Carleton is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 2,302 people and two associated neighborhoods, Carleton is the 324th largest community in Michigan.

A relatively large number of people in Carleton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.55% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 downside of living in Carleton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.96 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small village, Carleton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of people in Carleton with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.99% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Carleton in 2022 was $36,004, 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 $144,016 for a family of four. However, Carleton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Carleton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Carleton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carleton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Carleton include German, Irish, Polish, English, and European.

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