Roscommon County - Economy

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PERSONAL INCOME (In Thousands of Dollars)
Components by Type	2002	2003	2004	2005
Personal income	544,405	558,440	588,820	603,561
Population (persons)	25,840	26,158	26,067	26,082
Per capita personal income (dollars)	21,068	21,349	22,589	23,141
Farm proprietors' income	-128	0	0	0
Nonfarm proprietors' income	23,086	23,222	26,751	28,538
Components by Industry	2002	2003	2004	2005
Farm earnings	-115	0	0	0
Nonfarm earnings	236,690	247,379	256,364	256,150
Private earnings	166,773	175,975	183,438	183,958
Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other	0	300	250	0
Mining	0	0	0	0
Utilities	0	0	0	0
Construction	21,410	22,107	24,130	24,979
Manufacturing	0	0	25,833	22,776
Durable goods manufacturing	0	0	0	0
Wholesale trade	7,607	7,010	7,235	7,021
Retail Trade	39,870	38,260	38,603	38,842
Transportation and warehousing	0	0	0	0
Information	2,066	2,070	1,922	1,854
Finance and insurance	6,522	7,681	8,239	8,601
Real estate and rental and leasing	7,492	6,391	7,708	8,322
Professional and technical services	4,429	4,427	4,887	5,184
Government and government enterprises	69,917	71,404	72,926	72,192
Federal, civilian	1,889	1,918	1,920	1,776
Military	1,094	1,573	1,694	1,920
State and local	66,934	67,913	69,312	68,496
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	9,214	9,278	9,408	9,245
Wage and salary employment	7,352	7,288	7,325	7,049
Proprietors employment	1,862	1,990	2,083	2,196
Farm employment	44	43	43	43
Nonfarm employment	9,170	9,235	9,365	9,202
Components by Industry	2002	2003	2004	2005
Private employment	7,480	7,527	7,670	7,638
Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other	0	24	26	0
Mining	0	0	0	0
Utilities	0	0	0	0
Construction	812	814	855	892
Manufacturing	0	0	701	564
Wholesale trade	287	252	233	225
Retail Trade	1,779	1,735	1,698	1,679
Transportation and warehousing	0	0	0	0
Finance and insurance	257	255	257	259
Real estate and rental and leasing	394	422	483	524
Professional and technical services	208	219	226	233
Government and government enterprises	1,690	1,708	1,695	1,564
Federal, civilian	34	33	30	29
Military	52	51	50	47
State and local	1,604	1,624	1,615	1,488
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce, Issued May 2007

PRINCIPLE EMPLOYERS
NAICS	FIRM	LOCATION	EMPLOYEES	PRODUCT
611210	Kirtland Community College	Roscommon	300	Junior College College/University
336322	Lear Corp	Roscommon	200	Manufactures motor vehicle electrical equipment; wholesales automotive supplies & parts; manufactures stamped automotive products
624310	ROOC Inc	Roscommon	150	Job Training/Related Services
722110	Randy's Restaurant Inc	Prudenville	150	Eating Place
452112	Wal-Mart Stores Inc	Houghton Lake	150	Department Store Ret Drugs/Sundries
444110	Home Depot USA Inc	Houghton Lake	108	Lumberother Bdg Mats
921130	Roscommon County Board of	Roscommon	99	Public Finance/Taxation/Monetary Policy
611110	Lake Houghton Community	Houghton Lake	80	Elementary/Secondary School
445110	Catt's Realty Co	Houghton Lake	80	Ret Groceries
722110	Coyles Inc	Houghton Lake	70	Eating Place Ret Gifts/Novelties Drinking Place
921110	Denton Township	Prudenville	70	Executive Office
445110	Spartan Stores Inc	Roscommon	65	Ret Groceries
445110	Hub Super Market Inc	Prudenville	65	Supermarket
624190	St Vincent Depaul Society Inc	Prudenville	60	Individual/Family Services
611110	Gerrish-Higgins School Dist	Roscommon	55	Elementary/Secondary School
621111	Midmichigan Health Services	Houghton Lake	55	Medical Doctor's Office
611110	Gerrish-Higgins School Dist	Roscommon	50	Elementary/Secondary School
441222	Spicer's Boat City Of Houghton	Houghton Lake	50	Retails motor boats; builds & repairs boats; snowmobile dealer; boat yard providing storage & incidental repair services
531210	C A Hanes Realty	Saint Helen	50	Real Estate Agent/Manager
623110	King Nursing Centre Inc	Houghton Lake	50	Skilled Nursing Care Facility
722110	Whitehead's Restaurant	Houghton Lake	50	Eating Place
921110	Township of Gerrish	Roscommon	44	Township Government
923130	Department of Human Services	Prudenville	43	Administrative Social/Manpower Programs
722211	Tedle Enterprises Inc	Houghton Lake	42	Fast-Food Rest Chain
561920	Michigan Department of Natural	Roscommon	40	Business Services
525120	Department of Human Services	Roscommon	40	Pension/Health/Welfare Fund
212321	Halliday Sand & Gravel Inc	Houghton Lake	40	Construction sand mining
452112	Kmart Corp	Houghton Lake	40	Dept Stores Discount
713940	Quest Golf Club Ltd	Houghton Lake	40	Public Golf Course & Residential Real Estate Developers & Golf Course Consulting
621111	Mercy Family Care	Prudenville	35	Medical Doctor's Office
924120	Michigan Department of Natural	Roscommon	35	Land/Mineral/Wildlife Conservation
924120	Michigan Department of Natural	Roscommon	32	Land/Mineral/Wildlife Conservation
441110	Don Nester Chevrolet Olds	Roscommon	32	New & Used Cars
722211	Buccilli Inc	Houghton Lake	30	Eating Place
327320	Steckling Brothers Inc	Saint Helen	30	Manufactures ready-mixed concrete; retails building products & materials
722211	Joseph Nicklyn	Roscommon	30	Fast-Food Rest Chain
443112	State Electronics Inc	Houghton Lake	30	Ret Radio/Tv/Electronics
531210	ERA Houghton Higginscom	Roscommon	30	Real Estate Agent/Manager
623990	Aloha Center Inc	Houghton Lake	30	Residential Care
922160	Township of Gerrish	Roscommon	29	Fire Protection
441120	Scott McNamara Ford Lincoln	Roscommon	28	Ret Used Automobiles Passenger Car Rental Ret New/Used Automobiles
813410	Senior Citizens Center Inc	Houghton Lake	28	Civic/Social Association
611110	Gerrish-Higgins School Dist	Saint Helen	26	Elementary/Secondary School
722211	K F C of Houghton Lake Inc	Mount Pleasant	25	Fast-Food Rest Chain
623312	Brook Retirement Community Inc	Roscommon	25	Residential Care Services
722110	Maple Valley Restaurant	Prudenville	25	Eating Place
236118	State & County Associates Inc	Houghton Lake	25	General Contractor
531210	E R A Johnson Realty Inc	Prudenville	25	Real Estate Agent/Manager
441110	Oberon Properties LLC	Houghton Lake	25	Ret New/Used Automobiles Ret Auto Supplies
922160	Richfield Township Fire Dept	Saint Helen	23	Fire Protection
441210	Burnside Rv Center Inc	Houghton Lake	23	Ret Recreational Vhcls Ret Boats
922160	Markey Township Fire Dept	Houghton Lake	22	V Fire Dept
922160	Lake Township, Roscommon Cnty	Houghton Lake	22	Fire Protection
722110	Silver Harold's Dollar Inc	Roscommon	21	Eating Place Drinking Place
813990	St Helen Duck Club Corp	Saint Helen	21	Membership Organization
922120	Michigan Department of State	Houghton Lake	21	Police Protection
Source: Harris Publishing Company, 2008 InfoSource

OTHER MAJOR EMPLOYERS
SIC	FIRM	LOCATION	EMPLOYEES	PRODUCT
5311	Wal-Mart Stores Inc.	Houghton Lake	200	Department stores
8222	Kirtland Community College	Roscommon	162	Education
8051	International Health Care	Roscommon	100	Health care
5411	Catts Realty Company	Houghton Lake	100	Grocery stores
5411	Glens Market No 5 Inc.	Roscommon	65	Grocery stores
7011	Larken Inc.	Houghton Lake	65	Hotels and motels
8211	Roscommon Schools	Roscommon	63	School/education
8211	Gerrish-Higgins School Dist.	Roscommon	60	School/education
5411	Northern Supermarkets Inc.	Houghton Lake	55	Grocery stores
8082	Amicare Home Health Services	Houghton Lake	50	Home health care
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS
Type of Service	2004
Total	689
Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support	1
Mining	3
Utilities	1
Construction	130
Manufacturing	21
Food mfg	2
Apparel manufacturing	1
Wood product mfg	3
Printing & related support activities	1
Nonmetallic mineral product mfg	2
Fabricated metal product mfg	4
Machinery mfg	2
Transportation equipment mfg	3
Miscellaneous mfg	3
Wholesale trade	12
Retail trade	143
Transportation & warehousing	8
Information	9
Publishing industries	2
Motion picture & sound recording industries	1
Finance & insurance	35
Real estate & rental & leasing	27
Professional, scientific & technical services	34
Management of companies & enterprises	1
Admin, support, waste mgt, remediation services	18
Educational services	5
Health care and social assistance	52
Arts, entertainment & recreation	14
Accommodation & food services	83
Other services (except public administration)	89
Unclassified establishments	3
Source:Source:U.S. Department of Commerce and Bureau of the Census, County Business Patterns, Issued July 2006