Leelanau County - Economy


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PERSONAL INCOME (In Thousands of Dollars)  
Components by Type 2002 2003 2004 2005
Personal income 647,673 685,719 775,156 804,150
Population (persons) 21,558 21,932 22,069 22,030
Per capita personal income (dollars) 30,043 31,266 35,124 36,502
Farm proprietors' income -4,774 2,289 2,243 1,483
Nonfarm proprietors' income 43,028 43,474 52,799 56,763
Components by Industry 2002 2003 2004 2005
Farm earnings 3,433 8,690 9,820 7,995
Nonfarm earnings 241,931 246,109 258,227 273,697
Private earnings 159,158 163,542 177,049 190,296
Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other 0 0 0 0
Mining 0 0 0 0
Utilities 644 687 635 659
Construction 37,375 38,719 41,998 43,139
Manufacturing 7,168 7,333 6,381 6,655
   Durable goods manufacturing 4,518 4,421 3,107 2,774
Wholesale trade 943 1,122 1,876 2,451
Retail Trade 15,325 15,510 16,891 17,908
Transportation and warehousing 1,582 1,410 1,644 1,808
Information 1,492 1,796 1,888 2,121
Finance and insurance 10,968 11,635 14,068 15,593
Real estate and rental and leasing 15,319 13,840 18,672 21,400
Professional and technical services 14,588 15,149 15,725 19,037
Government and government enterprises 82,773 82,567 81,178 83,401
   Federal, civilian 6,991 6,864 7,499 7,725
   Military 915 1,318 1,435 1,632
   State and local 74,867 74,385 72,244 74,044
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce, Issued May 2007


EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY (Number of Jobs)  
Components by Type 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total employment 9,741 9,682 9,754 10,200
Wage and salary employment 6,721 6,524 6,468 6,751
Proprietors employment 3,020 3,158 3,286 3,449
Farm employment 662 667 674 650
Nonfarm employment 9,079 9,015 9,080 9,550
Components by Industry 2002 2003 2004 2005
Private employment 6,775 6,889 7,103 7,516
   Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other 0 0 0 0
   Mining 0 0 0 0
   Utilities 0 0 0 0
   Construction 1,155 1,164 1,198 1,208
   Manufacturing 224 246 223 248
   Wholesale trade 75 82 117 135
   Retail Trade 899 915 951 987
   Transportation and warehousing 82 70 68 77
   Finance and insurance 304 291 295 314
   Real estate and rental and leasing 511 518 578 660
   Professional and technical services 451 490 508 585
Government and government enterprises 2,304 2,126 1,977 2,034
   Federal, civilian 137 135 124 128
   Military 43 43 42 40
   State and local 2,124 1,948 1,811 1,866
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce, Issued May 2007

PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS
NAICS COMPANY NAME LOCATION EMPLOYEES PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
921140Grand Traverse Band of OttawaSuttons Bay1000Gaming Commission
721120Grand Traverse Band EconomicSuttons Bay300Hotel/Motel Operation Real Estate Agent/Manager
721110Grand Traverse Band of OttawaSuttons Bay290Hotel/Motel Operation
622110Leelanau Memorial Health CtrNorthport140General Hospital Skilled Nursing Care Facility Specialty Hospital
611110Suttons Bay Public School DistSuttons Bay113Elementary/Secondary School
236220Easling Construction CoLeland95General Contractor Commercial Buildings & Single-Family Homes
924120National Park ServiceEmpire81National Park
611110Glen Lake Community SchoolMaple City80Elementary/Secondary School
221210Luminant Energy Co LLCTraverse City75Natural Gas Marketing
445299Cherry Republic IncGlen Arbor75Ret Misc Foods
111331Sunshine Fruit FarmsNorthport75Deciduous Tree Fruit Farm
722110Schefko IncTraverse City75Eating Place
515120Traverse Barrington City LLCTraverse City65Television Station
721110Miltz Properties IncLeland60Resort Hotel
236115Maurer, Paul W, General ContrTraverse City60Contractor Single-Family Homes & Commercial Buildings
611110Leland Public SchoolsLeland55Elementary/Secondary School
312130Willow Vineyards IncSuttons Bay52Winery
721214Camp Leelanau & Kohahna FndtnMaple City50Sport/Recreation Camp
424420Leelanau Fruit CoSuttons Bay50Whol Packaged Frozen Goods
922120County of LeelanauLeland50Police Protection
611110Suttons Bay Public School DistSuttons Bay50Elementary/Secondary School
611110Suttons Bay Public School DistSuttons Bay50Elementary/Secondary School
722110Bluebird of Leland IncLeland47Eating Place Drinking Place
611110Northport Public SchoolNorthport45Elementary/Secondary School
611710Growth Group IncGlen Arbor44Business Consulting Services Management Consulting Services
238110Leelanau Redi-Mix IncMaple City43Concrete contractor; manufactures ready-mixed concrete; construction sand & gravel mining; manufactures concrete tanks
721110Bayberry Group IncGlen Arbor40Hotel/Motel Operation Eating Place Drinking Place Amusement/Recreation Svc
611110Leelanau Center For EducationGlen Arbor40Elementary/Secondary School
541611So Do It LLCTraverse City40Management Consulting Services
926120County of LeelanauSuttons Bay40Regulation/Administrative Transportation
238310Chess Construction IncTraverse City40Drywall Acoustical Plaster & Stucco Contractor
813110Roman Catholic Diocese ofLake Leelanau35Religious Organization
623110Maple Valley Nursing Home IncMaple City35Nursing/Personal Care
236115Northern Lumber Co of SuttonsSuttons Bay35Single-Family House Construction Ret Lumber/Building Materials
111339Viscious Apricot OrchardSuttons Bay32Fruit Tree Orchard
236115Biggs Construction ServicesLake Leelanau32Single-Family House Construction
713910Northport Point ClubNorthport30Country Club
445110Hansen FoodSuttons Bay30Ret Groceries
236116Seeco Contracting CorpSuttons Bay30Residential And Light Commercial Construction
722211Good Harbor GrillGlen Arbor30Eating Place
446130Bay Eye Assoc P C IncTraverse City30Ret Optical Goods
611110Suttons Bay Public School DistSuttons Bay30Elementary/Secondary School
448150Bahle Enterprises IncSuttons Bay30Ret Men's/Boy's Clothing Ret Women's Clothing Fruit Tree Orchard Motion Picture Theater
624410Leelanau Childrens CenterLeland30Child Day Care Services
238910Kal Excavating CoOmena30Contractor - Excavation Heavy Construction
713910Leland Country ClubLeland30Private Country Club
722110Westwharf IncTraverse City30Restaurant
722410Boones Prime Time Pub IncSuttons Bay28Restaurant & Bar
213112Howard Energy Co IncTraverse City28Gas & oil field exploration services; provides natural gas storage services; natural gas distribution to consumers
522390Mortgage NorthTraverse City27Mortgage Banker/Correspondent
624310Grand Traverse Industries IncTraverse City27Job Training/Related Services
722110Grand Traverse Band EconomicSuttons Bay25Restaurant
111339Mitco IncNorthport25Fruit Tree Orchard
722110Sugarfoots IncCedar25Eating Place
713940Leelanau Club At Bahle FarmsSuttons Bay25Public Golf Course
921110Bingham TownshipTraverse City23Executive Office
722110Wiesen Enterprises LtdEmpire22Restaurant-Fam Chain
Source: Harris Publishing Company, 2008 InfoSource

OTHER MAJOR EMPLOYERS
SICFIRMLOCATIONEMPLOYEESPRODUCT
7011SYB Inc.Cedar350Hotels and motels
9131Grand Traverse Band of OttowaSuttons Bay250Legislative chamber
8211Suttons Bay Public School DistSuttons Bay178School/education
8062Leelanau Memorial HospitalNorthport140Health care
7999National Park ServiceEmpire81Amusement/recreation
9411Glen Lake Community School Dist.Maple City80Education
9131Leelanau CountyLeland75Legislative chamber
5812Western Ave GrillGlen Arbor55Eating places
8211Leland Public SchoolsLeland55School/education
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact


NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS  
Type of Service 2004
Total 698
    Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support 2
    Mining 3
    Construction 165
    Manufacturing 24
      Food mfg 6
      Beverage & tobacco product mfg 2
      Textile mills 1
      Textile product mills 3
      Wood product mfg 4
      Fabricated metal product mfg 3
      Machinery mfg 1
      Furniture & related product mfg 2
      Miscellaneous mfg 2
    Wholesale trade 12
    Retail trade 116
    Transportation & warehousing 8
    Information 5
      Publishing industries 2
      Motion picture & sound recording industries 1
    Finance & insurance 36
    Real estate & rental & leasing 27
    Professional, scientific & technical services 53
    Management of companies & enterprises 1
    Admin, support, waste mgt, remediation services 45
    Educational services 2
    Health care and social assistance 39
    Arts, entertainment & recreation 31
    Accommodation & food services 70
    Other services (except public administration) 53
    Unclassified establishments 6
Source:Source:U.S. Department of Commerce and Bureau of the Census, County Business Patterns, Issued July 2006