RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Most white-collar workforce, Michigan cities · 2020

Michigan cities ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2020 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

01Birmingham, MIMI21,92371.7%+5.5 pts

02Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27471.1%−5.9 pts

03Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73569.6%+4.7 pts

04Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44969.3%+13.8 pts

05East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66367.8%+7.8 pts

06Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23367.2%+5.9 pts

07Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49066.9%+6.8 pts

08Okemos, MIMI26,39663.6%−0.5 pts

09Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79263.0%+11.1 pts

10Troy, MIMI88,73362.6%+3.6 pts

11Plymouth, MIMI9,16462.1%+8.6 pts

12Rochester, MIMI12,82461.3%+9.1 pts

13Forest Hills, MIMI28,69561.3%+2.4 pts

14Royal Oak, MIMI57,58360.8%+10.1 pts

15Novi, MIMI67,31960.5%+7.2 pts

16Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09560.4%+1.5 pts

17Northville, MIMI6,01360.3%+5.6 pts

18Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53958.9%+4.0 pts

19Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29157.1%+6.1 pts

20Chelsea, MIMI5,42456.5%−2.1 pts

21Haslett, MIMI18,55956.4%+2.9 pts

22Ferndale, MIMI19,21255.8%+12.4 pts

23Berkley, MIMI15,14555.0%+6.9 pts

24Saline, MIMI9,00154.7%+0.7 pts

25Farmington, MIMI11,40954.5%+0.9 pts

26Rockford, MIMI6,31354.4%+7.0 pts

27St. Joseph, MIMI7,89354.3%+3.5 pts

28Clawson, MIMI11,31253.3%+11.7 pts

29South Lyon, MIMI12,10752.8%+8.9 pts

30Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19749.8%+10.9 pts

31Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92549.4%+8.9 pts

32Fenton, MIMI11,77449.2%+19.0 pts

33Brighton, MIMI7,90449.2%+4.5 pts

34Milford, MIMI6,52048.0%+9.9 pts

35East Lansing, MIMI49,35547.6%+4.0 pts

36Houghton, MIMI8,56047.2%−0.5 pts

37Midland, MIMI42,80646.7%+0.4 pts

38Wixom, MIMI17,31346.6%+7.1 pts

39Portage, MIMI49,86246.3%+5.6 pts

40Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87846.3%+13.8 pts

41Temperance, MIMI8,91446.1%+15.2 pts

42Byron Center, MIMI7,40346.1%+2.3 pts

43Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41746.0%+6.2 pts

44Livonia, MIMI92,60345.7%+4.6 pts

45Mason, MIMI8,26445.3%+2.5 pts

46Marshall, MIMI6,80045.3%+10.7 pts

47Lambertville, MIMI9,95544.3%+6.9 pts

48Southfield, MIMI76,11143.8%+2.2 pts

49Allen Park, MIMI27,44543.7%+7.4 pts

50Waverly, MIMI23,57543.5%−0.8 pts

51Freeland, MIMI7,55743.4%+1.2 pts

52Hudsonville, MIMI7,96443.4%+18.1 pts

53Petoskey, MIMI5,77243.1%+7.5 pts

54Grand Haven, MIMI11,03842.7%+10.7 pts

55Dearborn, MIMI105,61142.2%+1.5 pts

56Holt, MIMI25,31641.7%+4.1 pts

57Westwood, MIMI8,86741.0%−4.7 pts

58Milan, MIMI5,97340.4%+11.0 pts

59Oak Park, MIMI29,07240.2%+0.9 pts

60Shields, MIMI7,40239.7%+11.9 pts

61Grandville, MIMI17,01839.5%+5.1 pts

62Traverse City, MIMI15,83238.9%−0.1 pts

63Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88038.8%−3.7 pts

64Walker, MIMI25,88138.6%+4.4 pts

65Howell, MIMI9,89638.6%+4.3 pts

66Northview, MIMI15,26838.5%+5.6 pts

67Kingsford, MIMI5,09638.3%+16.0 pts

68Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93138.2%+2.5 pts

69Walled Lake, MIMI7,32037.8%−1.8 pts

70Alma, MIMI9,30437.7%+8.8 pts

71Woodhaven, MIMI12,50337.5%+4.4 pts

72New Baltimore, MIMI12,12337.5%−6.1 pts

73Flushing, MIMI8,17537.3%−2.5 pts

74Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18337.1%+6.3 pts

75St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87237.1%+3.6 pts

76Wyandotte, MIMI24,07236.7%+11.6 pts

77Madison Heights, MIMI28,29736.7%+7.6 pts

78Zeeland, MIMI5,63736.7%+9.6 pts

79Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39136.1%−1.9 pts

80Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76636.0%+6.0 pts

81Norton Shores, MIMI25,08836.0%+0.3 pts

82Hillsdale, MIMI8,00235.6%+13.4 pts

83Southgate, MIMI28,93135.4%+7.5 pts

84Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85335.3%+10.3 pts

85Richmond, MIMI5,92735.2%+1.2 pts

86Fraser, MIMI14,49634.9%+1.2 pts

87Dundee, MIMI6,00834.8%+6.5 pts

88Trenton, MIMI17,84934.7%−1.6 pts

89Marquette, MIMI21,94434.6%+0.4 pts

90Flat Rock, MIMI10,21834.6%+7.0 pts

91Kentwood, MIMI54,77634.4%−0.6 pts

92Harper Woods, MIMI14,86033.7%+0.4 pts

93Holland, MIMI35,37233.6%+3.5 pts

94Allendale, MIMI26,67933.3%+6.6 pts

95St. Clair, MIMI5,83333.3%−9.3 pts

96Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68333.3%+1.3 pts

97Davison, MIMI5,03933.0%+1.3 pts

98Jenison, MIMI17,58232.6%+2.4 pts

99Holly, MIMI5,90632.5%+1.2 pts

100Alpena, MIMI10,08832.3%+3.6 pts

101Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46932.2%+0.6 pts

102Lansing, MIMI113,88432.0%+1.0 pts

103Tecumseh, MIMI8,60831.9%−4.1 pts

104Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82731.7%+1.9 pts

105Marysville, MIMI9,86831.7%+1.5 pts

106Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92531.7%+5.1 pts

107Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21831.5%+1.0 pts

108St. Louis, MIMI7,40631.3%+9.3 pts

109Battle Creek, MIMI52,02131.0%+2.5 pts

110Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66430.8%+1.7 pts

111Manistee, MIMI6,15730.8%−5.3 pts

112New Haven, MIMI6,74930.7%+5.9 pts

113St. Johns, MIMI7,78030.7%−1.2 pts

114Westland, MIMI82,33330.5%+4.0 pts

115Big Rapids, MIMI8,62330.0%+3.8 pts

116Comstock Park, MIMI10,57729.8%+11.8 pts

117Utica, MIMI5,11429.5%+3.5 pts

118Monroe, MIMI20,07629.4%+3.1 pts

119Cadillac, MIMI10,43829.4%+5.3 pts

120Bridgeport, MIMI6,88429.2%+3.0 pts

121Warren, MIMI137,13829.0%+4.1 pts

122Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08328.8%+0.2 pts

123Lapeer, MIMI9,20128.8%−1.2 pts

124Allegan, MIMI5,12728.7%+8.4 pts

125Burton, MIMI29,31328.5%+3.8 pts

126Ishpeming, MIMI6,20528.5%+5.3 pts

127Cutlerville, MIMI18,78028.3%+4.3 pts

128Center Line, MIMI8,50328.2%+8.3 pts

129Hazel Park, MIMI14,93728.0%+7.0 pts

130Riverview, MIMI11,94727.2%−7.8 pts

131Eastwood, MIMI6,66927.0%−3.2 pts

132Wyoming, MIMI78,58826.9%+2.7 pts

133Albion, MIMI7,47426.4%−5.6 pts

134Belding, MIMI6,00026.4%+4.5 pts

135Romulus, MIMI24,54726.3%+4.5 pts

136Bay City, MIMI31,86826.3%+2.0 pts

137Greenville, MIMI9,25626.3%+5.0 pts

138Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41926.2%−6.1 pts

139Detroit, MIMI649,09526.0%+3.6 pts

140Menominee, MIMI8,17525.9%+2.5 pts

141Muskegon, MIMI37,22425.8%+4.5 pts

142Charlotte, MIMI9,30525.7%+1.1 pts

143River Rouge, MIMI6,81425.6%+9.6 pts

144Gladstone, MIMI5,18925.4%−4.8 pts

145Garden City, MIMI26,28025.2%−0.8 pts

146Highland Park, MIMI8,24824.8%+7.3 pts

147Eastpointe, MIMI33,81424.5%+1.0 pts

148Roseville, MIMI46,86324.2%+1.5 pts

149Ludington, MIMI7,63424.1%−4.2 pts

150South Monroe, MIMI6,96023.9%−0.9 pts

151Escanaba, MIMI12,25723.7%−1.9 pts

152Port Huron, MIMI28,27323.4%+2.4 pts

153Jackson, MIMI31,02223.3%−0.9 pts

154Fair Plain, MIMI7,33023.0%−5.6 pts

155Sturgis, MIMI10,90022.5%−0.0 pts

156Flint, MIMI79,30622.3%+1.1 pts

157Hastings, MIMI7,49022.3%+2.2 pts

158Wayne, MIMI17,06522.2%+0.7 pts

159Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76922.1%+1.4 pts

160Owosso, MIMI14,43721.8%−2.6 pts

161Dowagiac, MIMI5,72521.8%+3.5 pts

162Adrian, MIMI20,19121.3%−6.8 pts

163Taylor, MIMI61,27921.0%+0.3 pts

164Melvindale, MIMI12,32520.5%−0.4 pts

165Pontiac, MIMI62,07720.1%+1.8 pts

166Coldwater, MIMI14,21620.0%−7.3 pts

167Saginaw, MIMI42,86319.9%−1.2 pts

168Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52919.8%−1.1 pts

169Inkster, MIMI24,95919.7%−0.1 pts

170Ionia, MIMI12,20819.6%−6.3 pts

171Three Rivers, MIMI7,91019.5%+2.6 pts

172Springfield, MIMI5,24618.6%+1.0 pts

173Buena Vista, MIMI5,79818.5%−2.1 pts

174Niles, MIMI11,66518.3%−1.4 pts

175Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80318.1%+5.2 pts

176Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77017.7%+1.0 pts

177Ecorse, MIMI8,89316.6%−0.5 pts

178Hamtramck, MIMI27,26116.5%+3.3 pts

179Beecher, MIMI8,41210.7%−6.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS