Frankenmuth is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 5,153 people and two associated neighborhoods, Frankenmuth is the 195th largest community in Michigan.Frankenmuth is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.54% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Frankenmuth is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Frankenmuth who work in office and administrative support (15.58%), sales jobs (9.99%), and teaching (9.38%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.26% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the benefits of Frankenmuth is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.01 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Being a small city, Frankenmuth does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Frankenmuth is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 46.40% of adults in Frankenmuth have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Frankenmuth in 2022 was $49,056, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $196,224 for a family of four. The people who call Frankenmuth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Frankenmuth residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Frankenmuth include German, English, Polish, Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Frankenmuth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
