Oscoda is a tiny town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 916 people and five associated neighborhoods, Oscoda is the 495th largest community in Michigan.

Of important note, Oscoda is also a town of artists. Oscoda has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Oscoda’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Oscoda telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.39% 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.

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, Oscoda has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Oscoda 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 10.49 minutes getting to work every day.

Oscoda 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 citizens of Oscoda are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.24% of adults in Oscoda have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Oscoda in 2022 was $23,440, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,760 for a family of four.

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

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