Branch County - General Data

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DISTANCE	MILES	KM
Chicago	35	56
Cleveland	160	257
Detroit	200	321
Indianapolis	110	176
Lansing	70	112

YEARS	POPULATION
2002	46,503
2003	46,502
2004	46,557
2005	46,460
Source:Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, March 16, 2006

WORKFORCE
LABOR	2006
Total Workforce	23,421
Number Employed	21,741
Number Unemployed	1,679
Unemployment Rate	7.2
Source:Michigan Employment Service Agency, 2006

CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOR FORCE
LABOR	2000
Workers 16 years and over	20,737
Percentage who work outside of county	29.2%
Percentage who work at home	4.5%
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS
CLASSIFICATION	2000
Persons 25 years of age or older	30,300
Percentage with high school diploma	80.0%
Percentage with bachelor's degree	10.63%
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

TRANSPORTATION
ACCESS TO MARKETS
Main Highways	I-94, I-69, I-90, I-80, US-27, US-12, M-60
Bus Lines	Branch Area Transit Authority
Truck Lines	40
Rail Lines	Indiana Northeastern, Norfolk Southern
Ports	Benton Harbor (70 miles-Lake Michigan)
Airports	W.K. Kellogg, Branch County Memorial, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek International
Airlines	American, Northwest, US Air, United
Source: MI State Transportation Commission, 1995