The Town Files

25 Small Towns in Michigan With the Most Remote Workers

Ranked by work from home among 541 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Michigan. #1 is Northville, MI (34.8% work from home).

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25 Small Towns in Michigan With the Most Remote Workers1. Northville352. Peninsula323. Pleasant Ridge314. Chikaming295. Casco286. Webster287. Dexter278. Carrollton279. Chelsea2610. Dexter2611. Ross2612. Lowell2613. Grosse Pointe2614. Plymouth2515. Huntington Woods2516. Ann Arbor2417. Belleville2418. Buchanan2419. Sylvan2420. Lake Orion2321. Lima2322. Saline2323. Rockford2324. Saugatuck2325. Franklin23
  1. 25Franklin, Michigan

    22.8% work from home

    3,139 people · Oakland County · median home $774,900 · income $194,079 · Jan low 16°F · 36 in snow

  2. 24Saugatuck, Michigan

    22.8% work from home

    3,443 people · Allegan County · median home $422,600 · income $93,618 · Jan low 20°F · 109 in snow

  3. 23Rockford, Michigan

    23.1% work from home

    6,142 people · Kent County · median home $334,400 · income $107,121 · Jan low 14°F · 65 in snow

  4. 22Saline, Michigan

    23.1% work from home

    8,948 people · Washtenaw County · median home $341,300 · income $88,346 · Jan low 15°F · 59 in snow

  5. 21Lima, Michigan

    23.2% work from home

    4,024 people · Washtenaw County · median home $404,700 · income $119,236 · Jan low 16°F · 33 in snow

  6. 20Lake Orion, Michigan

    23.3% work from home

    2,876 people · Oakland County · median home $376,600 · income $101,318 · Jan low 17°F · 43 in snow

  7. 19Sylvan, Michigan

    23.5% work from home

    3,311 people · Washtenaw County · median home $396,200 · income $102,656 · Jan low 16°F · 33 in snow

  8. 18Buchanan, Michigan

    23.5% work from home

    3,436 people · Berrien County · median home $194,000 · income $66,783 · Jan low 19°F · 63 in snow

  9. 17Belleville, Michigan

    23.5% work from home

    4,008 people · Wayne County · median home $148,300 · income $62,991 · Jan low 20°F · 45 in snow

  10. 16Ann Arbor, Michigan

    24.4% work from home

    4,673 people · Washtenaw County · median home $659,400 · income $164,875 · Jan low 16°F · 61 in snow

  11. 15Huntington Woods, Michigan

    24.7% work from home

    6,388 people · Oakland County · median home $473,900 · income $190,150 · Jan low 19°F · 34 in snow

  12. 14Plymouth, Michigan

    25.2% work from home

    9,370 people · Wayne County · median home $448,600 · income $112,145 · Jan low 16°F · 36 in snow

  13. 13Grosse Pointe, Michigan

    25.5% work from home

    5,678 people · Wayne County · median home $436,800 · income $158,853 · Jan low 17°F · 28 in snow

  14. 12Lowell, Michigan

    25.5% work from home

    6,276 people · Kent County · median home $321,600 · income $104,794 · Jan low 19°F · 66 in snow

  15. 11Ross, Michigan

    25.6% work from home

    4,851 people · Kalamazoo County · median home $370,900 · income $103,932 · Jan low 19°F · 65 in snow

  16. 10Dexter, Michigan

    25.7% work from home

    6,696 people · Washtenaw County · median home $466,300 · income $124,088 · Jan low 16°F · 33 in snow

  17. 9Chelsea, Michigan

    26.4% work from home

    5,467 people · Washtenaw County · median home $312,700 · income $72,098 · Jan low 16°F · 33 in snow

  18. 8Carrollton, Michigan

    26.5% work from home

    5,750 people · Saginaw County · median home $82,300 · income $50,399 · Jan low 16°F · 41 in snow

  19. 7Dexter, Michigan

    26.9% work from home

    4,500 people · Washtenaw County · median home $421,000 · income $106,637 · Jan low 16°F · 33 in snow

  20. 6Webster, Michigan

    27.5% work from home

    6,575 people · Washtenaw County · median home $564,000 · income $155,104 · Jan low 15°F · 47 in snow

  21. 5Casco, Michigan

    27.9% work from home

    2,796 people · Allegan County · median home $310,200 · income $84,637 · Jan low 22°F · 109 in snow

  22. 4Chikaming, Michigan

    28.7% work from home

    2,778 people · Berrien County · median home $366,900 · income $83,908 · Jan low 17°F · 63 in snow

  23. 3Pleasant Ridge, Michigan

    30.9% work from home

    2,627 people · Oakland County · median home $448,700 · income $171,125 · Jan low 20°F · 33 in snow

  24. 2Peninsula, Michigan

    31.9% work from home

    6,068 people · Grand Traverse County · median home $706,900 · income $137,787 · Jan low 17°F · 115 in snow

  25. 1Northville, Michigan

    34.8% work from home

    6,119 people · Oakland County · median home $465,400 · income $145,530 · Jan low 16°F · 36 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 541 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Michigan (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: