Traverse City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 15,782 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Traverse City is the 79th largest community in Michigan. Traverse City has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities. Traverse City real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Traverse City house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Traverse City is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.74% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Traverse City is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Traverse City who work in sales jobs (11.99%), management occupations (10.39%), and healthcare (7.96%). Also of interest is that Traverse City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Traverse City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.20% 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 of the benefits of Traverse City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.50 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.The education level of Traverse City ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Traverse City, 46.70% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Traverse City in 2022 was $51,341, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $205,364 for a family of four. However, Traverse City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Traverse City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Traverse City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Traverse City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Traverse City include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Traverse City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
