How Prudenville works: jobs, income and commuting
The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. Only 3% work in Prudenville; the top destination outside it is Denton Township (13%, 1 miles). 297 jobs are based in Prudenville for 435 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Prudenville apart on work
A big share show a job far from home
44% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from Prudenville are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published; with 435 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from Prudenville
About 44% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The trip to work from Prudenville: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Prudenville workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 396 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The daily flow of workers through Prudenville
On a workday 421 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 283 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Prudenville on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.68 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Prudenville ends
Where Prudenville clocks in
Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
What Prudenville’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prudenville, 2011 → 2021: 317 → 297. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Prudenville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Prudenville
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prudenville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prudenville | – | — | — | 19 min | $33,635 |
| Houghton Lake | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Houghton Lake: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Prudenville’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Prudenville: questions
What is the median household income in Prudenville?
$33,635 (±$4,562) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prudenville?
13.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Prudenville?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Prudenville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denton Township (13%, 1 mi), Roscommon Township (8%, 7 mi), Higgins Township (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Prudenville without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Prudenville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prudenville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.