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Livingston County

Livingston County is located in the southeastern part of the lower peninsula and is traversed by I-96 and US-23. The county contains 574 square miles and is the 41st largest in the state. The county seat is Howell. Approximately 35 percent of the land is in farms. Livingston County is well-known for its melons and holds a melon festival every year. A large portion of the population works outside the county which is situated about half-way between Detroit, the state's largest city, and Lansing, the state capital. Manufacturing in the county is dominated by auto-related sectors. Recreation activities include skiing, hunting, fishing, golfing and boating.

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General Data

 

DISTANCE MILES KM
Chicago 250 402
Cleveland 210 337
Indianapolis 220 353
Lansing 45 72
Toronto 290 466

 
 YEARS
POPULATION   
 2002  168,980
 2003  173,003
 2004  177,271
 2005  181,517
Source:Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, March 16, 2006


 
WORKFORCE   
 LABOR 2006
 Total Workforce 92,841 
 Number Employed 88,285 
 Number Unemployed 4,556 
 Unemployment Rate 4.9 
Source:Michigan Employment Service Agency, 2006


 
CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOR FORCE   
 LABOR 2000
 Workers 16 years and over 79,729 
 Percentage who work outside of county 57.5% 
 Percentage who work at home 3.4% 
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000


 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS   
 CLASSIFICATION 2000
 Persons 25 years of age or older 101,381 
 Percentage with high school diploma 91.4% 
 Percentage with bachelor's degree 28.15% 
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

TRANSPORTATION
ACCESS TO MARKETS
Main Highways I-96, US-23, M-155, M-59, M-36, M-106
Bus Lines Greyhound
Truck Lines 27
Rail Lines CSX Transportation, Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway
Ports Detroit (50 mi-Detroit River)
Airports Livingston County Airport, Brighton Field
Airlines Allegheny Commuter, Piedmont, Simmons
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004

 

Economy



 
PERSONAL INCOME (In Thousands of Dollars)  
Components by Type 2002 2003 2004 2005
Personal income 5,912,655 6,151,612 6,287,316 6,555,958
Population (persons) 168,982 172,879 177,210 181,404
Per capita personal income (dollars) 34,990 35,583 35,479 36,140
Farm proprietors' income -8,010 -4,460 -1,842 -2,013
Nonfarm proprietors' income 368,744 340,343 385,260 409,466
Components by Industry 2002 2003 2004 2005
Farm earnings -1,000 1,010 4,637 3,559
Nonfarm earnings 2,550,066 2,621,575 2,777,352 2,869,203
Private earnings 2,263,886 2,312,140 2,444,818 2,529,398
Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other 1,366 1,548 1,510 1,549
Mining 3,733 4,860 7,648 8,641
Utilities 9,023 9,317 0 9,157
Construction 331,736 316,051 329,368 339,750
Manufacturing 618,227 650,540 619,577 618,978
   Durable goods manufacturing 531,884 568,312 530,967 523,032
Wholesale trade 107,728 112,160 0 147,690
Retail Trade 200,403 206,332 223,181 233,005
Transportation and warehousing 83,256 93,398 115,494 116,271
Information 20,536 20,649 21,819 23,698
Finance and insurance 181,806 196,519 202,121 197,907
Real estate and rental and leasing 128,102 106,206 127,803 136,796
Professional and technical services 161,739 167,479 189,706 207,795
Government and government enterprises 286,180 309,435 332,534 339,805
   Federal, civilian 15,934 15,841 18,432 18,854
   Military 7,165 10,395 11,497 13,372
   State and local 263,081 283,199 302,605 307,579
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 70,018 70,464 73,537 75,165
Wage and salary employment 53,198 52,651 54,779 55,356
Proprietors employment 16,820 17,813 18,758 19,809
Farm employment 943 938 942 925
Nonfarm employment 69,075 69,526 72,595 74,240
Components by Industry 2002 2003 2004 2005
Private employment 62,198 62,647 65,785 67,332
   Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other 144 123 131 128
   Mining 88 98 100 106
   Utilities 87 79 0 88
   Construction 6,295 6,567 6,901 6,960
   Manufacturing 9,456 9,398 9,533 9,067
   Wholesale trade 1,955 1,967 0 2,191
   Retail Trade 8,779 8,881 9,134 9,583
   Transportation and warehousing 1,987 2,099 2,354 2,346
   Finance and insurance 3,673 3,757 3,835 3,739
   Real estate and rental and leasing 4,545 4,690 5,031 5,362
   Professional and technical services 4,249 4,407 4,662 4,946
Government and government enterprises 6,877 6,879 6,810 6,908
   Federal, civilian 266 263 269 281
   Military 337 337 340 328
   State and local 6,274 6,279 6,201 6,299
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce, Issued May 2007

 

PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS
NAICS COMPANY NAME LOCATION EMPLOYEES PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
611110 Brighton Area School District Brighton 1,100 Public school district office
611110 Howell Public School District Howell 750 Public school district office
622110 St Joseph Mercy Livingston Howell 750 Medical & surgical hospital
524126 Citizens Insurance Co Of Amer Howell 700 Property & casualty, automobile & worker's compensation insurance carrier services
813410 Elks Lodge No 2168 B P O E Howell 532 Membership lodge
336370 Ogihara America Corp Howell 500 Manufactures automotive metal stampings
336399 Ontegra Brighton Brighton 500 Manufactures automobile door, instrument panels & consoles
611110 Hartland Cons School District Hartland 450 Public school district office
332510 Intier Auto Interiors Of Amer Howell 385 Manufactures automobile interior trim products
336399 Hayes Lemmerz Intl Inc Howell 355 Aluminum wheels
611110 Fowlerville Cmty School Dist Fowlerville 350 Public school district office
336340 TRW Inc Fowlerville 350 Manufactures antilock braking systems for light duty trucks
332710 Uniboring Co Inc Howell 350 Precision machining, boring & prototypes
452110 Meijer Inc Brighton 350 Department store & grocery store
422410 Gordon Food Service Inc Brighton 300 Distributor of groceries
312111 Pepsi-Cola Co Howell 300 Provides soft drink bottling services
331528 Alpha Technology Corp Howell 290 Manufactures zinc die castings & plastic injection mold parts; mechanical assembling
326199 Gilreath Manufacturing Inc Howell 275 Manufactures plastic injection molding
611110 Howell High School Howell 270 Public high school with grades 09 - 12
611110 Brighton High School Brighton 253 Public high school with grades 09 - 12
623110 Medilodge Of Howell Inc Howell 250 Skilled nursing care facility
444110 Home Depot Inc Howell 200 Home improvement center store
623110 Howell Care Center Howell 200 Skilled nursing care facility services
339113 Tri-State Hospital Supply Corp Howell 200 Disposable hospital supplies, label printing, custom sterile trays & trash liners
452110 Target Brighton 200 Retail discount department store
Source: Harris Publishing Company, 2004 InfoSource

OTHER MAJOR EMPLOYERS
SIC FIRM LOCATION EMPLOYEES PRODUCT
6331 Citizens Insurance Co of America Howell 950 Insurance
8062 Mercy Health Services Howell 718 Health care
8211 Pinckney Community Schools Pinckney 600 School/education
8211 Hartland Consolidated Schools Hartland 600 School/education
9111 County of Livingston Howell 580 Executive offices
5311 Meijer Inc. Brighton 519 Department stores
5311 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Howell 500 Department stores
5141 Gordon Food Service Inc. Brighton 410 Groceries
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004


 
NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS  
Type of Service 2004
Total 4,192
    Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support 4
    Mining 4
    Utilities 5
    Construction 838
    Manufacturing 269
      Food mfg 9
      Beverage & tobacco product mfg 1
      Textile mills 2
      Textile product mills 2
      Apparel manufacturing 5
      Wood product mfg 6
      Paper mfg 2
      Printing & related support activities 14
      Petroleum & coal products mfg 2
      Chemical mfg 11
      Plastics & rubber products mfg 20
      Nonmetallic mineral product mfg 11
      Primary metal mfg 3
      Fabricated metal product mfg 60
      Machinery mfg 44
      Computer & electronic product mfg 8
      Electrical equip, appliance & component mfg 7
      Transportation equipment mfg 26
      Furniture & related product mfg 10
      Miscellaneous mfg 26
    Wholesale trade 274
    Retail trade 559
    Transportation & warehousing 93
    Information 52
      Publishing industries 12
      Motion picture & sound recording industries 6
    Finance & insurance 209
    Real estate & rental & leasing 161
    Professional, scientific & technical services 428
    Management of companies & enterprises 12
    Admin, support, waste mgt, remediation services 254
    Educational services 32
    Health care and social assistance 301
    Arts, entertainment & recreation 76
    Accommodation & food services 233
    Other services (except public administration) 350
    Unclassified establishments 38
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
Brighton Brighton Area Schools 6,260 310 2
Dexter Dexter Community Schools 2,299 130 1
Fowlerville Fowlerville Community Schools 2,600 131 2
Hartland Hartland Community Schools 3,575 173 1
Howell Howell Public Schools 5,867 303 1
Pinckney Pinckney Community Schools 3,844 172 1
Source: MI Department of Education, 1997

 

TWO YEAR COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
NAME LOCATION ENROLLMENT
Lansing Community College Lansing (Ingham Co.) 18,432
Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor (Washtenaw 10,245

 

FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
NAME LOCATION ENROLLMENT
Michigan State University E. Lansing (Ingham Co.) 40,254
University of Michigan Ann Arbor (Washtenaw Co.) 36,845
Source: MI Department of Education, 1996

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES
TYPE OF FACILITY # IN COUNTY # OF BEDS
Hospitals 1 136
Source: MI Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 1998

 
HOUSING (2000)   
OWNER OCCUPIED MEDIAN VALUE RENTER OCCUPIED MEDIAN RENT
38,986  $187,500  6,301  $681 
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

 

CLIMATE
MONTH AVG. MIN TEMP AVG. MAX TEMP.
January 14F./-10C. 28F./-2C.
July 60F./16C. 81F./27C
PRECIPITATION RAINFALL SNOWFALL
Average Annual 32in./81cm. 45in./114cm.
GROWING SEASON DAYS ABOVE 90F/32C DAYS BELOW 0F/-18C
158 7 11
Source: NOAA Climate Summary, 1995

RECREATION
COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS
20,433 acres of public land including the Brighton, Island Lake, and Pinckney State Recreation areas; Mt. Brighton ski area; canoeing on the Huron River; numerous hiking and nature trails; 19 golf courses.
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004

 

Municipal Services

UTILITIES
COMMUNITY ELECTRIC GAS
Hartland, Tyrone, Cohoctah, Deerfield, Iosco, Unadilla Consumers Energy Consumers Energy
Conway, Genoa, Green Oak, Brighton, Handy, Hartland, Detroit Edison Consumers Energy
Putnam, Hamburg    
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Local Phone Companies SBC
Long Distance Companies AT&T, MCI, Sprint, SBC and others
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004

 

LICENSED LANDFILLS
COMMUNITY OWNER/MANAGER
Green Oak Waste Management of Michigan
Green Oak Contractors Container Corp.
Source: MDEQ Waste Management Division, 1998

 
PROPERTY TAX (2004)   
Agriculture Commercial Industrial Residential Other
1.30%  16.40%  9.20%  69.90%  3.20% 
Source:MI Department of Treasury State Tax Commission, 2006

GOVERNMENT
COMMUNITY PHONE NUMBER COMMUNITY PHONE NUMBER
Brighton (City of) (810) 227-1911 Brighton Twp (810) 229-0550
Cohoctah Twp (517) 546-0655 Conway Twp (517) 223-0358
Deerfield Twp (517) 546-8760 Fowlerville (City of) (517) 223-3771
Genoa Twp (810) 227-5225 Green Oak Twp (810) 231-1333
Hamburg Twp (810) 231-1000 Handy Twp (517) 223-3228
Hartland Twp (810) 632-7498 Howell (City of) (517) 546-3500
Howell Twp (517) 546-2817 Iosco Twp (517) 223-9545
Marion Twp (517) 546-1588 Osceola Twp (517) 546-3259
Putnam Twp (734) 878-3131 Tyrone Twp (810) 629-8631
Unadilla Twp (734) 498-2502    
Whiteford Twp (734) 856-5383    
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT
Mr. Frederick Dillingham
Economic Development Council of Livingston County
1240 Packard Drive, Suite 101
Howell, MI 48843
Phone: (517) 546-0822
Fax: (517) 546-4084 
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004

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