The list
Workers who work from home, Metro Detroit.
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1
ZIP 48168 35.0%
Around Northville Township, Wayne County
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2
ZIP 48067 32.8%
Around Pleasant Ridge, Oakland County
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3
ZIP 48226 32.2%
Around Detroit, Wayne County
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4
ZIP 48069 30.9%
Around Pleasant Ridge, Oakland County
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5
ZIP 48304 29.0%
Around Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County
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6
ZIP 48025 28.8%
Around Southfield Township, Oakland County
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7
ZIP 48306 28.4%
Around Oakland Township, Oakland County
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8
ZIP 48167 27.8%
Around Northville, Wayne County
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9
ZIP 48335 27.6%
Around Farmington, Oakland County
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10
ZIP 48220 27.4%
Around Ferndale, Oakland County
Numbers do not play favorites, and this list is no exception. Rebuild Detroit compared 226 ZIP codes in Metro Detroit by workers who work from home for 2026.
ZIP 48168 comes first with 35.0%, 154% above the median. The Metro Detroit median is 13.8%.
Who leads the list
ZIP 48168 leads the list with 35.0% (Around Northville Township, Wayne County). ZIP 48067 is second with 32.8% (Around Pleasant Ridge, Oakland County).
ZIP 48226 takes third with 32.2% (Around Detroit, Wayne County).
The rest of the top 10
Rounding out the top 10 are ZIP 48069 (30.9%), ZIP 48304 (29.0%), ZIP 48025 (28.8%), ZIP 48306 (28.4%), ZIP 48167 (27.8%), ZIP 48335 (27.6%), and ZIP 48220 (27.4%). Oakland County holds 7 of the top 10 spots, and Wayne County holds 3.
The other end of the list
At the other end of Metro Detroit, ZIP 48760 has the lowest figure with 2.2%. That is a spread of 32.8% between first and last place.
By the numbers
The gap between number 1 and number 2 is 2.2%. The top 10 average 30.0%, against 13.8% for the other 216 ZIP codes.
113 of the 226 ZIP codes 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. If you are choosing where to buy, rent or put down roots, start at the top of this list and read each place's own guide before you decide.
How we ranked
Every number is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. ZIP codes are the Census Bureau's ZIP code tabulation areas, each listed with the nearest served town.
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.