Demographics - Gratiot County

Population

2006

2005

2003

42,107

42,345

42,501
(est.)

Labor Force

Total Labor Force:                                           20,666

Total Employed:

18,915

Private Sector:*

16,844

Government Employed:*

Unemployed:

1,751

Unemployment Rate:

8.5%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
*2005 data

Commuter Labor Force:                           

30 mile radius:

146,182

60 mile radius:

1,254,658

Workers 16 and older (2006):

18,893

Average time spent commuting
(in minutes):

22.7

Percentage who work at home:

4.1%

Educational Attainments (2000)*:

Persons 25 years of age or older:

27,322

Percentage with high school diploma or higher:

83.5%

Percentage with Bachelor's Degree or higher:

12.9%

Distances from Major Cities:

Access to Markets/Transportation

Main highways:

US-127, M-46, M-57

Bus lines:

1

Trucking lines:

28

Rail lines:

Mid-Michigan Railroad;
Tuscola & Saginaw Bay

Marine ports:

Bay City (40mi-Lake Huron)

Airports:

Gratiot Community Airport
(charter/freight), Alma
MBS, Saginaw
(30 miles)
Capital City, Lansing
(45 miles)

Geography

Elevation:

1230 meters above sea level
(approximately 754 ft)

Land Use

Total Acres:

365,081

Cropland:

68.4%

Forest:

7.5%

Pasture:

1.4%

Surface Water:

0.2%

Other:
(Commercial, Industrial,
Residential, and Roads)

14.9%