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.

A relatively large number of people in Prudenville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.44% 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.

Another notable thing is that Prudenville is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

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.

One of the benefits of Prudenville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 12.09 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.

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 2022 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.