Osceola County

Osceola County is located in beautiful northern Michigan. With an extensive park and trail system linking almost 3,500 acres of lakes and ponds as well as over 300 miles of rivers and streams to hundreds of acres of state forest, Osceola County attracts people from across the country throughout the year. In addition to its recreational amenities, Osceola County is blessed with a prime location--the crossroads of US-131 and US-10. These highways make all markets easily accessible and support a strong industrial sector. Tier 1 and 2 automotive suppliers as well as food processing operations are the foundation of the local economy. These firms have witnessed strong growth over the years and have the full support of their community. 

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General Data

DISTANCE	MILES	KM
Chicago	260	418
Cleveland	370	595
Detroit	200	321
Indianapolis	320	514
Lansing	120	193

YEARS	POPULATION
2002	23,555
2003	23,653
2004	23,762
2005	23,750
Source:Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, March 16, 2006

WORKFORCE
LABOR	2006
Total Workforce	10,586
Number Employed	9,834
Number Unemployed	752
Unemployment Rate	7.1
Source:Michigan Employment Service Agency, 2006

CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOR FORCE
LABOR	2000
Workers 16 years and over	9,809
Percentage who work outside of county	39.3%
Percentage who work at home	4.8%
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS
CLASSIFICATION	2000
Persons 25 years of age or older	15,033
Percentage with high school diploma	80.5%
Percentage with bachelor's degree	11.30%
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

TRANSPORTATION
ACCESS TO MARKETS
Main Highways	US-131, US-10, M-61, M-115, M-66
Bus Lines	Indian Trails
Truck Lines	2
Rail Lines	Tuscola & Saginaw Bay
Ports	Ludington/Manistee (50 mi-Lake Michigan)
Airports	Kent County International Airport; Evart Municipal Airport (charters, cargo only)
Airlines	American, American Express, Chicago Express, Air Toronto, Delta, Midway Commuter, Midwest Express, Northwest, Simmons, United, USAir
Source: MI State Transportation Commission, 1995

Economy

PERSONAL INCOME (In Thousands of Dollars)
Components by Type	2002	2003	2004	2005
Personal income	481,412	499,159	526,955	546,730
Population (persons)	23,551	23,634	23,724	23,675
Per capita personal income (dollars)	20,441	21,120	22,212	23,093
Farm proprietors' income	-3,011	-1,643	725	2,244
Nonfarm proprietors' income	22,863	25,454	30,131	32,407
Components by Industry	2002	2003	2004	2005
Farm earnings	-423	368	3,098	4,269
Nonfarm earnings	338,783	351,872	354,480	367,924
Private earnings	288,509	300,167	299,534	313,419
Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other	0	0	0	0
Mining	0	0	0	0
Utilities	0	0	0	0
Construction	34,205	31,069	37,816	45,262
Manufacturing	154,301	163,766	149,611	147,042
Durable goods manufacturing	0	53,559	43,122	41,636
Wholesale trade	0	0	0	0
Retail Trade	19,069	19,810	21,629	21,107
Transportation and warehousing	7,390	6,162	6,210	6,816
Information	3,223	2,519	0	0
Finance and insurance	6,865	6,566	6,602	6,273
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,139	1,061	0	0
Professional and technical services	3,702	3,515	2,863	2,379
Government and government enterprises	50,274	51,705	54,946	54,505
Federal, civilian	3,050	3,148	3,414	3,375
Military	999	1,421	1,541	1,750
State and local	46,225	47,136	49,991	49,380
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	9,117	8,915	8,609	8,338
Wage and salary employment	7,907	7,695	7,363	7,053
Proprietors employment	1,210	1,220	1,246	1,285
Farm employment	717	710	712	703
Nonfarm employment	8,400	8,205	7,897	7,635
Components by Industry	2002	2003	2004	2005
Private employment	7,039	6,863	6,587	6,416
Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other	0	0	0	0
Mining	0	0	0	0
Utilities	0	0	0	0
Construction	657	618	707	723
Manufacturing	2,848	2,677	2,361	2,158
Wholesale trade	0	0	0	0
Retail Trade	867	818	871	805
Transportation and warehousing	159	145	150	160
Finance and insurance	100	98	101	98
Real estate and rental and leasing	90	90	0	0
Professional and technical services	116	121	106	88
Government and government enterprises	1,361	1,342	1,310	1,219
Federal, civilian	60	62	59	61
Military	47	46	46	43
State and local	1,254	1,234	1,205	1,115
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce, Issued May 2007

PRINCIPLE EMPLOYERS
NAICS	FIRM	LOCATION	EMPLOYEES	PRODUCT
334413	Nartron Corp	Reed City	335	Manufactures semiconductors & related devices
623110	Reed City Hospital Corp	Reed City	300	Skilled Nursing Care Facility General Hospital
327211	PPG Industries Inc	Evart	200	Manufactures flat glass; manufactures strengthened or reinforced glass made from purchased glass
237130	Hydaker-Wheatlake Co	Reed City	200	Manages The Maintenance Construction Inspection And Repair Of Substations Transmissions And Distribution Lines
623220	Eagle Village Inc	Hersey	147	Residential Care Services Individual/Family Services
332996	Kraftube Inc	Reed City	145	Tube fabricator; manufactures refrigeration & heating equipment; metal heat treating services; manufactures metal stampings
311511	Liberty Dairy Co	Evart	125	Processes, pasteurizes, homogenizes & bottles milk; manufactures cheese
331210	Martin Rea Industries Inc	Reed City	110	Manufactures steel pipe & tubes; manufactures processed plastics; manufactures metal forming machine tools; manufactures tools, dies, jigs & fixtures
921110	County of Osceola	Reed City	98	Executive Office
611110	Pine River Area Schools	Leroy	65	Elementary/Secondary School
611110	Godfrey T Norman Elem School	Reed City	65	Elementary/Secondary School
611110	Reed City Area Public Schools	Reed City	60	Elementary/Secondary School
445110	R & M Inc	Reed City	60	Ret Groceries
623990	Hopkins A F C Homes	Evart	60	Adult Foster Care
333515	Pioneer Broach Midwest Inc	Leroy	55	Machine tools & accessories; manufactures metal cutting machine tools
611110	Evart Public School District	Evart	55	Elementary/Secondary School
721214	Spring Hill Camps	Evart	50	Sport/Recreation Camp
611110	Reed City Area Public Schools	Reed City	40	Elementary/Secondary School
326199	Chippewa Plastics Inc	Evart	40	Manufactures injection molded plastic products; manufactures special dies & tools
611110	Marion Public School District	Marion	40	Elementary/Secondary School
332710	Northern Precision Products	Leroy	40	Machine shop, jobbing & repair services
326199	Advanced Fibermolding Inc	Leroy	40	Manufactures plastic containers
922120	County of Osceola	Reed City	40	Police Protection
311511	General Mills Inc	Reed City	40	Manufactures yogurt products; manufactures flour mixes
813920	International Union Unite	Reed City	40	Professional Organization Elementary/Secondary School
722211	Northwind Investments Inc	Reed City	40	Fast-Food Rest Chain
445110	Spartan Stores Inc	Marion	40	Ret Groceries
811111	Evart Public School District	Evart	39	General Auto Repair
813110	Jehovah's Witnesses	Evart	35	Religious Organization
484110	DMF Inc	Evart	35	Local Trucking-With Storage Trucking Operator-Nonlocal
111421	Duddles Tree Farm	Reed City	30	Christmas Tree Farm
332710	Bentek Inc	Big Rapids	30	Machine shop, jobbing & repair services
721110	Michigan 4-H Foundation	Tustin	30	Membership-Basis Lodging
113310	Doyle Forest Products	Paris	30	Logging
611110	Reed City Area Public Schools	Reed City	30	Elementary/Secondary School
611110	Evart Public School District	Evart	30	Elementary/Secondary School
624120	Osceola Commision On Ageing	Evart	30	Individual/Family Services
926120	Osceola County Road Commission	Hersey	30	Road Maintenance
484121	Tram Transportation LLC	Reed City	30	Trucking Services Non-Local
333511	Leroy Tool & Die Inc	Leroy	30	Manufactures plastic working & foundry molds
611110	Marion Public School District	Marion	30	Elementary/Secondary School
321113	Dyer's Sawmill Inc	Leroy	28	Manufactures rough, sawed or planed lumber; hardwood dimension & flooring mill; manufactures hardwood veneer & plywood
623990	Pineview Homes Inc	Evart	28	Residential Care Services Elementary/Secondary School
611110	Evart Public School District	Evart	28	Elementary/Secondary School
611110	Pine River Area Schools	Tustin	25	Elementary/Secondary School
722211	Pompeii's Inc	Reed City	25	Pizzeria
621910	Ambulance Administrative Ofc	Reed City	25	Local Passenger Transportation
444110	Stock Building Supply Inc	Reed City	24	Ret Lumber/Building Materials
621493	Osceola County	Reed City	24	Medical Doctor's Office
722110	Osceola Inn	Reed City	24	Eating Place
611110	Pine River Area Schools	Leroy	23	Elementary/Secondary School
921110	City of Reed City	Reed City	22	Local Government
484110	Donley Trucking Inc	Reed City	22	Trucking
722211	Mackinaw Food Service Corp	Reed City	21	Pizzeria Chain
Source: Harris Publishing Company, 2008 InfoSource

OTHER MAJOR EMPLOYERS
SIC	FIRM	LOCATION	EMPLOYEES	PRODUCT
8062	Spectrum Health, Reed City Campus	Reed City	300	Health care
8211	Reed City Area Public Schools	Reed City	250	School/education
8211	Evart Public School District	Evart	190	School/education
8211	Pine River Public School District	LeRoy	185	School/education
9111	County of Osceola	Reed City	130	Executive offices
8211	Marion Public School District	Marion	110	School/education
8361	Eagle Village Inc.	Hersey	107	Residential care
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS
Type of Service	2004
Total	472
Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support	7
Mining	3
Utilities	5
Construction	61
Manufacturing	49
Food mfg	4
Textile product mills	2
Apparel manufacturing	1
Leather & allied product mfg	2
Wood product mfg	6
Paper mfg	1
Chemical mfg	1
Plastics & rubber products mfg	4
Nonmetallic mineral product mfg	2
Primary metal mfg	1
Fabricated metal product mfg	15
Machinery mfg	7
Computer & electronic product mfg	1
Transportation equipment mfg	1
Furniture & related product mfg	1
Wholesale trade	13
Retail trade	83
Transportation & warehousing	13
Information	6
Publishing industries	2
Motion picture & sound recording industries	1
Finance & insurance	22
Real estate & rental & leasing	10
Professional, scientific & technical services	22
Admin, support, waste mgt, remediation services	17
Health care and social assistance	36
Arts, entertainment & recreation	5
Accommodation & food services	42
Other services (except public administration)	71
Unclassified establishments	7
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
Evart	Evart Public Schools	1,296	78	1
Leroy	Pine River Area Schools	1,401	71	1
Marion	Marion Public Schools	805	47	1
Reed City	Reed City Area Public Schools	2,087	110	1
Source: MI Department of Education, 1997

TWO YEAR COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
none in county

FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Ferris State University	Big Rapids (Mecosta Co.)	12,422
Central Michigan University	Mt. Pleasant (Isabella Co.)	17,943
Source: MI Department of Education, 1996

MEDICAL FACILITIES
TYPE OF FACILITY	# IN COUNTY	# OF BEDS
Onocology Centers	1	40
Hospitals
Source: MI Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 1998

HOUSING (2000)
OWNER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN VALUE	RENTER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN RENT
3,574	$70,000	1,517	$409
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

CLIMATE
MONTH	AVG. MIN TEMP	AVG. MAX TEMP.
January	11F./-12C.	28F./-2C.
July	56F./13C.	82F./28C
PRECIPITATION	RAINFALL	SNOWFALL
Average Annual	32in./81cm.	71in./180cm.
GROWING SEASON	DAYS ABOVE 90F/32C	DAYS BELOW 0F/-18C
126	8	16
Source: NOAA Climate Summary, 1995

RECREATION

COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS

Rails-To-Trails Crossroads, Reed City; Rails-To-Trails Park, Evart; Dulcimer Fun Fest, Evart (July); Marion Fair (June), Marion Razzasque Days, LeRoy (July); Great American Crossroads Celebration, Reed City (August); Hersey Heritage Days, Hersey (June). Cool Ski Area (cross-country); highest point in the Lower Peninsula; fall color tours. Rambadt Tourist Park, Reed City; Riverside Park, Evart; Crittenden Park (rustic camping); Rose Lake Park (camping); Sunrise Lake Park (camping); Evart Musicale Series, Evart (June-August); Muskegon River Campgrounds

Municipal Services

UTILITIES
COMMUNITY	ELECTRIC	GAS
Burdell, Cedar, Hartwick, Highland, LeRoy, Lincoln, Marion, Middle Branch, Orient, Osceola, Richmond, Rose Lake, Sherman, Evart, Hersey and Sylvan	Consumers Energy and Great Lakes Energy	MichCon
City of Evart, City of Reed City, Village of Hersey, Village of LeRoy, Village of Marion, and Village of Tustin	Consumers Energy	MichCon
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

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

LICENSED LANDFILLS
COMMUNITY	OWNER/MANAGER
Richmond	Richmond Sanitary Landfill, Inc.
Source: MDEQ Waste Management Division, 1998

PROPERTY TAX (2004)
Agriculture	Commercial	Industrial	Residential	Other
8.00%	9.70%	17.10%	57.20%	8.10%
Source:MI Department of Treasury State Tax Commission, 2006

GOVERNMENT
COMMUNITY	PHONE NUMBER	COMMUNITY	PHONE NUMBER
Burdell Twp	(231) 829-3822	Cedar Twp	(231) 832-5010
Evart (City of)	(231) 734-2181	Evart Twp	(231) 734-5158
Hartwick Twp	(231) 734-3465	Hersey Twp	(231) 832-4575
Highland Twp	(231) 825-2845	Hersey (Village of)	(231) 832-1548
LeRoy Twp	(231) 829-3278	LeRoy (Village of)	(231) 768-5030
Marion (Village of)	(231) 743-6801	Lincoln Twp	(231) 832-4935
Middle Branch Twp	(231) 743-2456	Marion Twp	(231) 743-6429
Osceola Twp	(231) 734-5374	Orient Twp	(231) 734-3445
Richmond Twp	(231) 832-5444	Reed City	(231) 832-2245
Sherman Twp	(231) 829-7416	Rose Lake Twp	(231) 768-4276
Tustin (Village of)	(231) 829-3598	Sylvan Twp	(231) 734-3150
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

Mr. Dan Massy Osceola Economic Alliance 301 W. Upton Reed City, MI 49677

Phone: (231) 832-7397 Fax: (231) 832-7398

E-mail: massyd@msue.msu.edu

Source: Local County Economic Development Contact