Washtenaw County - General Data

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DISTANCE	MILES	KM
Chicago	230	370
Cleveland	160	257
Detroit	40	64
Indianapolis	250	402
Lansing	60	96

YEARS	POPULATION
2002	332,395
2003	335,578
2004	338,782
2005	341,847
Source:Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, March 16, 2006

WORKFORCE
LABOR	2006
Total Workforce	193,357
Number Employed	184,838
Number Unemployed	8,519
Unemployment Rate	4.4
Source:Michigan Employment Service Agency, 2006

CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOR FORCE
LABOR	2000
Workers 16 years and over	169,169
Percentage who work outside of county	23.3%
Percentage who work at home	3.5%
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS
CLASSIFICATION	2000
Persons 25 years of age or older	197,414
Percentage with high school diploma	91.5%
Percentage with bachelor's degree	48.14%
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

TRANSPORTATION
ACCESS TO MARKETS
Main Highways		I-94, US-23, US-12, M-52, M-153, M-14
Bus Lines		Greyhound
Truck Lines		61
Rail Lines		Amtrak, Ann Arbor Railroad, Norfolk Southern, Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway
Ports		Monroe (30 miles-Lake Erie), Detroit (40 miles-Detroit River)
Airports		Ann Arbor Municipal , Willow Run , and Detroit Metro (Wayne Co.)
Airlines		Spirit, KLM Royal Dutch, Continental, American, Delta, Northwest, TWA, United British and Southwest
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004