Ferndale, MIMI19,21210.9%−0.2 pts

100St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87210.9%+0.5 pts

101Holland, MIMI35,37210.8%+0.4 pts

102Harper Woods, MIMI14,86010.8%−4.8 pts

103Zeeland, MIMI5,63710.7%−0.3 pts

104Southgate, MIMI28,93110.7%−0.7 pts

105Muskegon, MIMI37,22410.6%−2.9 pts

106Niles, MIMI11,66510.6%+1.0 pts

107St. Joseph, MIMI7,89310.6%−7.8 pts

108Wayne, MIMI17,06510.5%+0.3 pts

109New Baltimore, MIMI12,12310.5%−4.2 pts

110St. Louis, MIMI7,40610.4%−5.6 pts

111Flint, MIMI79,30610.4%−3.7 pts

112Dowagiac, MIMI5,72510.3%+1.5 pts

113Roseville, MIMI46,86310.2%+1.0 pts

114Allendale, MIMI26,67910.2%−1.6 pts

115Wixom, MIMI17,31310.1%+1.6 pts

116Grandville, MIMI17,01810.0%−0.1 pts

117Monroe, MIMI20,07610.0%−0.9 pts

118Romulus, MIMI24,54710.0%+1.2 pts

119Swartz Creek, MIMI5,8279.9%−0.1 pts

120Northview, MIMI15,2689.9%−0.2 pts

121New Haven, MIMI6,7499.9%+2.3 pts

122Northville, MIMI6,0139.8%−0.7 pts

123Royal Oak, MIMI57,5839.8%−0.1 pts

124Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4699.8%−3.4 pts

125Kentwood, MIMI54,7769.8%+0.2 pts

126Troy, MIMI88,7339.7%−1.2 pts

127Greenville, MIMI9,2569.7%−0.1 pts

128Sturgis, MIMI10,9009.6%−1.6 pts

129Novi, MIMI67,3199.6%+1.9 pts

130South Monroe, MIMI6,9609.5%+3.0 pts

131Springfield, MIMI5,2469.5%+2.1 pts

132Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,7359.5%−4.7 pts

133Wyandotte, MIMI24,0729.5%−2.5 pts

134Owosso, MIMI14,4379.5%−2.2 pts

135Jenison, MIMI17,5829.4%−0.4 pts

136Eastpointe, MIMI33,8149.3%+0.1 pts

137Davison, MIMI5,0399.3%−9.3 pts

138Coldwater, MIMI14,2169.2%−4.0 pts

139Sterling Heights, MIMI133,9319.1%+0.9 pts

140Ecorse, MIMI8,8939.1%−2.2 pts

141Farmington Hills, MIMI83,2919.1%−2.0 pts

142Birmingham, MIMI21,9239.0%+0.4 pts

143Mount Clemens, MIMI15,4198.9%−2.4 pts

144Rochester Hills, MIMI77,5398.8%−0.5 pts

145Inkster, MIMI24,9598.7%−2.2 pts

146Warren, MIMI137,1388.7%−0.1 pts

147Fair Plain, MIMI7,3308.7%−1.5 pts

148Comstock Park, MIMI10,5778.7%−1.0 pts

149Lincoln Park, MIMI38,5298.6%+2.5 pts

150Forest Hills, MIMI28,6958.5%−3.4 pts

151Fraser, MIMI14,4968.4%−1.9 pts

152Menominee, MIMI8,1758.2%−2.6 pts

153Cadillac, MIMI10,4388.2%+1.4 pts

154Hazel Park, MIMI14,9378.2%−0.3 pts

155Pontiac, MIMI62,0778.1%−3.0 pts

156Lapeer, MIMI9,2018.0%−8.2 pts

157Auburn Hills, MIMI25,9258.0%−2.3 pts

158Wyoming, MIMI78,5888.0%+0.2 pts

159Hamtramck, MIMI27,2617.9%−0.1 pts

160Westland, MIMI82,3337.9%−0.0 pts

161Rochester, MIMI12,8247.8%−1.2 pts

162Alpena, MIMI10,0887.8%−4.2 pts

163Holly, MIMI5,9067.8%−4.7 pts

164Ionia, MIMI12,2087.7%−2.5 pts

165Garden City, MIMI26,2807.5%−0.7 pts

166Houghton Lake, MIMI5,7697.4%−4.1 pts

167Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,6647.4%−2.4 pts

168Taylor, MIMI61,2797.4%−1.4 pts

169Madison Heights, MIMI28,2977.4%+2.3 pts

170Eastwood, MIMI6,6697.4%−6.8 pts

171Cutlerville, MIMI18,7807.3%+0.8 pts

172Bridgeport, MIMI6,8847.3%−7.7 pts

173Flat Rock, MIMI10,2187.1%−3.2 pts

174Howell, MIMI9,8967.0%−2.1 pts

175Walled Lake, MIMI7,3207.0%−2.1 pts

176Three Rivers, MIMI7,9106.7%−0.7 pts

177Allegan, MIMI5,1275.8%−6.1 pts

178Riverview, MIMI11,9475.5%−7.3 pts

179Beecher, MIMI8,4124.3%−9.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES