Saginaw County Profile
Saginaw County is located in the central
portion of the lower peninsula, adjacent to both the agricultural and
industrial centers of the state. Manufacturing, especially auto
related, is important to the county's economy, as are all phases of
agricultural production. Auto manufacturing dominates the city of
Saginaw, which is surrounded by farmlands whose output of sugar beets,
dry beans, corn, wheat, oats, and soybean is among the highest in the
state. Agriculture accounts for approximately 64% of the county's land
use. Manufacturing includes bakery and chemical equipment, silicon,
graphite, plastic, and metal products. Sugar, meat products, flour, and
beer are also produced in the county. The medical service industry and
medical facilities are also expanding rapidly in Saginaw County.
General Data
| DISTANCE |
MILES |
KM |
| Chicago |
320 |
514 |
| Cleveland |
270 |
434 |
| Detroit |
100 |
160 |
| Indianapolis |
340 |
547 |
| Lansing |
70 |
112 |
| YEARS |
|
| 1990 |
211,946 |
| 2000 |
210,039 |
| 2001 |
209,973 |
| 2002 |
210,087 |
| Source:Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, April 17, 2003 |
|
| LABOR |
2001 |
| Total Workforce |
102,925 |
| Number Employed |
96,850 |
| Number Unemployed |
6,075 |
| Unemployment Rate |
5.9 |
| Source:Michigan Employment Service Agency, 2001 |
| CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOR FORCE |
|
|
| LABOR |
1990 |
| Workers 16 years and over |
85,480 |
| Percentage who work outside of county |
14.7% |
| Percentage who work at home |
2.2% |
| Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 1990 |
|
| CLASSIFICATION |
1990 |
| Persons 25 years of age or older |
131,154 |
| Percentage with high school diploma |
74.8% |
| Percentage with bachelor's degree |
12.97% |
| Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 1990 |
| TRANSPORTATION |
| ACCESS TO MARKETS |
| Main Highways |
I-75, I-675, US-10, US-23, M-13, M-15, M-18, M-20, M-25, M-30, M-46, M-47, M-84, M-54, M-83, M-52, M-58, M-57, M-81 |
| Bus Lines |
Greyhound, Bay Metro Transit, Midland Transit, Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services (STARS) |
| Truck Lines |
Over 50 truck lines in region providing statewide, national, and international hauling services |
| Rail Lines |
Central Michigan, Tuscola & Saginaw Bay, Huron & Eastern, Mid-Michigan, CSX, Saginaw Valley Railroad |
| Ports |
Bay City (15 mi-Lake Huron), Over 30 port facilities along Saginaw River 10-25 ft. depth range |
| Airports |
MBS International Airport, Harry W. Browne International Airport |
| Airlines |
Northwest Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Atlantic Cost, United Airlines |
| Source: Local Economic Development Contact |
Economy
| PERSONAL INCOME (In Thousands of Dollars) |
|
|
| Components by Type |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
| Personal income |
4,762,647 |
4,858,433 |
5,034,725 |
5,232,070 |
| Nonfarm personal income |
4,751,805 |
4,854,193 |
5,011,613 |
5,222,318 |
| Farm income |
10,842 |
4,240 |
23,112 |
9,752 |
| Population (number of persons) |
211,406 |
210,839 |
210,400 |
209,897 |
| Per capita personal income (dollars) |
22,528 |
23,043 |
23,929 |
24,927 |
| Components by Industry |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
| Farm Earnings |
10,842 |
4,240 |
23,112 |
9,752 |
| Non-Farm Earnings |
3,783,183 |
3,924,550 |
4,155,642 |
4,224,589 |
| Private Earnings |
3,336,928 |
3,486,261 |
3,695,888 |
3,734,677 |
| Ag. serv., forestry, fishing, and other |
16,813 |
19,235 |
20,967 |
21,586 |
| Mining |
774 |
1,119 |
1,054 |
1,105 |
| Construction |
190,058 |
198,292 |
231,606 |
251,099 |
| Manufacturing |
1,409,374 |
1,463,765 |
1,577,053 |
1,541,876 |
| Durable goods |
1,323,750 |
1,376,390 |
1,481,960 |
1,444,065 |
| Transportation and public utilities |
225,221 |
229,106 |
228,660 |
235,133 |
| Wholesale trade |
157,726 |
162,679 |
169,354 |
176,933 |
| Retail trade |
341,747 |
349,908 |
369,042 |
381,176 |
| Finance, insurance, and real estate |
153,859 |
164,642 |
175,692 |
175,787 |
| Services |
841,356 |
897,515 |
922,460 |
949,982 |
| Government and government enterprises |
446,255 |
438,289 |
459,754 |
489,912 |
| Federal, civilian |
83,084 |
85,148 |
90,103 |
93,780 |
| Military |
6,437 |
6,255 |
6,416 |
6,725 |
| State and local |
356,734 |
346,886 |
363,235 |
389,407 |
| Source:U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic and Statistics Administration, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Issued May 2002 |
| EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY (Number of Jobs) |
|
|
| Components by Type |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
| Total Employment |
117,410 |
115,874 |
117,799 |
118,258 |
| Wage and Salary Employment |
102,231 |
102,201 |
103,799 |
103,945 |
| Proprietor's employment |
15,179 |
13,673 |
14,000 |
14,313 |
| Farm Employment |
1,636 |
1,608 |
1,651 |
1,614 |
| Non-Farm Employment |
115,774 |
114,266 |
116,148 |
116,644 |
| Components by Industry |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
| Private |
104,135 |
102,898 |
104,243 |
104,377 |
| Ag. serv., forestry, fishing, and other |
1,166 |
1,170 |
1,247 |
1,249 |
| Mining |
106 |
98 |
93 |
92 |
| Construction |
5,794 |
5,608 |
6,159 |
6,290 |
| Manufacturing |
21,745 |
21,348 |
21,688 |
21,344 |
| Transportation and public utilities |
5,595 |
5,683 |
5,290 |
5,376 |
| Wholesale trade |
4,671 |
4,489 |
4,519 |
4,537 |
| Retail trade |
24,589 |
23,615 |
24,268 |
24,178 |
| Finance, insurance, and real estate |
6,480 |
6,472 |
6,636 |
6,690 |
| Services |
33,989 |
34,415 |
34,343 |
34,621 |
| Government and government enterprises |
11,639 |
11,368 |
11,905 |
12,267 |
| Federal, civilian |
1,313 |
1,338 |
1,346 |
1,434 |
| Military |
473 |
441 |
433 |
434 |
| State and local |
9,853 |
9,589 |
10,126 |
10,399 |
| Source:U.S. Department of Commerce - Economics and Statistics Administration - Bureau of Economic Analysis, Issued May 2002 |
| PRINCIPLE EMPLOYERS |
| MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS |
| SIC |
FIRM |
LOCATION |
EMPLOYEES |
PRODUCT |
| 3714 |
Delphi/Saginaw Steering Systs |
Saginaw |
8,418 |
Automobile steering columns |
| 3321 |
General Motors Corp/Powertrain |
Saginaw |
2,000 |
Grey iron cstngs & alum cyl hds |
| 3714 |
General Motors Corp |
Saginaw |
1,800 |
Disc brake r assemblies |
| 3322 |
General Motors Corp/Powertrain |
Saginaw |
1,300 |
Malleable iron castings |
| 2063 |
Michigan Sugar Co |
Saginaw |
1,200 |
Sugar, dried beet pulp |
| 3714 |
Eaton Corp |
Saginaw |
610 |
Vehicle motor parts, tools |
| 3339 |
Hemlock Semiconductor Corp |
Hemlock |
475 |
Polycrystalline silicon |
| 3444 |
Saginaw Control & Engineering |
Saginaw |
370 |
Elec cont panels, sheet mtl encl |
| 2295 |
Duro-Last Inc |
Saginaw |
325 |
Roofing materials, walk pads |
| 3452 |
Thomson Saginaw Ball Screw Co |
Saginaw |
315 |
Ball screw assemblies |
| 2711 |
Saginaw News |
Saginaw |
280 |
Newspaper publishing |
| 3549 |
Wright-K Technology Inc |
Saginaw |
275 |
Spec purp modular tools |
| 3231 |
Hehr Intl Inc |
Chesaning |
226 |
Rec veh & marine alumwindows |
| 2063 |
Michigan Sugar Co |
Carrollton |
205 |
Beet sugar & molasses |
| 8331 |
Saginaw Valley Rehabilitation |
Saginaw |
200 |
Sheltered workshop |
| 3465 |
Means Industries Inc |
Saginaw |
200 |
Auto stampings, subassemblies |
| 3281 |
Dixie Cut Stone & Marble Inc |
Bridgeport |
200 |
Cut stone products |
| 3545 |
Universal Microbore-Cushman |
Frankenmuth |
200 |
Machine tools, gauges, etc |
| 3083 |
Dow Corning Corp |
Hemlock |
175 |
Silicone elastomer med tubing |
| 2035 |
Vlasic Foods Inc |
Bridgeport |
175 |
Pickles & sauerkraut |
| Source: Harris Publishing Company, 1998 Industrial Directory |
| OTHER MAJOR EMPLOYERS |
| SIC |
FIRM |
LOCATION |
EMPLOYEES |
PRODUCT |
| 8062 |
Saint Mary's Medical Center of Saginaw |
Saginaw |
2,400 |
Health care |
| 8062 |
Covenant HealthCare |
Saginaw |
4,057 |
Health care |
| 9121 |
County of Saginaw |
Saginaw |
790 |
Legislative bodies |
| 8211 |
Saginaw Twp. Community Schools |
Saginaw |
600 |
School/education |
| 5411 |
Meijer Inc. |
Saginaw |
600 |
Grocery stores |
| 4813 |
SBC |
Saginaw |
1,310 |
Communication |
| 5812 |
Zehnders of Frankenmuth Inc. |
Frankenmuth |
600 |
Eating places |
| 5812 |
Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn Inc. |
Frankenmuth |
1200 |
Restaurant/Hotel |
| 8062 |
Veterans Health Administration |
Saginaw |
430 |
Health care |
| Source: Local County Economic Development Contact |
|
| Type of Service |
2000 |
| Total |
5,023 |
| Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support |
6 |
| Mining |
6 |
| Utilities |
1 |
| Construction |
506 |
| Manufacturing |
235 |
| Food mfg |
17 |
| Beverage & tobacco product mfg |
3 |
| Textile mills |
1 |
| Textile product mills |
1 |
| Wood product mfg |
6 |
| Paper mfg |
4 |
| Printing & related support activities |
25 |
| Chemical mfg |
5 |
| Plastics & rubber products mfg |
11 |
| Nonmetallic mineral product mfg |
13 |
| Primary metal mfg |
9 |
| Fabricated metal product mfg |
57 |
| Machinery mfg |
40 |
| Computer & electronic product mfg |
3 |
| Electrical equip, appliance & component mfg |
3 |
| Transportation equipment mfg |
14 |
| Furniture & related product mfg |
5 |
| Miscellaneous mfg |
18 |
| Wholesale trade |
253 |
| Retail trade |
1,029 |
| Transportation & warehousing |
117 |
| Information |
77 |
| Publishing industries |
10 |
| Motion picture & sound recording industries |
6 |
| Broadcasting & telecommunications |
45 |
| Information & data processing services |
16 |
| Finance & insurance |
289 |
| Real estate & rental & leasing |
154 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services |
359 |
| Management of companies & enterprises |
30 |
| Admin, support, waste mgt, remediation services |
232 |
| Educational services |
36 |
| Health care and social assistance |
565 |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation |
57 |
| Accommodation & food services |
412 |
| Other services (except public administration) |
611 |
| Auxiliaries (exc corporate, subsidiary & regional mgt) |
12 |
| Unclassified establishments |
36 |
| Source:Source:U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau, Issued July 2002 |
Quality of Life
| EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES |
| PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT INFORMATION |
| COMMUNITY |
SCHOOL DISTRICT |
STUDENTS |
INSTRUCTORS |
HIGH SCHOOLS |
| Birch Run |
Birch Run Area Schools |
2,000 |
101 |
1 |
| Bridgeport |
Bridgeport Spaulding Comm Schs |
2,543 |
144 |
1 |
| Carrollton |
Carrollton Public Schools |
1,206 |
67 |
1 |
| Chesaning |
Chesaning Union Schools |
2,380 |
151 |
1 |
| Frankenmuth |
Frankenmuth School District |
1,117 |
64 |
1 |
| Freeland |
Freeland Community District |
1,261 |
61 |
1 |
| Hemlock |
Hemlock Public Schools |
1,515 |
73 |
1 |
| Merrill |
Merrill Community Schools |
1,040 |
55 |
1 |
| New Lothrop |
New Lothrop Area Schools |
892 |
48 |
1 |
| Saginaw |
Buena Vista School District |
1,747 |
100 |
1 |
| Saginaw |
Swan Valley School District |
1,607 |
83 |
1 |
| Saginaw |
Saginaw Township Comm Schools |
4,853 |
241 |
1 |
| Saginaw |
Saginaw City School District |
13,967 |
796 |
2 |
| St. Charles |
St. Charles Community Schools |
1,400 |
77 |
1 |
| Source: MI Department of Education, 1997 |
| TWO YEAR COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS |
| NAME |
LOCATION |
ENROLLMENT |
| Great Lakes Junior College |
Saginaw |
2,250 |
| Mott Community College |
Flint (Genesee Co.) |
10,469 |
| FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES |
| NAME |
LOCATION |
ENROLLMENT |
| Saginaw Valley State University |
Saginaw |
7,500 |
| Northwood University |
Midland (Midland Co.) |
1,500 |
| Alma College |
Alma (Gratiot Co.) |
1,400 |
| University of Michigan - Flint |
Flint (Genesee Co.) |
10,469 |
| GMI Engineering & Management |
Flint (Genesee Co. |
2,500 |
| Source: MI Department of Education, 1996 |
| MEDICAL FACILITIES |
| TYPE OF FACILITY |
# IN COUNTY |
# OF BEDS |
| Hospitals |
4 |
994 |
| Source: MI Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 1998 |
|
| OWNER OCCUPIED |
MEDIAN VALUE |
RENTER OCCUPIED |
MEDIAN RENT |
| 50,008 |
$85,200 |
20,742 |
$497 |
| Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000 |
| CLIMATE |
| MONTH |
AVG. MIN TEMP |
AVG. MAX TEMP. |
| January |
14F./-10C. |
27F./-3C. |
| July |
60F./16C. |
82F./28C. |
| PRECIPITATION |
RAINFALL |
SNOWFALL |
| Average Annual |
30in./76cm. |
46in./117cm. |
| GROWING SEASON |
DAYS ABOVE 90F/32C |
DAYS BELOW 0F/-18C |
| 163 |
10 |
9 |
| Source: NOAA Climate Summary, 1995 |
| RECREATION |
| COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS |
The
natural resources in Saginaw, Bay, and Midland Counties are an integral
part of one of Michigan's largest tourism industries. The Saginaw
River and Lake Huron provide year-round activity from boating to
fishing. Popular events such as Freeland's Walleye Festival and
the Shiver on the River ice-fishing competition attract visitors
throughout the Midwest. The area's natural resources also provide
ample opportunity for the observation of wildlife. Midland's
Chippewa Nature Center, Shiawassee Wildlife Refuge and Bay City's
Tobico Marsh State Game Area are amoung the many places visitors are
able to enjoy nature.
The
Tri-Counties also boast 26 public and private golf courses, providing
over 450 holes ranging in difficulty and affordability. Among
them is a PGA course designed by Jack Nicklaus at Bay Valley Hotel and
Resort. Apple Mountain Ski & Golf Resort and Frankenmuth's
Fortress are also among the area's most impressive courses.
Other
recreational activities include the Pere-Marquette Rail Trail.
This 23 mile paved trail, beginning at Midland's Tridge, is ideal for
biking, walking, cross country skiing or inline skating. In
addition, some of the Midwest's best skiing is only a short distance
away at Boyne Mountain, Boyne Highlands, and Caberfae.
The
Tri-County community also provides many unique cultural
opportunities. The Midland Center for the Arts hosts performances
in music, theatre, and dance. Art, science, and history exhibits
are also on display. The Bay City Players is the county's oldest,
continuously running community theatre. For those preferring a
more peaceful experience, Midland's Dow Gardens includes 110 acres of
gardens open to the public year round. Exploring is encouraged.
Saginaw
County has numerous cultural attractions as well. Included is the
Japanese Cultural Center and Tea Garden and the Marshall Fredericks
Sculpture Gallery, located at Saginaw Valley State University. In
Frankenmuth, Michigan's #1 tourist destination, visitors may enjoy the
German atmosphere found year round in the shops and restaurants
scattered downtown.
Retail is
big business. Saginaw's Birch Run contains interstate 75's second
most frequented exit, next only to Orlando, Florida due widely to the
popular Prime Outlets shopping center.
The
residents of Saginaw, Bay, and Midland Counties are truly
fortunate. Quality of life here provides a great place to live,
work, and raise a family. Employment opportunities are diverse,
neighbors are friendly, resources are plentiful, and newcomers are
welcome. |
| Source: Local County Economic Development Contact |
Municipal Services
| UTILITIES |
| COMMUNITY |
ELECTRIC |
GAS |
| Jonesfield,
Birch Run, Blumfield, Brady, Brant, Bridgeport, Carrollton, Chapin,
Chesaning, Frankenmuth, Albee, James, Kochville, Lakefield, Maple
Grove, Marion, Richland, Saginaw, St. Charles, St. Clair, Swan Creek,
Taymouth, Thomas, Fremont |
Consumers Energy |
Consumers Energy |
| Chapin |
Tri-County |
Consumers Energy |
| Source: Local County Economic Development Contact |
| TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
| Local Phone Companies |
SBC |
| Long Distance Companies |
AT&T, MCI, Sprint, and others |
| Source: Local County Economic Development Contact |
| LICENSED LANDFILLS |
| COMMUNITY |
OWNER/MANAGER |
| Buena Vista |
GM Corp - Powertrain |
| James |
John Sexton Corporation of Michigan |
| Taymouth |
People's Garbage Disposal, Inc. |
| Taymouth |
Tay-ban Corporation |
| Source: MDEQ Waste Management Division, 1998 |
|
| Agriculture |
Comercial |
Industrial |
Residential |
Other |
| 4.80% |
27.60% |
12.90% |
50.50% |
4.00% |
| Source:State Tax Commission and Office of Revenue and Tax Analysis, Michigan Department of Treasury, 2000 |
| GOVERNMENT |
| COMMUNITY |
PHONE NUMBER |
COMMUNITY |
PHONE NUMBER |
| Albee Twp |
(989) 770-4844 |
Birch Run Twp |
(989) 624-9773 |
| | |
