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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27473.7%−3.3 pts

02East 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

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

06Birmingham, MIMI21,92368.1%+1.9 pts

07Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23368.1%+6.8 pts

08Northville, MIMI6,01367.2%+12.5 pts

09Plymouth, MIMI9,16466.5%+13.1 pts

10Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49066.2%+6.1 pts

11Royal Oak, MIMI57,58366.0%+15.3 pts

12Troy, MIMI88,73365.7%+6.8 pts

13Novi, MIMI67,31965.4%+12.2 pts

14Okemos, MIMI26,39665.3%+1.3 pts

15Saline, MIMI9,00164.7%+10.7 pts

16Forest Hills, MIMI28,69564.5%+5.6 pts

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

18Rochester, MIMI12,82463.0%+10.8 pts

19Ferndale, MIMI19,21262.9%+19.5 pts

20Farmington, MIMI11,40961.9%+8.3 pts

21Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53961.5%+6.6 pts

22Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29161.0%+10.0 pts

23Berkley, MIMI15,14560.8%+12.7 pts

24Chelsea, MIMI5,42459.4%+0.7 pts

25Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19758.1%+19.1 pts

26Rockford, MIMI6,31357.5%+10.2 pts

27Haslett, MIMI18,55956.4%+2.9 pts

28Brighton, MIMI7,90456.0%+11.3 pts

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

30Clawson, MIMI11,31254.7%+13.1 pts

31Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92554.0%+13.5 pts

32Westwood, MIMI8,86754.0%+8.3 pts

33Milford, MIMI6,52053.8%+15.7 pts

34Milan, MIMI5,97353.7%+24.2 pts

35Freeland, MIMI7,55752.4%+10.1 pts

36Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41752.0%+12.2 pts

37Byron Center, MIMI7,40350.9%+7.1 pts

38South Lyon, MIMI12,10750.4%+6.6 pts

39Livonia, MIMI92,60350.4%+9.3 pts

40Houghton, MIMI8,56050.0%+2.4 pts

41Hudsonville, MIMI7,96449.9%+24.5 pts

42Fenton, MIMI11,77449.2%+19.0 pts

43Midland, MIMI42,80648.9%+2.6 pts

44Portage, MIMI49,86248.7%+8.1 pts

45Oak Park, MIMI29,07248.3%+9.0 pts

46Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85347.6%+22.6 pts

47Petoskey, MIMI5,77247.3%+11.7 pts

48Temperance, MIMI8,91447.1%+16.2 pts

49East Lansing, MIMI49,35546.4%+2.7 pts

50Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87846.0%+13.5 pts

51Traverse City, MIMI15,83245.9%+6.9 pts

52Holt, MIMI25,31645.8%+8.1 pts

53Wixom, MIMI17,31345.3%+5.8 pts

54Mason, MIMI8,26445.1%+2.3 pts

55Zeeland, MIMI5,63745.1%+18.0 pts

56Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39144.9%+6.9 pts

57Southfield, MIMI76,11144.9%+3.3 pts

58Davison, MIMI5,03944.7%+13.0 pts

59Shields, MIMI7,40244.5%+16.7 pts

60Flushing, MIMI8,17543.8%+4.0 pts

61Grandville, MIMI17,01843.5%+9.1 pts

62Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18343.4%+12.5 pts

63Waverly, MIMI23,57542.9%−1.5 pts

64Northview, MIMI15,26842.7%+9.9 pts

65Allen Park, MIMI27,44542.0%+5.8 pts

66Dearborn, MIMI105,61142.0%+1.3 pts

67Walker, MIMI25,88141.9%+7.7 pts

68Flat Rock, MIMI10,21841.8%+14.2 pts

69Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76641.7%+11.7 pts

70Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88041.2%−1.3 pts

71Utica, MIMI5,11441.1%+15.2 pts

72Marshall, MIMI6,80040.8%+6.2 pts

73Lambertville, MIMI9,95540.7%+3.2 pts

74New Baltimore, MIMI12,12340.6%−2.9 pts

75Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92540.6%+14.0 pts

76Grand Haven, MIMI11,03840.4%+8.4 pts

77Madison Heights, MIMI28,29740.1%+11.0 pts

78Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93139.9%+4.1 pts

79Woodhaven, MIMI12,50339.7%+6.6 pts

80Howell, MIMI9,89639.7%+5.4 pts

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

82Trenton, MIMI17,84939.6%+3.3 pts

83Jenison, MIMI17,58239.3%+9.1 pts

84Ludington, MIMI7,63439.2%+10.9 pts

85Walled Lake, MIMI7,32039.1%−0.5 pts

86Norton Shores, MIMI25,08838.9%+3.3 pts

87Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82738.8%+9.0 pts

88Marysville, MIMI9,86838.5%+8.4 pts

89Kingsford, MIMI5,09638.3%+16.0 pts

90Kentwood, MIMI54,77638.1%+3.1 pts

91Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68337.9%+5.9 pts

92Holland, MIMI35,37237.8%+7.7 pts

93Belding, MIMI6,00037.5%+15.6 pts

94Hazel Park, MIMI14,93737.3%+16.3 pts

95Richmond, MIMI5,92737.0%+2.9 pts

96Lansing, MIMI113,88436.9%+5.9 pts

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

98Wyandotte, MIMI24,07236.4%+11.3 pts

99Allendale, MIMI26,67936.1%+9.4 pts

100Marquette, MIMI21,94435.9%+1.7 pts

101Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66435.4%+6.3 pts

102Southgate, MIMI28,93135.2%+7.3 pts

103Tecumseh, MIMI8,60834.9%−1.1 pts

104Dundee, MIMI6,00834.5%+6.2 pts

105Big Rapids, MIMI8,62334.3%+8.0 pts

106New Haven, MIMI6,74934.2%+9.4 pts

107Center Line, MIMI8,50333.7%+13.8 pts

108Holly, MIMI5,90633.7%+2.5 pts

109St. Clair, MIMI5,83333.7%−9.0 pts

110Monroe, MIMI20,07633.7%+7.3 pts

111Cadillac, MIMI10,43833.1%+9.0 pts

112Fraser, MIMI14,49632.7%−1.0 pts

113Buena Vista, MIMI5,79832.7%+12.0 pts

114Riverview, MIMI11,94732.6%−2.3 pts

115Ishpeming, MIMI6,20532.3%+9.1 pts

116Battle Creek, MIMI52,02132.2%+3.7 pts

117Warren, MIMI137,13832.2%+7.2 pts

118Westland, MIMI82,33332.0%+5.5 pts

119Alma, MIMI9,30431.7%+2.8 pts

120Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41931.6%−0.8 pts

121Alpena, MIMI10,08831.5%+2.8 pts

122Wyoming, MIMI78,58831.4%+7.1 pts

123Greenville, MIMI9,25631.2%+10.0 pts

124Gladstone, MIMI5,18930.8%+0.7 pts

125Manistee, MIMI6,15730.8%−5.2 pts

126Comstock Park, MIMI10,57730.7%+12.7 pts

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

128Bay City, MIMI31,86830.3%+6.0 pts

129Harper Woods, MIMI14,86030.0%−3.3 pts

130Romulus, MIMI24,54729.9%+8.0 pts

131South Monroe, MIMI6,96029.7%+4.9 pts

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

133Menominee, MIMI8,17529.5%+6.1 pts

134Garden City, MIMI26,28029.4%+3.4 pts

135Lapeer, MIMI9,20129.2%−0.8 pts

136Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46928.9%−2.6 pts

137Hillsdale, MIMI8,00228.9%+6.6 pts

138Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21828.7%−1.9 pts

139Charlotte, MIMI9,30528.7%+4.0 pts

140Burton, MIMI29,31328.7%+4.0 pts

141Muskegon, MIMI37,22428.6%+7.3 pts

142Detroit, MIMI649,09528.5%+6.1 pts

143Port Huron, MIMI28,27328.1%+7.1 pts

144Roseville, MIMI46,86328.0%+5.3 pts

145Escanaba, MIMI12,25727.9%+2.4 pts

146Cutlerville, MIMI18,78027.5%+3.5 pts

147Albion, MIMI7,47427.4%−4.6 pts

148Owosso, MIMI14,43727.1%+2.7 pts

149Wayne, MIMI17,06526.7%+5.2 pts

150Eastwood, MIMI6,66926.4%−3.8 pts

151Hastings, MIMI7,49026.2%+6.1 pts

152Jackson, MIMI31,02226.1%+1.9 pts

153Fair Plain, MIMI7,33025.7%−2.8 pts

154Bridgeport, MIMI6,88425.6%−0.5 pts

155Taylor, MIMI61,27925.1%+4.5 pts

156Niles, MIMI11,66525.0%+5.3 pts

157Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76925.0%+4.3 pts

158Allegan, MIMI5,12725.0%+4.7 pts

159Adrian, MIMI20,19124.9%−3.1 pts

160Ionia, MIMI12,20824.7%−1.2 pts

161Eastpointe, MIMI33,81424.7%+1.2 pts

162Inkster, MIMI24,95924.1%+4.3 pts

163Saginaw, MIMI42,86323.9%+2.8 pts

164Pontiac, MIMI62,07723.5%+5.2 pts

165Flint, MIMI79,30623.2%+2.0 pts

166Hamtramck, MIMI27,26123.0%+9.8 pts

167Highland Park, MIMI8,24823.0%+5.5 pts

168Coldwater, MIMI14,21622.8%−4.6 pts

169Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52922.6%+1.7 pts

170Sturgis, MIMI10,90022.6%+0.0 pts

171Three Rivers, MIMI7,91021.3%+4.3 pts

172Melvindale, MIMI12,32520.9%+0.0 pts

173Springfield, MIMI5,24619.4%+1.8 pts

174River Rouge, MIMI6,81419.3%+3.4 pts

175Dowagiac, MIMI5,72518.9%+0.6 pts

176Ecorse, MIMI8,89318.2%+1.2 pts

177Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77018.0%+1.2 pts

178Beecher, MIMI8,41217.4%+0.8 pts

179Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80316.6%+3.6 pts

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