RANKING · 2024 ACS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Most white-collar workforce, Michigan cities

Michigan cities ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2024 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 179 is 38.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Ludington, MI, up 65 places to #84.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01▲1Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27473.7%−3.3 pts

02▲3East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66370.6%+10.6 pts

03Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73569.7%+4.7 pts

04Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44969.6%+14.1 pts

05▲11Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09568.4%+9.5 pts

06▼5Birmingham, MIMI21,92368.1%+1.9 pts

07▼1Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23368.1%+6.8 pts

08▲9Northville, MIMI6,01367.2%+12.5 pts

09▲2Plymouth, MIMI9,16466.5%+13.1 pts

10▼3Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49066.2%+6.1 pts

11▲3Royal Oak, MIMI57,58366.0%+15.3 pts

12▼2Troy, MIMI88,73365.7%+6.8 pts

13▲2Novi, MIMI67,31965.4%+12.2 pts

14▼6Okemos, MIMI26,39665.3%+1.3 pts

15▲9Saline, MIMI9,00164.7%+10.7 pts

16▼3Forest Hills, MIMI28,69564.5%+5.6 pts

17▼8Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79264.5%+12.5 pts

18▼6Rochester, MIMI12,82463.0%+10.8 pts

19▲3Ferndale, MIMI19,21262.9%+19.5 pts

20▲5Farmington, MIMI11,40961.9%+8.3 pts

21▼3Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53961.5%+6.6 pts

22▼3Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29161.0%+10.0 pts

23Berkley, MIMI15,14560.8%+12.7 pts

24▼4Chelsea, MIMI5,42459.4%+0.7 pts

25▲5Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19758.1%+19.1 pts

26Rockford, MIMI6,31357.5%+10.2 pts

27▼6Haslett, MIMI18,55956.4%+2.9 pts

28▲5Brighton, MIMI7,90456.0%+11.3 pts

29▼2St. Joseph, MIMI7,89355.8%+5.0 pts

30▼2Clawson, MIMI11,31254.7%+13.1 pts

31Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92554.0%+13.5 pts

32▲25Westwood, MIMI8,86754.0%+8.3 pts

33▲1Milford, MIMI6,52053.8%+15.7 pts

34▲24Milan, MIMI5,97353.7%+24.2 pts

35▲16Freeland, MIMI7,55752.4%+10.1 pts

36▲7Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41752.0%+12.2 pts

37▲5Byron Center, MIMI7,40350.9%+7.1 pts

38▼9South Lyon, MIMI12,10750.4%+6.6 pts

39▲5Livonia, MIMI92,60350.4%+9.3 pts

40▼4Houghton, MIMI8,56050.0%+2.4 pts

41▲11Hudsonville, MIMI7,96449.9%+24.5 pts

42▼10Fenton, MIMI11,77449.2%+19.0 pts

43▼6Midland, MIMI42,80648.9%+2.6 pts

44▼5Portage, MIMI49,86248.7%+8.1 pts

45▲14Oak Park, MIMI29,07248.3%+9.0 pts

46▲38Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85347.6%+22.6 pts

47▲6Petoskey, MIMI5,77247.3%+11.7 pts

48▼7Temperance, MIMI8,91447.1%+16.2 pts

49▼14East Lansing, MIMI49,35546.4%+2.7 pts

50▼10Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87846.0%+13.5 pts

51▲11Traverse City, MIMI15,83245.9%+6.9 pts

52▲4Holt, MIMI25,31645.8%+8.1 pts

53▼15Wixom, MIMI17,31345.3%+5.8 pts

54▼9Mason, MIMI8,26445.1%+2.3 pts

55▲23Zeeland, MIMI5,63745.1%+18.0 pts

56▲23Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39144.9%+6.9 pts

57▼9Southfield, MIMI76,11144.9%+3.3 pts

58▲39Davison, MIMI5,03944.7%+13.0 pts

59▲1Shields, MIMI7,40244.5%+16.7 pts

60▲13Flushing, MIMI8,17543.8%+4.0 pts

61Grandville, MIMI17,01843.5%+9.1 pts

62▲12Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18343.4%+12.5 pts

63▼13Waverly, MIMI23,57542.9%−1.5 pts

64▲2Northview, MIMI15,26842.7%+9.9 pts

65▼16Allen Park, MIMI27,44542.0%+5.8 pts

66▼11Dearborn, MIMI105,61142.0%+1.3 pts

67▼3Walker, MIMI25,88141.9%+7.7 pts

68▲22Flat Rock, MIMI10,21841.8%+14.2 pts

69▲11Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76641.7%+11.7 pts

70▼7Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88041.2%−1.3 pts

71▲46Utica, MIMI5,11441.1%+15.2 pts

72▼26Marshall, MIMI6,80040.8%+6.2 pts

73▼26Lambertville, MIMI9,95540.7%+3.2 pts

74▼2New Baltimore, MIMI12,12340.6%−2.9 pts

75▲31Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92540.6%+14.0 pts

76▼22Grand Haven, MIMI11,03840.4%+8.4 pts

77Madison Heights, MIMI28,29740.1%+11.0 pts

78▼10Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93139.9%+4.1 pts

79▼8Woodhaven, MIMI12,50339.7%+6.6 pts

80▼15Howell, MIMI9,89639.7%+5.4 pts

81▼6St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87239.6%+6.1 pts

82▲6Trenton, MIMI17,84939.6%+3.3 pts

83▲15Jenison, MIMI17,58239.3%+9.1 pts

84▲65Ludington, MIMI7,63439.2%+10.9 pts

85▼16Walled Lake, MIMI7,32039.1%−0.5 pts

86▼5Norton Shores, MIMI25,08838.9%+3.3 pts

87▲17Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82738.8%+9.0 pts

88▲17Marysville, MIMI9,86838.5%+8.4 pts

89▼22Kingsford, MIMI5,09638.3%+16.0 pts

90▲1Kentwood, MIMI54,77638.1%+3.1 pts

91▲5Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68337.9%+5.9 pts

92▲1Holland, MIMI35,37237.8%+7.7 pts

93▲41Belding, MIMI6,00037.5%+15.6 pts

94▲35Hazel Park, MIMI14,93737.3%+16.3 pts

95▼10Richmond, MIMI5,92737.0%+2.9 pts

96▲6Lansing, MIMI113,88436.9%+5.9 pts

97▲16St. Johns, MIMI7,78036.9%+5.0 pts

98▼22Wyandotte, MIMI24,07236.4%+11.3 pts

99▼5Allendale, MIMI26,67936.1%+9.4 pts

100▼11Marquette, MIMI21,94435.9%+1.7 pts

101▲9Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66435.4%+6.3 pts

102▼19Southgate, MIMI28,93135.2%+7.3 pts

103Tecumseh, MIMI8,60834.9%−1.1 pts

104▼17Dundee, MIMI6,00834.5%+6.2 pts

105▲10Big Rapids, MIMI8,62334.3%+8.0 pts

106▲6New Haven, MIMI6,74934.2%+9.4 pts

107▲21Center Line, MIMI8,50333.7%+13.8 pts

108▼9Holly, MIMI5,90633.7%+2.5 pts

109▼14St. Clair, MIMI5,83333.7%−9.0 pts

110▲8Monroe, MIMI20,07633.7%+7.3 pts

111▲8Cadillac, MIMI10,43833.1%+9.0 pts

112▼26Fraser, MIMI14,49632.7%−1.0 pts

113▲60Buena Vista, MIMI5,79832.7%+12.0 pts

114▲16Riverview, MIMI11,94732.6%−2.3 pts

115▲11Ishpeming, MIMI6,20532.3%+9.1 pts

116▼7Battle Creek, MIMI52,02132.2%+3.7 pts

117▲4Warren, MIMI137,13832.2%+7.2 pts

118▼4Westland, MIMI82,33332.0%+5.5 pts

119▼49Alma, MIMI9,30431.7%+2.8 pts

120▲18Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41931.6%−0.8 pts

121▼21Alpena, MIMI10,08831.5%+2.8 pts

122▲10Wyoming, MIMI78,58831.4%+7.1 pts

123▲14Greenville, MIMI9,25631.2%+10.0 pts

124▲20Gladstone, MIMI5,18930.8%+0.7 pts

125▼14Manistee, MIMI6,15730.8%−5.2 pts

126▼10Comstock Park, MIMI10,57730.7%+12.7 pts

127▼5Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08330.3%+1.7 pts

128▲8Bay City, MIMI31,86830.3%+6.0 pts

129▼37Harper Woods, MIMI14,86030.0%−3.3 pts

130▲5Romulus, MIMI24,54729.9%+8.0 pts

131▲19South Monroe, MIMI6,96029.7%+4.9 pts

132▼24St. Louis, MIMI7,40629.7%+7.6 pts

133▲7Menominee, MIMI8,17529.5%+6.1 pts

134▲11Garden City, MIMI26,28029.4%+3.4 pts

135▼12Lapeer, MIMI9,20129.2%−0.8 pts

136▼35Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46928.9%−2.6 pts

137▼55Hillsdale, MIMI8,00228.9%+6.6 pts

138▼31Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21828.7%−1.9 pts

139▲3Charlotte, MIMI9,30528.7%+4.0 pts

140▼15Burton, MIMI29,31328.7%+4.0 pts

141Muskegon, MIMI37,22428.6%+7.3 pts

142▼3Detroit, MIMI649,09528.5%+6.1 pts

143▲9Port Huron, MIMI28,27328.1%+7.1 pts

144▲4Roseville, MIMI46,86328.0%+5.3 pts

145▲6Escanaba, MIMI12,25727.9%+2.4 pts

146▼19Cutlerville, MIMI18,78027.5%+3.5 pts

147▼14Albion, MIMI7,47427.4%−4.6 pts

148▲12Owosso, MIMI14,43727.1%+2.7 pts

149▲9Wayne, MIMI17,06526.7%+5.2 pts

150▼19Eastwood, MIMI6,66926.4%−3.8 pts

151▲6Hastings, MIMI7,49026.2%+6.1 pts

152▲1Jackson, MIMI31,02226.1%+1.9 pts

153▲1Fair Plain, MIMI7,33025.7%−2.8 pts

154▼34Bridgeport, MIMI6,88425.6%−0.5 pts

155▲8Taylor, MIMI61,27925.1%+4.5 pts

156▲18Niles, MIMI11,66525.0%+5.3 pts

157▲2Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76925.0%+4.3 pts

158▼34Allegan, MIMI5,12725.0%+4.7 pts

159▲3Adrian, MIMI20,19124.9%−3.1 pts

160▲10Ionia, MIMI12,20824.7%−1.2 pts

161▼14Eastpointe, MIMI33,81424.7%+1.2 pts

162▲7Inkster, MIMI24,95924.1%+4.3 pts

163▲4Saginaw, MIMI42,86323.9%+2.8 pts

164▲1Pontiac, MIMI62,07723.5%+5.2 pts

165▼9Flint, MIMI79,30623.2%+2.0 pts

166▲12Hamtramck, MIMI27,26123.0%+9.8 pts

167▼21Highland Park, MIMI8,24823.0%+5.5 pts

168▼2Coldwater, MIMI14,21622.8%−4.6 pts

169▼1Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52922.6%+1.7 pts

170▼15Sturgis, MIMI10,90022.6%0.0 pts

171Three Rivers, MIMI7,91021.3%+4.3 pts

172▼8Melvindale, MIMI12,32520.9%0.0 pts

173▼1Springfield, MIMI5,24619.4%+1.8 pts

174▼31River Rouge, MIMI6,81419.3%+3.4 pts

175▼14Dowagiac, MIMI5,72518.9%+0.6 pts

176▲1Ecorse, MIMI8,89318.2%+1.2 pts

177▼1Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77018.0%+1.2 pts

178▲1Beecher, MIMI8,41217.4%+0.8 pts

179▼4Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80316.6%+3.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES