Community & Economic Profile
The Community Profile is an economic snapshot of demographics, labor force, major employers, and government community development resources in Dickinson County. Information is based on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and data provided by the State of Michigan, U.P. Regional Planning Agencies, and the Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce. This data can be used to monitor local economic conditions and trends, provide an economic profile for new, existing and prospective businesses, and identify new and existing consumption, savings, investment and giving opportunities for future growth and development within and across the county.
Research was provided by Northern Michigan University’s Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship. Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, Ph.D., Northern Michigan University’s Sam M. Cohodas Professor and Hannah Kratz, Sam M. Cohodas Assistant, 2012 NMU B.A. economics. The Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce also assisted in providing research.
| Dickinson County Demographics (updated July 2016) | ||||||
| Labor Force |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
| Total Labor Force |
13,876 |
13,529 |
13,307 |
13,218 |
12,406 |
13797 |
| Employed |
12,361 |
12,319 |
12,281 |
12,172 |
11,297 |
12170 |
| Unemployment Rate |
10.9% |
8.9% |
7.7% |
7.9% |
8.50% |
5.20% |
| Source: www.bls.gov | ||||||
| Education and Training (Enrollment) | Fall 2010 | Fall 2011 | Fall 2012 | Fall 2013 | Fall 2014 |
Fall 2015 |
| Public School Districts (Total): |
4,029 |
3,910 |
3,820 |
3,746 |
3,528 |
3691 |
| Breitung Township Schools |
1,689 |
1,676 |
1,672 |
1,727 |
1,679 |
1792 |
| Iron Mountain Public Schools |
1,239 |
1,180 |
1,115 |
1,003 |
816 |
893 |
| Norway Vulcan Area Schools |
784 |
749 |
732 |
720 |
732 |
730 |
| North Dickinson School |
317 |
305 |
301 |
296 |
301 |
276 |
|
8,058 |
7,820 |
7,640 |
7,492 |
7,056 |
7382 |
|
| 3 Private Schools (Total) |
204 |
210 |
214 |
213 |
214 |
214 |
| Bishop Baraga Catholic Schools |
129 |
126 |
108 |
108 |
108 |
128 |
| Holy Spirit Central School |
59 |
74 |
98 |
97 |
98 |
77 |
| Pine Mountain Christian School |
16 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
|
Source: www.michigan.gov/cepi |
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| College and Universities |
Fall 2010 |
Fall 2011 |
Fall 2012 |
Fall 2013 |
Fall 2014 |
Fall 2015 |
| Northern Michigan University |
9,417 |
9,405 |
9,159 |
8,879 |
8,918 |
8303 |
| Michigan Technological University |
6,976 |
7,034 |
6,947 |
6,979 |
7,100 |
7242 |
| Bay de Noc Comm. College |
2,820 |
2,743 |
2,442 |
2,305 |
2,811 |
1853 |
| Workforce Development | ||||||
| Michigan Works! The Job Force Board | ||||||
| Northern Initiatives | ||||||
| Health Care and Emergency Services | ||||||
| Bellin Health Clinic | ||||||
| Dickinson Healthcare Systems – 98 Beds | ||||||
| Michigan-Wisconsin Pysicians | ||||||
| U.P. Health Clinic | ||||||
| Veterans Administration Hospital – 57 Beds | ||||||
| Public Safety and Fire Personnel | ||||||
| Ambulance | ||||||
| Beacon Ambulance Service | ||||||
| Faithorn Rescue Squad | ||||||
| Fire Departments | ||||||
| North Alert Ambulance | ||||||
| Climate (Averages) |
High (°F) |
Low (°F) |
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| Summer |
78 |
53 |
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| Winter |
27 |
5 |
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| Major Employers that Export (# Employed EOY) |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
| Northern Star Industries |
425 |
525 |
570 |
715 |
788 |
474 |
| Boss Snowplow/Toro |
310 |
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| Verso |
475 |
475 |
443 |
475 |
550 |
483 |
| American Axle & Manufacturing |
392 |
392 |
430 |
425 |
440 |
383 |
| Champion, Inc. |
354 |
354 |
354 |
354 |
393 |
212 |
| MJ Electric |
140 |
169 |
225 |
186 |
198 |
277 |
| Lake Shore Systems |
175 |
175 |
75 |
175 |
145 |
77 |
| LP Corporation |
146 |
146 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
152 |
|
2107 |
2236 |
2247 |
2480 |
2664 |
2368 |
|
| Other Employers (# Employed) |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
| Dickinson Health Care System |
615 |
615 |
785 |
715 |
798 |
912 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital |
420 |
510 |
673 |
654 |
500 |
686 |
| Breitung Township Schools |
223 |
140 |
157 |
131 |
200 |
177 |
| Iron Mountain Schools |
150 |
130 |
115 |
110 |
125 |
86 |
| US Special Delivery |
110 |
110 |
93 |
110 |
110 |
87 |
| Coleman Engineering |
94 |
94 |
55 |
94 |
96 |
97 |
| Great American Disposal/Loadmaster |
70 |
70 |
60 |
70 |
30 |
62 |
| CCI Systems, Inc. |
291 |
306 |
306 |
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| Kiser Hydro |
100 |
50 |
33 |
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| Financial Services | ||||||
| First Bank | ||||||
| First National Bank of Iron Mountain/Kingsford | ||||||
| First National Bank of Norway | ||||||
| Flagstar of Michigan Revolving Loan Funds | ||||||
| Forward Financial Credit Union | ||||||
| Huntington Bank | ||||||
| Incredible Bank | ||||||
| Integra First Federal Credit Union | ||||||
| Iron Mountain Kingsford Credit Union | ||||||
| mBank (Niagara) | ||||||
| Northern Initiatives-Iron Mountain | ||||||
| Range Bank | ||||||
| Revolving loan fund available in Kingsford | ||||||
| U.S. Rural Development | ||||||
| U.P. State Credit Union | ||||||
| Upper Peninsula State Bank | ||||||
| Wisconsin Bank and Trust | ||||||
| Industrial and Commercial | ||||||
| (# of Establishments) |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
| Retail Trade |
139 |
138 |
135 |
129 |
129 |
125 |
| Health care and social assistance |
112 |
114 |
115 |
119 |
116 |
104 |
| Construction |
124 |
110 |
111 |
102 |
1 |
91 |
| Accommodation and food services |
84 |
83 |
84 |
80 |
95 |
75 |
| Other services, except public administration |
86 |
85 |
82 |
81 |
78 |
77 |
| Professional and technical services |
58 |
55 |
56 |
57 |
56 |
58 |
| Wholesale trade |
53 |
51 |
51 |
50 |
49 |
49 |
| Transportation and warehousing |
54 |
55 |
51 |
50 |
49 |
34 |
| Manufacturing |
53 |
50 |
48 |
45 |
42 |
43 |
| Finance and insurance |
40 |
39 |
39 |
40 |
38 |
36 |
| Administrative and waste services |
35 |
34 |
32 |
31 |
31 |
27 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
22 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
26 |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
18 |
18 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
| Educational services |
17 |
17 |
17 |
16 |
18 |
10 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
16 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
20 |
| Information |
15 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
| Utilities |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Source: www.data.bls.gov |
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| Industrial Parks | ||||||
| Breitung Charter Township (added in 2011) | ||||||
| Class A Roads, Municipal Water and Sewer, Natural Gas, Electric, | ||||||
| Iron Mountain | ||||||
| Kingsford (added in 2011) | ||||||
| Norway | ||||||
| Norway-Vulcan | ||||||
| Telephone, High Speed Cable Internet available at all parks. Rail lines to some. | ||||||
| Media | ||||||
| Newspapers: | ||||||
| The Advertiser | ||||||
| The Daily News | ||||||
| The Norway Current | ||||||
| Television: | ||||||
| TV6 News (Iron Mountain Bureau) | ||||||
| Radio Stations: | ||||||
| Northern Star Broadcasting, 93.1 and 94.3 | ||||||
| Results Broasdcasting, WJNR 101.5, WOBE 100.7, WHTO 106.7 | ||||||
| Sovereign Communications, WMIQ 1450 | ||||||
| Telecommunicaitons | ||||||
| Local: | ||||||
| AT&T | ||||||
| Niagara Telephone | ||||||
| Cellular: | ||||||
| AT&T | ||||||
| CenturyLink | ||||||
| Niagara Telephone (added in 2011) | ||||||
| Verizon | ||||||
| Cable Internet: | ||||||
| Charter Communications | ||||||
| U.P. Logon.com | ||||||
| Northside TV Corporation | ||||||
| Internet: | ||||||
| CCI Systems | ||||||
| U.P. Net | ||||||
| Government | ||||||
| Dickinson County Government Directory | ||||||
| Public Records | ||||||
| Transportation | ||||||
| Air Service: | ||||||
| Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. (United Express) | ||||||
| Northwestern Charter Services by Superior Aviatior | ||||||
| Skywest Airlines (added in 2011) | ||||||
| Superior Aviation (added in 2011) | ||||||
| Railroads: | ||||||
| Escanaba and Lake Superior | ||||||
| Canadian National Railway | ||||||
| Ports: | ||||||
| Escanaba (Lake Michigan) | ||||||
| Marquette (Lake Superior) | ||||||
| Major Highways | ||||||
| US-2, US-8, US-141, M-69, M-95 | ||||||
| Nearest Central Cities | Miles | |||||
| Green Bay, WI |
97 |
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| Milwaukee, WI |
180 |
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| Madison, WI |
263 |
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| Chicago, IL |
310 |
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| Minneapolis, MN |
320 |
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| Lansing, MI |
420 |
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| Detroit, MI |
480 |
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| Utilities | ||||||
| Electricity: | ||||||
| City of Norway | ||||||
| WE Energies | ||||||
| Natural Gas: | ||||||
| Constellation Energy Services | ||||||
| DTE Energy | ||||||
| Waste Disposal: | ||||||
| Great American Disposal and Recycling | ||||||
| Cultural and Recreational | ||||||
| Friends of the Braumart | ||||||
| Out to Lunch Organization | ||||||
| Pine Mountain Music Festival | ||||||
| Community Performing Arts | ||||||
| Dickinson County Council for the Arts | ||||||
| Norway-Vulcan Fine Arts | ||||||
| Pine Mountain Music Jam | ||||||
| Pine Mountain Ski Jumping | ||||||
| Camping, Hiking, Biking, Snowmobiling, Skiing, ORV trails, | ||||||
| Bed and Breakfasts, Hotel/Motel rooms, Fishing, and miles of lakes and scenic highways | ||||||
| Census |
2000 |
2010 |
%Change |
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| Population |
27,474 |
26,168 |
-4.8% |
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| Land Area: |
777 Square miles |
Contact Information
Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce
600 South Stephenson
Iron Mountain, MI 49801
Ph: (906) 774-2002
Central Upper Peninsula Planning
Development Regional Commission
2415 14th Ave. South
Escanaba, MI 49829
Ph: (906) 786-9234 or 800-562-9828
Email: cuppad@cuppad.org
Northern Michigan University
Center for Economic Education & Entrepreneurship
1401 Presque Isle Ave.
Marquette, MI 49855
Dr. Tawni Ferrarini
tferrari@nmu.edu