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County Profile
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Bay County Snapshot |
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| Population |
107,517 |
| Households |
48,021 |
| Per Capita Income |
$22,323 |
| Median Household Income |
$43,353 |
| Average Household Size |
2.38 |
| Median Value of Owner Occupied Homes |
$109,300 |
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City |
|
Travel Time |
| Lansing |
80 |
88 min. |
| Detroit |
100 |
2 hrs |
| Battle Creek |
129 |
2.5 hrs |
| Chicago |
300 |
5.5 hrs |
| Toronto |
300 |
5.5 hrs |
| Indianapolis |
360 |
6 hrs |
| Ann Arbor |
96 |
98 min |
| Flint |
46 |
48 min |
| Grand Rapids |
126 |
2.5 hrs |
| Jackson |
110 |
<2 hrs |
| Kalamazoo |
152 |
3 hrs |
| Main Highways |
I-75, US-10, US-23, M-84, M-13, M-25, M-15 |
| Bus Lines |
Bay Metro, Greyhound, Indian Trails |
| Truck Lines |
37 |
| Rail Lines |
CSX, Lake State and Mid-Michigan |
| Ports |
2.47 Bay City (Lake Huron) |
| Airports |
M.B.S. International and James Clements Airport |
| Airlines |
M.B.S. – Northwest and United |
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Workforce 2007 |
| Total Workforce |
54,400 |
| Employed |
47,800 |
| Unemployed |
6,600 |
| Unemployed Rate |
12.1% |
| Located in County |
173 |
| Over 100 Employees |
10 |
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| Bay Regional Medical Center |
1,947 |
Health care services |
| Dow Corning Corporation |
1,200 |
|
| Bay City Public Schools |
1,054 |
Education |
| Delta College |
930 |
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| Michigan Sugar Company |
623 |
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| General Motors Powertrain |
614 |
Automotive components |
| Meijer Incorporated |
586 |
Grocery/general merchandise |
| Bay County |
533 |
County government |
| Consumers Energy |
516 |
Utility |
| SC Johnson – A Family Company |
444 |
Household products (cleaning, storage) |
| City of Bay City |
375 |
City government |
| Heartland Home Health Care & Hospice |
350 |
Home heath care |
| Bangor Township School |
345 |
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| Bay-Arenac ISD |
320 |
Education |
| Bay Medical Care Facility |
300 |
Health care services |
| Wal-Mart |
289 |
Grocery/general merchandise |
| Pinconning Area Schools |
247 |
Education |
| Bay–Arenac Behavioral Health Authority |
231 |
Social services |
| F.P. Horak |
228 |
Commercial printing |
| Charter Communications |
226 |
Cable television, internet, phone |
| Essexville-Hampton Schools |
188 |
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| Carriage House |
186 |
Nursing home care |
| Labadie Auto Group |
174 |
Automotive dealership & repair facilities |
| Visiting Nurse Services of Michigan |
163 |
Home health care |
| Menard Incorporated |
160 |
Home improvement |
| Thelen Auto Group |
160 |
Automotive dealership & repair facilities |
| Independent Bank |
155 |
Financial services |
| Bay Shores Nursing Care Center |
145 |
Nursing home care |
| Valley Publishing Company |
141 |
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| DoubleTree Hotel & Conference Center |
140 |
Hotel and Conference Center |
| Euclid Industries, Incorporated |
133 |
Manufacturer of automotive componets |
| Younkers |
130 |
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| Dobson Home Care & Staffing Solutions |
127 |
Home health care |
| Chemical Bank & Trust |
125 |
Financial Services |
| National City Bank |
123 |
Financial Services |
| Tubular Metal Systems, Inc. |
120 |
Exhaust systems |
| Magline, Inc. |
120 |
Hand Trucks |
| U.S. Post Office |
119 |
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| Target, Incorporated |
110 |
General Merchandise |
| Bay Metro Transportation Authority |
108 |
Industrial product distribution |
| RWC Incorporated |
105 |
Custom Automated Equipment |
| Northern Concrete Pipe |
101 |
Concrete Pipe |
| Bay Area Catholic Schools |
100 |
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440 Total Square Miles in County |
|
234 Square Miles Devoted to Farming |
|
52.7% of Total Square Miles in County |
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Square Miles |
| Soybeans |
65 |
| Corn |
65 |
| Sugar Beets |
35 |
| Dry Beans |
30 |
| Wheat |
20 |
| Hay |
10 |
| Potatoes |
5 |
| Cucumbers |
5 |
| Oats |
2 | |
