Ottawa County

Ottawa County is located in southwest Michigan along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Economic diversification, a highly skilled and dedicated workforce, and pro-business attitudes are factors which make Ottawa County one of the fastest growing counties in the State of Michigan. Ottawa County's economic base is largely comprised of manufacturing (with approximately 800 firms), agriculture (Michigan's leader in the market value of agricultural products sold), and tourism and recreation. With an estimated population of approximately 250,000 and land area of 565 square miles, Ottawa County is poised for continued, long-term growth and prosperity.

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General Data

DISTANCE	MILES	KM
Chicago	150	241
Cleveland	310	498
Detroit	170	273
Indianapolis	230	370
Lansing	90	144

YEARS	POPULATION
2002	246,361
2003	249,699
2004	252,945
2005	255,406
Source:Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, March 16, 2006

WORKFORCE
LABOR	2006
Total Workforce	139,237
Number Employed	132,097
Number Unemployed	7,140
Unemployment Rate	5.1
Source:Michigan Employment Service Agency, 2006

CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOR FORCE
LABOR	2000
Workers 16 years and over	121,120
Percentage who work outside of county	37.6%
Percentage who work at home	3.1%
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS
CLASSIFICATION	2000
Persons 25 years of age or older	141,870
Percentage with high school diploma	86.6%
Percentage with bachelor's degree	25.96%
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

TRANSPORTATION
ACCESS TO MARKETS
Main Highways	I-96, I-196, US-31, M-21, M-45, M-104, M-6 (under construction)
Bus Lines	Cardinal, Greyhound
Truck Lines	16
Rail Lines	CSX, Amtrak
Ports	Grand Haven, Holland (Lake Michigan)
Airports	Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Grand Haven's Memorial Airpark, Riverview, Ottawa Executive, Park Township,
	Muskegon County International Airport, Tulip City Airport
Airlines	American, Northwest, Continental Express, United, USAir, Delta, Midwest, ATA, Air Canada
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004

Economy

PERSONAL INCOME (In Thousands of Dollars)
Components by Type	2002	2003	2004	2005
Personal income	6,868,133	7,134,942	7,539,371	7,845,325
Population (persons)	246,405	249,575	252,913	255,187
Per capita personal income (dollars)	27,873	28,588	29,810	30,743
Farm proprietors' income	8,090	26,363	30,613	26,646
Nonfarm proprietors' income	354,483	348,071	425,841	454,931
Components by Industry	2002	2003	2004	2005
Farm earnings	84,927	86,363	101,694	87,851
Nonfarm earnings	5,309,279	5,532,542	5,727,216	5,968,093
Private earnings	4,677,694	4,886,344	5,047,957	5,253,198
Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other	23,190	21,597	20,515	23,221
Mining	3,724	4,043	5,082	8,535
Utilities	0	0	0	0
Construction	346,948	350,128	391,267	404,435
Manufacturing	2,287,900	2,438,550	2,418,622	2,492,732
Durable goods manufacturing	1,874,554	2,014,710	1,975,647	2,033,373
Wholesale trade	214,373	232,476	237,412	260,194
Retail Trade	318,233	321,456	327,733	318,162
Transportation and warehousing	0	0	0	0
Information	32,771	46,146	56,913	55,071
Finance and insurance	142,391	157,000	160,481	161,897
Real estate and rental and leasing	151,087	138,205	181,435	192,939
Professional and technical services	205,929	188,385	203,692	213,731
Government and government enterprises	631,585	646,198	679,259	714,895
Federal, civilian	30,853	30,666	33,939	33,628
Military	14,306	19,606	21,658	24,531
State and local	586,426	595,926	623,662	656,736
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	138,903	137,944	140,180	142,017
Wage and salary employment	120,152	118,240	119,574	120,364
Proprietors employment	18,751	19,704	20,606	21,653
Farm employment	3,414	3,504	3,576	3,371
Nonfarm employment	135,489	134,440	136,604	138,646
Components by Industry	2002	2003	2004	2005
Private employment	120,719	119,695	121,809	123,512
Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other	1,369	1,257	1,214	1,289
Mining	101	108	96	147
Utilities	0	0	0	0
Construction	8,524	8,785	9,182	9,328
Manufacturing	40,687	38,911	38,961	38,663
Wholesale trade	4,589	4,894	4,900	5,218
Retail Trade	14,413	14,161	13,869	13,727
Transportation and warehousing	0	0	0	0
Finance and insurance	3,328	3,470	3,584	3,566
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,527	3,576	3,946	4,135
Professional and technical services	5,285	5,069	5,361	5,463
Government and government enterprises	14,770	14,745	14,795	15,134
Federal, civilian	472	479	477	476
Military	559	564	568	547
State and local	13,739	13,702	13,750	14,111
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce, Issued May 2007

PRINCIPLE EMPLOYERS
NAICS	FIRM	LOCATION	EMPLOYEES	PRODUCT
423120	Magna Electronics Inc	Holland	4000	Whol Auto Parts/Supplies
337214	Haworth International Ltd	Holland	3000	Mfg Office Furniture-Nonwood Mfg Wood Office Furniture
337211	Herman Miller Inc	Zeeland	2545	Manufactures wood office furniture; manufactures partitions & fixtures; manufactures institutional furniture; manufactures office furniture; manufactures wood partitions & fixtures
325199	Zeeland Chemicals Inc	Zeeland	2216	Manufactures industrial organic chemicals; manufactures cyclic crudes & intermediates; manufactures inorganic chemicals; manufactures chemical products; manufactures pharmaceutical preparations
622110	Holland Community Hospital Inc	Holland	1400	General Hospital
336399	Johnson Controls Interiors LLC	Holland	1100	Manufactures motor vehicle parts & accessories
311612	Sara Lee Corp	Zeeland	1100	Meat processing; manufactures food preparations; poultry slaughtering & processing
337214	Herman Miller Inc	Zeeland	1000	Manufactures office furniture
611310	Grand Valley State University	Allendale	898	College/University
622110	Zeeland Community Hospital	Zeeland	623	General Hospital
611310	Hope College	Holland	600	College/University
332322	Integrated Metal Technology	Zeeland	575	Sheet metal fabricator; manufactures nonwood office filing boxes, cabinets & cases
331521	C P Industries Inc	Grand Haven	550	Manufactures aluminum die castings
452112	Meijer Inc	Grand Haven	525	Department Store Ret Groceries Ret Drugs/Sundries Gasoline Service Station
622110	North Ottawa Community Hosp	Grand Haven	484	General Hospital
452112	Meijer Inc	Holland	475	Department Store Ret Groceries Ret Drugs/Sundries Gasoline Service Station
111421	Zelenka Nursery LLC	Grand Haven	475	Ornamental Nursery
611110	Coopersville Area Public	Coopersville	441	School District
811310	Woodward Governor Co	Zeeland	400	Aircraft & heavy equipment repair service; manufactures search & navigation systems; manufactures fluid meters & counting devices
327215	Magna Donnelly Corp	Holland	400	Manufactures glass products
111422	Walters Gardens Inc	Zeeland	400	Ornamental Nursery
334518	Howard Miller Clock Co	Zeeland	400	Manufactures clocks; manufactures wooden kitchen cabinets; manufactures wood household furniture; manufactures measuring & controlling devices; manufactures process control instruments
334512	Robertshaw Controls Co	Holland	400	Manufactures environmental controls; manufactures process control instruments
311412	Request Foods Inc	Holland	375	Manufactures frozen food products
621340	GNA & Associates	Grand Haven	375	Health Practitioner's Office Specialty Outpatient Clinic
325412	J B Laboratories Inc	Holland	365	Manufactures vitamins, supplements & nutraceuticals
312111	Seven-Up Rc Bottling Co Inc	Holland	350	Manufactures soft drinks
337127	Milcare Inc	Zeeland	350	Manufactures institutional furniture
333319	Tenent Co	Holland	350	Manufactures commercial cleaning equipment
336399	Delphi Corp	Coopersville	350	Manufactures motor vehicle choker rods
336399	GHSP Inc	Grand Haven	350	Manufactures motor vehicle parts & accessories
624190	Oak Crest Homes Inc	Jenison	335	Independent And Assisted Living For Seniors
561720	Enviro-Clean Building Maint	Holland	321	Building Maintenance Services
337214	Trendway Corp	Holland	310	Manufactures office panel systems & partitions; manufactures wooden office panel systems
221119	Consumers Energy Co	West Olive	310	Generating Plant
331525	Jsj Corp	Grand Haven	304	Manufactures brass castings
452112	Wal-Mart Stores Inc	Grand Haven	301	Discount Department/Grocery Store
321918	ODL Inc	Zeeland	301	Millwork
445110	Spartan Stores Inc	Holland	300	Ret Groceries Ret Drugs/Sundries Eating Place Retail Bakery
336312	Engine Power Components Inc	Grand Haven	300	Manufactures motor vehicle camshafts
332312	Shape Corp	Grand Haven	300	Manufactures miscellaneous metalwork; coats metals & formed products
311421	H J Heinz Co	Holland	300	Manufactures vinegar pickles; manufactures canned fruits; manufactures vinegar
444110	Lowe's Home Centers Inc	Holland	300	Ret Lumber/Building Mtrl Whol Lumber/Plywd/Millwk Ret Household Appliances Whol Appliances/Tv/Radio
333999	Venturedyne Ltd	Holland	300	Manufactures testing chambers for altitude, temperature, ordnance, power; manufactures environmental testing equipment
325412	Warner-Lambert Co Inc	Holland	300	Manufactures pharmaceutical preparations; manufactures chemical products
332116	Illinois Tool Works Inc	Zeeland	280	Stamps metal for the trade
334290	R A Miller Industries Inc	Grand Haven	275	Manufactures electric intercommunication systems; manufactures transmitting & communications antennas; manufactures radar or communications antennas
333319	Tennant Commercial	Holland	270	Manufactures commercial cleaning equipment; manufactures polishes & sanitation agents
334418	Saturn Electronics & Engg	Coopersville	270	Manufactures printed circuit boards; manufactures motor vehicle parts & accessories; electrical or electronic engineers; manufactures hardware; manufactures industrial control circuit relays; manufactures current carrying wiring devices
424470	Boars Head Provisions Co Inc	Holland	270	Wholesales meat & meat products; manufactures luncheon meat products from purchased meat; meat packing plant
541712	Bristol-Myers Squibb Co	Zeeland	250	Research Institute
327215	Gentex Corp	Zeeland	250	Manufactures motor vehicle mirrors; manufactures motor vehicle parts & accessories; manufactures smoke detectors
562111	Sunshine Waste Systems Inc	Jenison	250	Local Trucking Operator
336370	L & W Inc	Holland	250	Manufactures stamped automotive products; manufactures prefabricated metal plate bins
331524	Automotive Casting Technology	Fruitport	250	Aluminum foundry; manufactures industrial patterns
Source: Harris Publishing Company, 2008 InfoSource

OTHER MAJOR EMPLOYERS
SIC	FIRM	LOCATION	EMPLOYEES	PRODUCT
9111	County of Ottawa	West Olive	1,100	Government
8211	Holland Public Schools	Holland	1,000	Education
5411	Spartan Stores	Allendale, Holland, Hudsonville, Zeeland	950	Food Stores
8221	Hope College	Holland	750	Higher Education
8211	Zeeland Public Schools	Zeeland	700	Education
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004

NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS
Type of Service	2004
Total	6,080
Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support	11
Mining	9
Utilities	6
Construction	1,000
Manufacturing	593
Food mfg	29
Beverage & tobacco product mfg	2
Textile mills	3
Textile product mills	10
Apparel manufacturing	9
Leather & allied product mfg	2
Wood product mfg	30
Paper mfg	7
Printing & related support activities	33
Petroleum & coal products mfg	4
Chemical mfg	15
Plastics & rubber products mfg	32
Nonmetallic mineral product mfg	19
Primary metal mfg	12
Fabricated metal product mfg	135
Machinery mfg	94
Computer & electronic product mfg	18
Electrical equip, appliance & component mfg	8
Transportation equipment mfg	38
Furniture & related product mfg	46
Miscellaneous mfg	47
Wholesale trade	361
Retail trade	829
Transportation & warehousing	163
Information	58
Publishing industries	14
Motion picture & sound recording industries	9
Finance & insurance	304
Real estate & rental & leasing	197
Professional, scientific & technical services	493
Management of companies & enterprises	35
Admin, support, waste mgt, remediation services	269
Educational services	54
Health care and social assistance	474
Arts, entertainment & recreation	100
Accommodation & food services	369
Other services (except public administration)	698
Unclassified establishments	57
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
Allendale	Allendale Public Schools	1,360	83	1
Coopersville	Coopersville Public Schools	2,637	122	1
Grand Haven	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	5,900	340	1
Holland	Holland Public Schools	5,712	366	1
Holland	West Ottawa Public Schools	5,550	300	1
Hudsonville	Hudsonville Public Schools	3,288	158	1
Jenison	Jenison Public Schools	4,700	260	1
Spring Lake	Spring Lake Public Schools	1,930	103	1
Zeeland	Zeeland Public Schools	3,265	150	1
Source: MI Department of Education, 1997

TWO YEAR COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Career Line Tech Center	Holland	n/a

FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Western Theological Seminary	Holland	146
Grand Valley State University	Holland, Allendale	13,384
Hope College	Holland	2,825
Source: MI Department of Education, 1996

MEDICAL FACILITIES
TYPE OF FACILITY	# IN COUNTY	# OF BEDS
Hospitals	3	331
Source: MI Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 1998

HOUSING (2000)
OWNER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN VALUE	RENTER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN RENT
52,790	$133,000	15,422	$579
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

CLIMATE
MONTH	AVG. MIN TEMP	AVG. MAX TEMP.
January	19F./-7C.	31F./-1C
July	62F./17C.	79F./26C.
PRECIPITATION	RAINFALL	SNOWFALL
Average Annual	31in./79cm.	75in./191cm.
GROWING SEASON	DAYS ABOVE 90F/32C	DAYS BELOW 0F/-18C
173	3	3
Source: NOAA Climate Summary, 1995

RECREATION

COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS

Recreational harbor facilities at Holland and Grand Haven on Lake Michigan; Grand Haven and Holland State Parks; bass tournaments; Tri-Cities (Grand Haven, Spring Lake, Ferrysburg) waterfront stadium; world's largest musical fountain; museums; Grand Valley State University offering musical, dramatic and cultural programs; Volksmarch; Holland and Ottawa County parks on Lake Michigan; Hope College music/drama programs; Tulip Festival; Ottawa County Fair; Berlin Fair; Hudsonville Fair; Dutch Village; Coast Guard Festival; Michigan's Christmas Tree Festival; Windmill Island; and Berlin Raceway.

Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004

Municipal Services

UTILITIES
COMMUNITY	ELECTRIC	GAS
Polkton, Allendale, Crockery, Chester, Olive, Georgetown,	Consumers Energy	MichCon/DTE Energy
Blendon, Port Sheldon, Robinson, Spring Lake, Tallmadge,	Consumers Energy	MichCon/DTE Energy
Allendale, Blendon, Georgetown, Jamestown, Olive, Polkton,	Great Lakes Energy	MichCon/DTE Energy
Holland, Grand Haven, Zeeland	Municipals, MIRANT	SEMCO Energy and Aquila
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Local Phone Companies	SBC, GTE, Allendale Communications
	Alltel , Drenthe Telephone Co.
Long Distance Companies	AT&T, MCI, Sprint, and Verizon
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004

LICENSED LANDFILLS
COMMUNITY	OWNER/MANAGER
Polkton	Laidlaw Waste Systems (MI) Inc.
Port Sheldon	Consumers Energy Co.
Zeeland	Zeeland Township
Zeeland	Autumn Hills Rdf Div. Of Waste Mgt of MI
Source: MDEQ Waste Management Division, 1998

PROPERTY TAX (2004)
Agriculture	Commercial	Industrial	Residential	Other
2.30%	20.20%	16.20%	59.20%	2.10%
Source:MI Department of Treasury State Tax Commission, 2006

GOVERNMENT
COMMUNITY	PHONE NUMBER	COMMUNITY	PHONE NUMBER
Allendale Charter twp	(616) 895-6295	Blendon Twp	(616) 875-7707
Chester Twp	(616) 899-5544	Coopersville (City of)	(616) 997-9731
Crockery Twp	(616) 837-6868	Ferrysburg (City of)	(616) 842-5803
Georgetown Charter Twp	(616) 457-2340	Grand Haven (City of)	(616) 842-3210
Grand Haven Charter Twp	(616) 842-5988	Holland (City of)	(616) 394-1300
Holland Charter Twp	(616) 396-2345	Hudsonville (City of)	(616) 669-0200
Jamestown Charter Twp	(616) 896-8376	Olive Twp	(616) 786-9996
Park Twp	(616) 399-4520	Polkton Charter Twp	(616) 837-6876
Port Sheldon Twp	(616) 399-6121	Robinson Twp	(616) 846-2210
Spring Lake (Village of)	(616) 842-1393	Spring Lake Twp	(616) 842-1340
Tallmadge Charter Twp	(616) 677-1248	Wright Twp	(616) 677-3048
Zeeland (City of)	(616) 772-6400	Zeeland Charter Twp	(616) 772-6701
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

Ken Rizzio Ottawa County Economic Development Office, Inc. 6676 Lake Michigan Drive P. O. Box 539 Allendale, MI 49401

Phone: (616) 892-4120 Fax: (616) 895-6670

E-mail: krizzio@altelco.net Web: http://www.OCEDO.org

Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004