Kalkaska County

The Kalkaska County area has an abundance of natural recreation opportunities. State forest land constitutes a majority of the area. Over 80 inland lakes, and 225 miles of streams and rivers provide activities for fishermen, campers, boaters, and canoeists. The population and labor force of Kalkaska County continues to grow. In 1995, the county population increased 8.88% over 1990. In 1997, the Grand Traverse LMA consisting of Benzie, Kalkaska, Leelanau and Grand Traverse counties employed 19.1% of the labor force in the Goods Producing industry, 68% in the Service Producing industry, and 21.2% in Retail Trade.

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General Data

DISTANCE	MILES	KM
Chicago	370	595
Cleveland	410	659
Detroit	230	370
Indianapolis	440	707
Lansing	160	257

YEARS	POPULATION
2002	16,981
2003	17,182
2004	17,217
2005	17,239
Source:Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, March 16, 2006

WORKFORCE
LABOR	2006
Total Workforce	9,097
Number Employed	8,412
Number Unemployed	684
Unemployment Rate	7.5
Source:Michigan Employment Service Agency, 2006

CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOR FORCE
LABOR	2000
Workers 16 years and over	7,243
Percentage who work outside of county	52.0%
Percentage who work at home	3.6%
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS
CLASSIFICATION	2000
Persons 25 years of age or older	11,073
Percentage with high school diploma	80.0%
Percentage with bachelor's degree	9.74%
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

TRANSPORTATION
ACCESS TO MARKETS
Main Highways	US-131, M-66, M-72
Bus Lines	Greyhound
Truck Lines	2
Rail Lines	Tuscola & Saginaw Bay
Ports	Traverse City (30 mi-Lake Michigan)
Airports	Cherry Capital (Grand Traverse)
Airlines	Northwest, Northwest Airlink, American Eagle, United Express, Midwest Express
Source: MI State Transportation Commission, 1995

Economy

PERSONAL INCOME (In Thousands of Dollars)
Components by Type	2002	2003	2004	2005
Personal income	316,093	327,697	344,467	352,786
Population (persons)	16,977	17,165	17,206	17,199
Per capita personal income (dollars)	18,619	19,091	20,020	20,512
Farm proprietors' income	-382	-203	-911	-805
Nonfarm proprietors' income	15,968	16,577	19,847	21,437
Components by Industry	2002	2003	2004	2005
Farm earnings	385	393	-203	-197
Nonfarm earnings	173,091	179,161	188,064	192,450
Private earnings	139,539	144,503	151,460	156,914
Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other	862	1,027	1,062	1,094
Mining	19,713	15,591	17,350	16,735
Utilities	0	0	0	0
Construction	21,352	22,047	23,311	25,491
Manufacturing	18,158	24,611	21,384	21,517
Durable goods manufacturing	0	0	0	20,032
Wholesale trade	10,943	10,484	10,904	11,811
Retail Trade	13,385	13,990	13,800	14,241
Transportation and warehousing	0	0	0	0
Information	916	0	827	1,110
Finance and insurance	2,271	2,658	2,442	2,577
Real estate and rental and leasing	7,179	0	8,311	9,126
Professional and technical services	2,536	2,091	2,018	2,588
Government and government enterprises	33,552	34,658	36,604	35,536
Federal, civilian	2,085	1,644	1,691	1,666
Military	720	1,032	1,116	1,269
State and local	30,747	31,982	33,797	32,601
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	5,460	5,614	5,673	5,722
Wage and salary employment	4,181	4,257	4,260	4,235
Proprietors employment	1,279	1,357	1,413	1,487
Farm employment	189	186	186	185
Nonfarm employment	5,271	5,428	5,487	5,537
Components by Industry	2002	2003	2004	2005
Private employment	4,319	4,463	4,533	4,543
Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other	39	37	39	39
Mining	403	286	282	272
Utilities	0	0	0	0
Construction	628	623	625	631
Manufacturing	444	580	549	530
Wholesale trade	174	175	178	188
Retail Trade	574	598	607	627
Transportation and warehousing	0	0	0	0
Finance and insurance	74	93	85	89
Real estate and rental and leasing	227	0	275	301
Professional and technical services	101	107	109	128
Government and government enterprises	952	965	954	994
Federal, civilian	38	30	29	29
Military	34	34	33	31
State and local	880	901	892	934
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce, Issued May 2007

PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS
NAICS	COMPANY NAME	LOCATION	EMPLOYEES	PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
622110	Kalkaska County Hospital Auth	Kalkaska	270	General Hospital Specialty Outpatient Clinic Medical Doctor's Office
611110	Kalkaska Public School	Kalkaska	230	Elementary/Secondary School
332618	Wayne Wire Cloth Products Inc	Kalkaska	230	Manufactures wire & wire products; manufactures blowers & fans; manufactures screw machine products; manufactures metal stampings; manufactures valves & pipe fittings
213111	Arrow Energy Services Inc	Kalkaska	87	Oil & gas well drilling services; manufactures noise control equipment; manufactures motors or generators
921110	County of Kalkaska	Kalkaska	80	Executive Office
611110	Forest Area Community School	Fife Lake	80	Elementary/Secondary School
332999	Illinois Tool Works Inc	Kalkaska	80	Manufactures metal foil & leaf
445110	Northland Food & Family Center	Kalkaska	75	Ret Groceries Ret Misc General Goods Ret Alcoholic Beverages
921110	County of Kalkaska	Kalkaska	65	Executive Office
484230	Dave's Mobile Home	Grayling	60	Trucking Operator-Nonlocal
922120	County of Kalkaska	Kalkaska	60	Police Protection
722211	T J H Enterprises Inc	Kalkaska	51	Fast-Food Rest Chain
213112	Dart Energy Corp	Kalkaska	50	Gas & oil field exploration services
484121	Key Energy Services Inc	Kalkaska	50	Trucking Operator-Nonlocal Local Trucking Operator Building Equipment Installation
441110	Kalkaska Auto & Truck Center	Kalkaska	50	Ret New & Used Automobiles & Pickup Trucks & Vans
445230	Cherry Street Market Inc	Kalkaska	50	Fruits/Vegetables
238210	CC Power LLC	Kalkaska	50	Electrical Contractor
423810	Michigan Tractor & Machinery	Kalkaska	50	Whol Construction/Mining Equipment Equipment Rental/Leasing
445110	Spartan Stores Inc	Kalkaska	48	Ret Groceries Whol Meats/Products
611110	Kalkaska High School	Kalkaska	45	Elementary/Secondary School
722110	Big Boy Restaurants Intl	Kalkaska	45	Restaurant-Fam Chain
213112	Mike's Steamer Service Inc	Kalkaska	45	Oil field services
561910	Northpointe Plastics Corp	Kalkaska	40	Business Services
921110	Village of Kalkaska	Kalkaska	35	City Government
926120	County of Kalkaska	Kalkaska	34	Road Commission
611110	Kalkaska Board of Education	Kalkaska	33	Elementary/Secondary School
722110	G&B Ventures & Glenn L Smith	Fife Lake	30	Eating Place
621111	Kalkaska Family Practice, PC	Kalkaska	30	Medical Doctor's Office
333514	Flannery Machine & Tool Inc	Mancelona	30	Manufactures tools, dies, jigs & fixtures
921110	Lake Blue Township	Mancelona	27	Executive Office
624120	Kalkaska County Commission On	Kalkaska	26	Individual/Family Services
722211	G'S Pizzeria & Deli	Kalkaska	25	Eating Place
621910	Kalkaska Emergency Unit	Kalkaska	25	Local Passenger Transportation
332721	Kalkaska Screw Products Inc	Kalkaska	24	Manufactures screw machine products
321999	Carlisle Paddles Inc	Grayling	23	Manufactures wooden oars & paddles; builds & repairs boats
447190	G & B Corp	South Boardman	22	Gasoline Service Station Eating Place
623110	North Country Hospice Inc	Kalkaska	22	Intermediate Care Facility
611110	Kalkaska Public Schools	Rapid City	22	Elementary/Secondary School
713940	Mayhem Development Inc	Kalkaska	20	Public Golf Course Ret Sporting Goods/Bicycles Eating Place
321918	Morton Buildings Inc	Kalkaska	20	Manufactures ornamental woodwork including cornices & mantels
713940	Kaliseum Recreation Complex	Kalkaska	20	Membership Sport/Recreation Club Amusement/Recreation Services
541330	Northern Design Services Inc	Kalkaska	20	Manufact Fabrication 95
423830	Hague Equipment Co of Michigan	Kalkaska	20	Whol Industrial Equipment
541330	Great Lakes Carbon Treatment	Kalkaska	20	Engineering Services
484110	Ras Services of Northern MI	Grayling	20	Trucking Local W/Warehousing
541213	Wells Davies, Amy	Kalkaska	20	Tax Preparation Service
213112	Patton Welding Inc	Kalkaska	18	Trade Contractor
111211	Iott Seed Farms Inc	Kalkaska	18	Potato Farm
444110	Stock Building Supply Inc	Kalkaska	17	Lumber & Building Materials
333513	Midwest Tool & Cutlery Co	Kalkaska	17	Mfg Machine Tools-Forming
447190	Alpena Oil Co Inc	Kalkaska	17	Filling Stations Gas
Source: Harris Publishing Company, 2008 InfoSource

OTHER MAJOR EMPLOYERS
SIC	FIRM	LOCATION	EMPLOYEES	PRODUCT
8211	Kalkaska Memorial Schools	Kalkaska	220	School/education
8062	Kalkaska Memorial Health Center	Kalkaska	200	Health care
3469	Wayne Wire Cloth	Kalkaska	200	Manufacturers wire cloth
1389	WellTech	Kalkaska	173	Oil field services
1382	Shell Western E & P Inc.	Kalkaska	102	Oil/gas exploration services
9111	County of Kalkaska	Kalkaska	80	Executive offices
5411	Northland Food & Family Center	Kalkaska	65	Grocery stores
5812	Nicks Inc.	Kalkaska	65	Eating places
1623	Bach Oilfield Services Inc.	Kalkaska	63	Water/sewer utilities
4212	Kalkaska Construction Service	Kalkaska	60	Trucking
1389	Halliburton Company	Kalkaska	60	Oill/gas services
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS
Type of Service	2004
Total	379
Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support	1
Mining	18
Utilities	4
Construction	67
Manufacturing	13
Wood product mfg	3
Plastics & rubber products mfg	1
Fabricated metal product mfg	5
Computer & electronic product mfg	1
Transportation equipment mfg	1
Furniture & related product mfg	1
Miscellaneous mfg	1
Wholesale trade	23
Retail trade	62
Transportation & warehousing	8
Information	6
Finance & insurance	17
Real estate & rental & leasing	14
Professional, scientific & technical services	15
Management of companies & enterprises	1
Admin, support, waste mgt, remediation services	19
Health care and social assistance	24
Arts, entertainment & recreation	7
Accommodation & food services	29
Other services (except public administration)	42
Unclassified establishments	9
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
Fife Lake	Forest Area Community Schools	818	45	1
Kalkaska	Kalkaska Public Schools	2,127	116	1
Kalkaska	Excelsior Township District 1	46	3	0
Source: MI Department of Education, 1997

TWO YEAR COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
none in county

FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Northwestern Michigan College	Traverse City (Gr. Traverse)	4,140
Source: MI Department of Education, 1996

MEDICAL FACILITIES
TYPE OF FACILITY	# IN COUNTY	# OF BEDS
Hospitals	1	13
Source: MI Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 1998

HOUSING (2000)
OWNER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN VALUE	RENTER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN RENT
3,109	$85,100	885	$468
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

CLIMATE
MONTH	AVG. MIN TEMP	AVG. MAX TEMP.
January	9F/-13C	26F/-3C
July	54F/12C	81F/27C
PRECIPITATION	RAINFALL	SNOWFALL
Average Annual	31in./79cm.	126in./320cm.
GROWING SEASON	DAYS ABOVE 90F/32C	DAYS BELOW 0F/-18C
110	8	26
Source: NOAA Climate Summary, 1995

RECREATION

COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS

Golf courses; centrally located to both snow- and water-based recreation; many square miles of state forest and recreation hunting and fishing; 20 miles from Grand Traverse Resort-the largest resort and convention complex in norther Michigan; 7 bridges; 275 miles of streams and rivers; 38 lakes.

Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

Municipal Services

UTILITIES
COMMUNITY	ELECTRIC	GAS
Boardman, Kalkaska, Clearwater	Cherryland	MichCon
Coldsprings, Springfield, Rapid River,	Consumers Power	MichCon
Blue Lake, Boardman, Clearwater, Bear	Top O'Michigan	MichCon
Oliver, Orange, Rapid River, Coldsprings
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Local Phone Companies	Ameritech
Long Distance Companies	AT&T, MCI, Sprint, and others
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

LICENSED LANDFILLS
COMMUNITY	OWNER/MANAGER
none in county
Source: MDEQ Waste Management Division, 1998

PROPERTY TAX (2004)
Agriculture	Commercial	Industrial	Residential	Other
2.40%	12.60%	2.90%	64.10%	17.80%
Source:MI Department of Treasury State Tax Commission, 2006

GOVERNMENT
COMMUNITY	PHONE NUMBER	COMMUNITY	PHONE NUMBER
Bear Lake Twp	(231) 258-4871	Blue Lake Twp	(231) 587-8354
Boardman Twp	(231) 369-2211	Clearwater Twp	(231) 331-6249
Coldsprings Twp	(231) 587-8633	Excelsior Twp	(231) 258-6108
Garfield Twp	(231) 369-2483	Kalkaska (City of)	(231) 258-9191
Kalkaska Twp	(231) 258-9305	Oliver Twp	(231) 258-4206
Orange Twp	(231) 369-4121	Rapid River Twp	(231) 258-2943
Springfield Twp	(231) 879-4541
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

Mr. Tino Breithaupt Senior Vice President of Economic Development Traverse Bay EDC Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce 202 E. Grandview Parkway Traverse City, MI 49684

Phone: 231.995.7105 Fax: 231.946.2565

Email: tbedc@tcchamber.org/tbedc Web: www.tcchamber.org/tbedc

Source: Local County Economic Development Contact 2008