Livingston County

Livingston County is located in the southeastern part of the lower peninsula and is traversed by I-96 and US-23. The county contains 574 square miles and is the 41st largest in the state. The county seat is Howell. Approximately 35 percent of the land is in farms. Livingston County is well-known for its melons and holds a melon festival every year. A large portion of the population works outside the county which is situated about half-way between Detroit, the state's largest city, and Lansing, the state capital. Manufacturing in the county is dominated by auto-related sectors. Recreation activities include skiing, hunting, fishing, golfing and boating.

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General Data

DISTANCE	MILES	KM
Chicago	250	402
Cleveland	210	337
Indianapolis	220	353
Lansing	45	72
Toronto	290	466

YEARS	POPULATION
2002	168,980
2003	173,003
2004	177,271
2005	181,517
Source:Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, March 16, 2006

WORKFORCE
LABOR	2006
Total Workforce	92,841
Number Employed	88,285
Number Unemployed	4,556
Unemployment Rate	4.9
Source:Michigan Employment Service Agency, 2006

CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOR FORCE
LABOR	2000
Workers 16 years and over	79,729
Percentage who work outside of county	57.5%
Percentage who work at home	3.4%
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS
CLASSIFICATION	2000
Persons 25 years of age or older	101,381
Percentage with high school diploma	91.4%
Percentage with bachelor's degree	28.15%
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

TRANSPORTATION
ACCESS TO MARKETS
Main Highways	I-96, US-23, M-155, M-59, M-36, M-106
Bus Lines	Greyhound
Truck Lines	27
Rail Lines	CSX Transportation, Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway
Ports	Detroit (50 mi-Detroit River)
Airports	Livingston County Airport, Brighton Field
Airlines	Allegheny Commuter, Piedmont, Simmons
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004

Economy

PERSONAL INCOME (In Thousands of Dollars)
Components by Type	2002	2003	2004	2005
Personal income	5,912,655	6,151,612	6,287,316	6,555,958
Population (persons)	168,982	172,879	177,210	181,404
Per capita personal income (dollars)	34,990	35,583	35,479	36,140
Farm proprietors' income	-8,010	-4,460	-1,842	-2,013
Nonfarm proprietors' income	368,744	340,343	385,260	409,466
Components by Industry	2002	2003	2004	2005
Farm earnings	-1,000	1,010	4,637	3,559
Nonfarm earnings	2,550,066	2,621,575	2,777,352	2,869,203
Private earnings	2,263,886	2,312,140	2,444,818	2,529,398
Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other	1,366	1,548	1,510	1,549
Mining	3,733	4,860	7,648	8,641
Utilities	9,023	9,317	0	9,157
Construction	331,736	316,051	329,368	339,750
Manufacturing	618,227	650,540	619,577	618,978
Durable goods manufacturing	531,884	568,312	530,967	523,032
Wholesale trade	107,728	112,160	0	147,690
Retail Trade	200,403	206,332	223,181	233,005
Transportation and warehousing	83,256	93,398	115,494	116,271
Information	20,536	20,649	21,819	23,698
Finance and insurance	181,806	196,519	202,121	197,907
Real estate and rental and leasing	128,102	106,206	127,803	136,796
Professional and technical services	161,739	167,479	189,706	207,795
Government and government enterprises	286,180	309,435	332,534	339,805
Federal, civilian	15,934	15,841	18,432	18,854
Military	7,165	10,395	11,497	13,372
State and local	263,081	283,199	302,605	307,579
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	70,018	70,464	73,537	75,165
Wage and salary employment	53,198	52,651	54,779	55,356
Proprietors employment	16,820	17,813	18,758	19,809
Farm employment	943	938	942	925
Nonfarm employment	69,075	69,526	72,595	74,240
Components by Industry	2002	2003	2004	2005
Private employment	62,198	62,647	65,785	67,332
Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other	144	123	131	128
Mining	88	98	100	106
Utilities	87	79	0	88
Construction	6,295	6,567	6,901	6,960
Manufacturing	9,456	9,398	9,533	9,067
Wholesale trade	1,955	1,967	0	2,191
Retail Trade	8,779	8,881	9,134	9,583
Transportation and warehousing	1,987	2,099	2,354	2,346
Finance and insurance	3,673	3,757	3,835	3,739
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,545	4,690	5,031	5,362
Professional and technical services	4,249	4,407	4,662	4,946
Government and government enterprises	6,877	6,879	6,810	6,908
Federal, civilian	266	263	269	281
Military	337	337	340	328
State and local	6,274	6,279	6,201	6,299
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce, Issued May 2007

PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS
NAICS	COMPANY NAME	LOCATION	EMPLOYEES	PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
622110	St Joseph Mercy Livingston	Howell	650	General Hospital
336370	Ogihara America Corp	Howell	485	Manufactures stamped metal automobile body parts
336399	Intier Automotive Interiors of	Howell	400	Manufactures motor vehicle parts & accessories; manufactures hardware
611110	Pinckney Community Schools	Pinckney	400	Elementary/Secondary School
524126	Citizens Insurance Co of Amer	Howell	400	Fire/Casualty Insurance Carrier
561320	Health Care Innovations Inc	Brighton	400	Temporary Help Nurse Registry
452112	Meijer Inc	Brighton	350	Department Store Ret Groceries Ret Drugs/Sundries Gasoline Service Station
452112	Wal-Mart Stores Inc	Howell	350	Department Store Ret Groceries
336399	Northrop Grumman Space	Fowlerville	350	Manufactures motor vehicle parts & accessories; manufactures mechanical power transmission equipment
452112	Wal-Mart Stores Inc	Fowlerville	340	Discount Department/Grocery Store
325199	General Motors Corp	Brighton	300	Manufactures technical DDT
624310	Work Skills Corp	Brighton	300	Job Training/Related Services Employment Agency
336312	TRW Automotive Inc	Fowlerville	300	Manufactures motor vehicle engine connecting rods
491110	United States Postal Service	Brighton	300	Us Postal Service
326199	Blue Water Automotive Systems	Howell	268	Manufactures plastic containers
331522	Alpha Technology Corp	Howell	250	Manufactures zinc die-cast products; manufactures motor vehicle parts & accessories; nonferrous foundry; manufactures tools, dies, jigs & fixtures
623110	Medilodge Of Howell Inc	Howell	250	Nursing Home
326199	Key Plastics LLC	Howell	245	Manufactures finished injection molded plastic products
333298	Eberspaecher North America Inc	Brighton	240	Manufactures automotive related machinery
326121	TG Fluid Systems USA Corp	Brighton	240	Manufactures unsupported plastics profile shapes; manufactures processed plastics
452112	Target Corp	Brighton	200	Dept Stores Discount
336370	Meridian Automotive Systems	Fowlerville	200	Manufactures stamped metal automobile body parts
623110	Trans Healthcare Inc	Howell	200	Skilled Nursing Care Facility
444110	Home Depot USA Inc	Howell	200	Ret Lumber/Building Materials Equipment Rental/Leasing
336399	Hayes Lemmerz International	Howell	189	Manufactures motor vehicle wheels; manufactures extruded aluminum products
425120	Costco Wholesale Corp	Brighton	175	Whol Used Auto Parts
541330	Rex Roto Corp	Fowlerville	170	Engineering Services
921110	County of Livingston	Howell	170	Executive Office
611110	Howell Public Schools	Howell	165	Elementary/Secondary School
622210	Brighton Hospital	Brighton	160	Specialty Hospital
324191	Chem-Trend LP	Howell	155	Manufactures lubricating oils & greases; manufactures synthetic based hydraulic fluids; manufactures chemical products
922120	County of Livingston	Howell	150	Sheriff's Department
326199	May & Scofield LLC	Fowlerville	150	Manufactures plastic hardware
623110	Howell Care Center	Howell	150	Nursing/Personal Care
444110	Home Depot USA Inc	Brighton	150	Ret Lumber/Building Materials
444110	Lowe's Home Centers Inc	Howell	150	Ret Lumber/Building Mtrl Whol Lumber/Plywd/Millwk Ret Household Appliances Whol Appliances/Tv/Radio
813410	Ranger's 4 H Club	Fenton	150	Civic/Social Association
928110	Michigan Department of	Howell	150	National Security
445110	Borman's Inc	Howell	145	Ret Grocery
336370	Microgauge Inc	Brighton	140	Manufactures stamped metal automobile body parts
444190	Kitchen Suppliers Inc	Brighton	140	Ret Lumber & Other Building Materials
441110	Brighton Ford-Mercury Inc	Brighton	140	Ret New/Used Automobiles
324191	Excelda Manufacturing Co Inc	Brighton	140	Manufactures lubricating oils & greases; packaging & labeling services; manufactures polishes & sanitation agents
722110	Chili's Inc	Brighton	130	Eating Place Drinking Place
445110	Busch's Inc	Pinckney	130	Grocery Store
722110	Cracker Barrel Old Country	Brighton	120	Eating Place Ret Gifts/Novelties
325612	Transtar Autobody Techlgys Inc	Brighton	120	Manufactures polishes & sanitation agents; manufactures adhesives & sealants; manufactures inorganic chemicals; manufactures chemical products
452111	Kohl's Department Stores Inc	Howell	120	Department Store
722211	Heathcorp Ventures Inc	Brighton	120	Eating & Drinking Places
325211	Asahi Kasei Plastics North	Fowlerville	119	Manufactures thermoplastic materials; manufactures laminated plastics
334519	Lk Metrology Systems Inc	Brighton	117	Manufactures measuring & controlling devices; wholesales industrial electrical measuring & testing equipment
312140	Liquid Manufacturing LLC	Brighton	110	Manufactures rum; manufactures bottled & canned soft drinks
332618	Michigan Rod Products Inc	Howell	110	Manufactures wire & wire products; manufactures bolts, nuts, rivets & washers; manufactures metal stampings; steel mill
Source: Harris Publishing Company, 2008 InfoSource

OTHER MAJOR EMPLOYERS
SIC	FIRM	LOCATION	EMPLOYEES	PRODUCT
6331	Citizens Insurance Co of America	Howell	950	Insurance
8062	Mercy Health Services	Howell	718	Health care
8211	Pinckney Community Schools	Pinckney	600	School/education
8211	Hartland Consolidated Schools	Hartland	600	School/education
9111	County of Livingston	Howell	580	Executive offices
5311	Meijer Inc.	Brighton	519	Department stores
5311	Wal-Mart Stores Inc.	Howell	500	Department stores
5141	Gordon Food Service Inc.	Brighton	410	Groceries
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004

NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS
Type of Service	2004
Total	4,192
Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support	4
Mining	4
Utilities	5
Construction	838
Manufacturing	269
Food mfg	9
Beverage & tobacco product mfg	1
Textile mills	2
Textile product mills	2
Apparel manufacturing	5
Wood product mfg	6
Paper mfg	2
Printing & related support activities	14
Petroleum & coal products mfg	2
Chemical mfg	11
Plastics & rubber products mfg	20
Nonmetallic mineral product mfg	11
Primary metal mfg	3
Fabricated metal product mfg	60
Machinery mfg	44
Computer & electronic product mfg	8
Electrical equip, appliance & component mfg	7
Transportation equipment mfg	26
Furniture & related product mfg	10
Miscellaneous mfg	26
Wholesale trade	274
Retail trade	559
Transportation & warehousing	93
Information	52
Publishing industries	12
Motion picture & sound recording industries	6
Finance & insurance	209
Real estate & rental & leasing	161
Professional, scientific & technical services	428
Management of companies & enterprises	12
Admin, support, waste mgt, remediation services	254
Educational services	32
Health care and social assistance	301
Arts, entertainment & recreation	76
Accommodation & food services	233
Other services (except public administration)	350
Unclassified establishments	38
Source:Source:U.S. Department of Commerce and Bureau of the Census, County Business Patterns, Issued July 2006

Quality of Life

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT INFORMATION
COMMUNITY	SCHOOL DISTRICT	STUDENTS	INSTRUCTORS	HIGH SCHOOLS
Brighton	Brighton Area Schools	6,260	310	2
Dexter	Dexter Community Schools	2,299	130	1
Fowlerville	Fowlerville Community Schools	2,600	131	2
Hartland	Hartland Community Schools	3,575	173	1
Howell	Howell Public Schools	5,867	303	1
Pinckney	Pinckney Community Schools	3,844	172	1
Source: MI Department of Education, 1997

TWO YEAR COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Lansing Community College	Lansing (Ingham Co.)	18,432
Washtenaw Community College	Ann Arbor (Washtenaw	10,245

FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Michigan State University	E. Lansing (Ingham Co.)	40,254
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor (Washtenaw Co.)	36,845
Source: MI Department of Education, 1996

MEDICAL FACILITIES
TYPE OF FACILITY	# IN COUNTY	# OF BEDS
Hospitals	1	136
Source: MI Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 1998

HOUSING (2000)
OWNER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN VALUE	RENTER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN RENT
38,986	$187,500	6,301	$681
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

CLIMATE
MONTH	AVG. MIN TEMP	AVG. MAX TEMP.
January	14F./-10C.	28F./-2C.
July	60F./16C.	81F./27C
PRECIPITATION	RAINFALL	SNOWFALL
Average Annual	32in./81cm.	45in./114cm.
GROWING SEASON	DAYS ABOVE 90F/32C	DAYS BELOW 0F/-18C
158	7	11
Source: NOAA Climate Summary, 1995

RECREATION

COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS

20,433 acres of public land including the Brighton, Island Lake, and Pinckney State Recreation areas; Mt. Brighton ski area; canoeing on the Huron River; numerous hiking and nature trails; 19 golf courses.

Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004

Municipal Services

UTILITIES
COMMUNITY	ELECTRIC	GAS
Hartland, Tyrone, Cohoctah, Deerfield, Iosco, Unadilla	Consumers Energy	Consumers Energy
Conway, Genoa, Green Oak, Brighton, Handy, Hartland,	Detroit Edison	Consumers Energy
Putnam, Hamburg
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Local Phone Companies	SBC
Long Distance Companies	AT&T, MCI, Sprint, SBC and others
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004

LICENSED LANDFILLS
COMMUNITY	OWNER/MANAGER
Green Oak	Waste Management of Michigan
Green Oak	Contractors Container Corp.
Source: MDEQ Waste Management Division, 1998

PROPERTY TAX (2004)
Agriculture	Commercial	Industrial	Residential	Other
1.30%	16.40%	9.20%	69.90%	3.20%
Source:MI Department of Treasury State Tax Commission, 2006

GOVERNMENT
COMMUNITY	PHONE NUMBER	COMMUNITY	PHONE NUMBER
Brighton (City of)	(810) 227-1911	Brighton Twp	(810) 229-0550
Cohoctah Twp	(517) 546-0655	Conway Twp	(517) 223-0358
Deerfield Twp	(517) 546-8760	Fowlerville (City of)	(517) 223-3771
Genoa Twp	(810) 227-5225	Green Oak Twp	(810) 231-1333
Hamburg Twp	(810) 231-1000	Handy Twp	(517) 223-3228
Hartland Twp	(810) 632-7498	Howell (City of)	(517) 546-3500
Howell Twp	(517) 546-2817	Iosco Twp	(517) 223-9545
Marion Twp	(517) 546-1588	Osceola Twp	(517) 546-3259
Putnam Twp	(734) 878-3131	Tyrone Twp	(810) 629-8631
Unadilla Twp	(734) 498-2502
Whiteford Twp	(734) 856-5383
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

Mr. Frederick Dillingham Economic Development Council of Livingston County 1240 Packard Drive, Suite 101 Howell, MI 48843

Phone: (517) 546-0822 Fax: (517) 546-4084

Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004