Grand Traverse County - Economy

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PERSONAL INCOME (In Thousands of Dollars)
Components by Type	2002	2003	2004	2005
Personal income	2,374,662	2,473,973	2,610,482	2,694,009
Population (persons)	81,067	81,971	82,852	83,954
Per capita personal income (dollars)	29,293	30,181	31,508	32,089
Farm proprietors' income	-3,992	514	1,727	1,196
Nonfarm proprietors' income	309,091	319,155	384,086	413,597
Components by Industry	2002	2003	2004	2005
Farm earnings	-683	3,089	4,774	3,811
Nonfarm earnings	2,114,278	2,221,043	2,360,707	2,426,635
Private earnings	1,850,907	1,936,956	2,061,833	2,117,198
Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other	2,851	2,364	5,932	5,478
Mining	41,982	52,223	67,900	76,511
Utilities	20,488	20,448	21,327	21,843
Construction	185,362	180,680	200,638	211,483
Manufacturing	266,873	287,798	283,263	285,057
Durable goods manufacturing	197,543	215,991	0	0
Wholesale trade	58,582	60,543	63,741	64,120
Retail Trade	241,935	250,889	258,812	252,196
Transportation and warehousing	27,160	27,893	30,028	28,653
Information	63,247	69,224	76,270	81,991
Finance and insurance	119,263	137,954	142,580	143,433
Real estate and rental and leasing	73,482	61,298	78,651	85,556
Professional and technical services	140,701	148,632	159,850	159,998
Government and government enterprises	263,371	284,087	298,874	309,437
Federal, civilian	31,207	33,448	36,722	36,595
Military	12,096	14,438	15,408	16,339
State and local	220,068	236,201	246,744	256,503
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	62,918	64,342	64,961	65,301
Wage and salary employment	49,876	50,472	50,534	50,117
Proprietors employment	13,042	13,870	14,427	15,184
Farm employment	594	589	590	581
Nonfarm employment	62,324	63,753	64,371	64,720
Components by Industry	2002	2003	2004	2005
Private employment	56,051	56,962	57,791	58,026
Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other	194	172	300	284
Mining	896	1,021	897	932
Utilities	239	246	253	261
Construction	5,092	4,994	5,084	5,261
Manufacturing	5,884	5,815	5,634	5,482
Wholesale trade	1,462	1,406	1,495	1,508
Retail Trade	10,096	10,193	10,278	9,738
Transportation and warehousing	903	898	951	879
Finance and insurance	2,766	2,998	3,026	3,031
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,535	2,598	2,838	3,048
Professional and technical services	3,629	3,760	3,886	3,892
Government and government enterprises	6,273	6,791	6,580	6,694
Federal, civilian	455	492	481	473
Military	294	299	296	286
State and local	5,524	6,000	5,803	5,935
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce, Issued May 2007

PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS
NAICS	COMPANY NAME	LOCATION	EMPLOYEES	PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
622110	Munson Medical Center	Traverse City	2723	General Hospital
611110	Traverse City Area Public	Traverse City	1104	Elementary/Secondary School
713940	Ksl Recreation Management Ops	Acme	900	Physical Fitness Faclty Membership Sports Club Public Golf Course Hotel/Motel Operation Drinking Place
311813	Sara Lee Corp	Traverse City	600	Manufactures frozen bakery products
611210	Northwestern Michigan College	Traverse City	575	Junior College
452112	Meijer Inc	Traverse City	475	Department Store Ret Groceries Ret Drugs/Sundries Gasoline Service Station
623110	Grand Traverse Pavilions Fndtn	Traverse City	415	Skilled Nursing Care Facility
721120	Grand Traverse Band Economic	Williamsburg	400	Hotel/Motel Operation Drinking Place Eating Place
611610	Interlochen Center For The	Interlochen	330	School/Educational Services Elementary/Secondary School
611110	Traverse Bay Area Intermediate	Traverse City	300	Special General & Vocational Education Services
332710	Hillsdale Automotive LLC	Traverse City	300	Machine shop, jobbing & repair services; manufactures motor vehicle parts & accessories; steel mill
522390	Northwestern Mortgage Co	Traverse City	300	Mortgage Banker/Correspondent
921110	County of Grand Traverse	Traverse City	260	Executive Office
922140	Department of Corrections MI	Kingsley	240	Correctional Institution
611110	Grand Traverse Catholic School	Traverse City	240	Elementary/Secondary School
452112	Wal-Mart Stores Inc	Traverse City	220	Department Store Ret Drugs/Sundries
452910	Wal-Mart Stores Inc	Traverse City	206	Discount Warehouse Club
444110	Home Depot USA Inc	Traverse City	200	Lumberother Bdg Mats
721110	Great Wolf Lodge Of Traverse	Traverse City	200	Hotel/Motel Operation Drinking Place Eating Place
561621	ADT Security Services Inc	Traverse City	186	Security Systems Service
333612	Cone Drive Operations Inc	Traverse City	175	Manufactures speed changers; manufactures motor vehicle parts & accessories; manufactures iron or steel forgings
452112	Kmart Corp	Traverse City	175	Dept Stores Discount
623311	Tendercare Inc	Traverse City	175	Nursing/Personal Care Skilled Nursing Care Facility
333514	Century Inc	Traverse City	170	Manufactures tools, dies, jigs & fixtures; manufactures metal powder; metal heat treating services; manufactures metal forming machine tools; manufactures plastic working machinery
236115	Michigan Department of Mgt	Traverse City	150	Single-Family House Construction
441110	Bill Marsh Motors Inc	Traverse City	150	Ret New/Used Automobiles
336360	Lear Corp	Traverse City	150	Manufactures automobile seats; manufactures current carrying wiring devices
336399	Skilled Manufacturing Inc	Traverse City	150	Manufactures motor vehicle parts & accessories
452111	Macy's Retail Holdings Inc	Traverse City	150	Department Store
444110	Lowe's Home Centers Inc	Traverse City	150	Ret Lumber/Building Mtrl Whol Lumber/Plywd/Millwk Ret Household Appliances Whol Appliances/Tv/Radio
238990	Rieth-Riley Construction Co	Grawn	150	Asphalt contractor; manufactures asphalt paving mixtures & blocks
445110	Tom's Food Markets Inc	Traverse City	150	Ret Grocery Store
624190	American Red Cross	Traverse City	150	Non Profit Social Aid Service
524114	Michigan Department Of Labor	Traverse City	140	Disability Office
238990	Elmer's Crane & Dozer Inc	Traverse City	140	Driveway, parking lot & blacktop contractor; highway & street paving contractor; manufactures asphalt paving mixtures & blocks; manufactures ready-mixed concrete; excavating contractor; construction sand & gravel mining
623110	Tendercare Inc	Traverse City	140	Skilled Nursing Care Facility
452112	Target Corp	Traverse City	131	Dept Stores Discount
492110	United Parcel Service Inc	Traverse City	125	Parcel Delivery Service
311411	Cherry Growers Inc	Grawn	125	Manufactures quick frozen & cold pack fruits; manufactures canned fruits
452111	Kohl's Department Stores Inc	Traverse City	121	Dept Stores Non-Disc
721110	Regency Traverse City Hotel	Traverse City	120	Hotel/Motel Operation Eating Place
623990	Northwest Michigan Child	Traverse City	115	Residential Care Services Individual/Family Services Specialty Outpatient Clinic
445110	Tom's Food Markets Inc	Traverse City	115	Ret Groceries Ret Florist Retail Bakery
453310	Goodwill Industries of Nthn	Traverse City	112	Ret Used Merchandise Individual/Family Services
445110	Spartan Stores Inc	Traverse City	110	Ret Groceries Whol Meats/Products
485210	Bay Area Transportation Auth	Traverse City	110	Intercity/Rural Bus Line
221119	Consumers Energy Co	Traverse City	105	Electric Services
452112	Bon-Ton Stores Inc	Traverse City	100	Department Store
491110	United States Postal Service	Traverse City	100	Mail Processing Center
926120	United States Coast Guard	Traverse City	100	Coast Guard Air Station
237310	Department of Public Service	Traverse City	100	Highway/Street Construction
443111	Best Buy Co Inc	Traverse City	100	Ret Household Appliances
923120	Great Lakes Community Mental	Traverse City	100	Administrative Public Health Programs
561710	Eratical Services Inc	Traverse City	100	Disinfecting/Pest Services
722110	Gmri Inc	Traverse City	100	Seafood Restaurants
236220	Comstock Construction Co	Traverse City	100	Nonresidential Construction Management Consulting Services Industrial Building Construction
111320	Cherry Blossom LLC	Williamsburg	100	Citrus Fruit Grove
Source: Harris Publishing Company, 2008 InfoSource

OTHER MAJOR EMPLOYERS
SIC	FIRM	LOCATION	EMPLOYEES	PRODUCT
8062	Munson Medical Center	Traverse City	4,000	Health care
8211	Traverse City Public Schools	Traverse City	2,069	School/education
7011	Grand Traverse Resort	Traverse City	*900/650	Hotel/tourism
5311	Meijer Inc.	Traverse City	650	Department stores
8222	Northwestern Michigan College	Traverse City	630	Education
2038	Sara Lee	Traverse City	620	Bake Goods
7011	Grand Personality Inc.	Acme	500	Hotels and motels
8062	Traverse Community Hospital	Traverse City	407	Health care
3469	Tower Automotive	Traverse City	400	Metal Stamping
8211	Traverse Bay Intermediate School District	Traverse City	350	Education
8299	Interlochen Center For The Arts	Interlochen	*1,100/325	Arts education
9111	County of Grand Traverse	Traverse City	260	Executive offices
8051	Grand Traverse Medical Care Facility	Traverse City	225	Health care
5812	Aramark Services Inc.	Traverse City	200	Eating places
4151	Traverse City Area Schools Trans.	Traverse City	200	Bus service facility
4800	Ameritech	Traverse City	190	Telephone
*Seasonal Employment
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS
Type of Service	2004
Total	3,648
Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support	3
Mining	45
Utilities	5
Construction	497
Manufacturing	186
Food mfg	13
Beverage & tobacco product mfg	5
Textile product mills	5
Apparel manufacturing	4
Wood product mfg	11
Printing & related support activities	17
Chemical mfg	2
Plastics & rubber products mfg	8
Nonmetallic mineral product mfg	4
Fabricated metal product mfg	29
Machinery mfg	25
Computer & electronic product mfg	10
Electrical equip, appliance & component mfg	7
Transportation equipment mfg	8
Furniture & related product mfg	13
Miscellaneous mfg	25
Wholesale trade	151
Retail trade	657
Transportation & warehousing	47
Information	75
Publishing industries	18
Motion picture & sound recording industries	9
Finance & insurance	213
Real estate & rental & leasing	157
Professional, scientific & technical services	374
Management of companies & enterprises	23
Admin, support, waste mgt, remediation services	187
Educational services	21
Health care and social assistance	393
Arts, entertainment & recreation	64
Accommodation & food services	230
Other services (except public administration)	301
Unclassified establishments	19
Source:Source:U.S. Department of Commerce and Bureau of the Census, County Business Patterns, Issued July 2006