Prudenville is a very small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,643 people and two associated neighborhoods, Prudenville is the 393rd largest community in Michigan.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.44% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Another notable thing is that Prudenville is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Prudenville’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Prudenville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Prudenville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 12.09 minutes getting to work every day.

Prudenville is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of adults in Prudenville who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.13% of the adults in Prudenville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Prudenville in 2018 was $35,095, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,380 for a family of four. However, Prudenville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Prudenville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Prudenville residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Prudenville include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Prudenville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.