The list
Workers who work from home, Metro Detroit.
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1
Memphis 2.1%
Macomb County, population 1,064
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2
Imlay City 2.4%
Lapeer County, population 3,721
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3
Yale 2.8%
St. Clair County, population 2,129
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4
Mayfield Township 3.4%
Lapeer County, population 8,002
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5
Lapeer County, population 5,761
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6
Burnside Township 4.1%
Lapeer County, population 1,792
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7
Burlington Township 4.3%
Lapeer County, population 1,332
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8
Lynn Township 4.4%
St. Clair County, population 1,054
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9
Marine City 4.6%
St. Clair County, population 4,028
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10
East China Township 4.7%
St. Clair County, population 3,686
Numbers do not play favorites, and this list is no exception. Rebuild Detroit compared 199 communities in Metro Detroit by workers who work from home for 2026.
Memphis comes first with 2.1%, 83% below the median. The Metro Detroit median is 12.7%.
Who leads the list
Memphis leads the list with 2.1% (Macomb County, population 1,064). Imlay City is second with 2.4% (Lapeer County, population 3,721).
Yale takes third with 2.8% (St. Clair County, population 2,129).
The rest of the top 10
Rounding out the top 10 are Mayfield Township (3.4%), Deerfield Township Lapeer (4.0%), Burnside Township (4.1%), Burlington Township (4.3%), Lynn Township (4.4%), Marine City (4.6%), and East China Township (4.7%). Lapeer County holds 5 of the top 10 spots, and St. Clair County holds 4.
The other end of the list
At the other end of Metro Detroit, Bingham Farms has the highest figure with 35.1%. That is a spread of 33.0% between first and last place.
By the numbers
The gap between number 1 and number 2 is 0.2%. The top 10 average 3.7%, against 14.5% for the other 189 communities.
99 of the 199 communities sit above the median.
What it means for you
So what does that mean for you?
Working from home changes what people want in a house: a spare room, fast internet and a quiet street. A low spot here is not a verdict on the people who live there. It is one public number, and numbers move when a community moves them.
How we ranked
Every number is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Communities with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out.
Ties are broken alphabetically.
Final word
This list updates when the numbers behind it do, and every place on it links to its own guide on Rebuild Detroit. Keep this page handy.
Sources
Editor In Chief, Detroit Ledger
Victoria Jackson is a lifelong student and sharp-eyed documentarian of all things Detroit, from its rich musical roots and cultural icons to its shifting neighborhoods, storied architecture, and underground legends.