Marinette County, Wisconsin

Marinette County One-Year Industry Employment Change

2006-12-20T21:23:00.000-08:00

From the 60 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 17 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 41 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Marinette County, Wisconsin, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 380 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Marinette County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Traveler accommodation industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 100 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Traveler accommodation industry makes up 19.5 percent of the total growth in Marinette County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (100 new jobs)
2. Other wood product manufacturing (64 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (51 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (39 new jobs)
5. Nursing care facilities (30 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Marinette County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 37 jobs. The declines in the Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. industry make up 27.6 percent of the total employment decline in Marinette County, Wisconsin.

Top 5 Industries
1. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (37 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (23 jobs lost)
3. Offices of dentists (17 jobs lost)
4. Other professional and technical services (8 jobs lost)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (6 jobs lost)

Total employment has increased by 2.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of Wisconsin, which experienced a gain of 0.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Marinette County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 15.9 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Wisconsin, where the industry felt a gain of 0.7 percent. The losses in the Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. industry in Marinette County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 0.9 in percent of workers in the Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (15.9 percent decline)
2. Lessors of real estate (15.6 percent decline)
3. Other general merchandise stores (14.8 percent decline)
4. Offices of dentists (14.3 percent decline)
5. Other professional and technical services (12 percent decline)

Marinette County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Traveler accommodation industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 63.2 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Marinette County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Wisconsin, where the industry felt a loss of 0.9 percent. The Traveler accommodation industry in Marinette County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 0.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (63.2 percent gain)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (37.4 percent gain)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (35.3 percent gain)
4. Nondepository credit intermediation (34.2 percent gain)
5. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (33.3 percent gain)

About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Demographic Profile for Marinette County, Wisconsin

2006-11-29T19:06:00.000-08:00

Marinette County, Wisconsin had an estimated population of 43,406 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 43,457. The decline signifies a decrease of -0.1 percent. Marinette ranks 62 of 72 counties by growth in total population in Wisconsin and the county ranks 2,021 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When measuring the total land area, Marinette extends a total area of 1402 square miles. The land areas has a low population density of 31 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Fremont, CO (31 per sq. mile ), Delaware, IA (31 per sq. mile ), Le Flore, OK (31 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Martin, IN (31 per sq. mile ), Kanabec, MN (31 per sq. mile ), White, IL (31 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Marinette County, Wisconsin to be 42.6 years old. The median age in Marinette is greater than the median in Wisconsin of 37.9. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 40.6 years of age. With 20.6 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Marinette can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.7 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 17.8 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

From 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Marinette from outside the country. The immigration into Marinette makes up 0.2 percent of immigration into the State of Wisconsin. This amount of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Marinette County, Wisconsin has a population that is made up of 97.3 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.5 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Wisconsin percent of 12.2. Since 2000, Marinette has increased the percent of minority makeup when 1.3 percent of the total population were minorities.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Marinette County, Wisconsin

2006-11-13T20:11:00.000-08:00

Marinette County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $69,800, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall Wisconsin 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $112,200 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

The State of Wisconsin, Marinette County is positioned 61 of 72 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,153 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Marinette County, the census reported 27,631 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 982 homes since 2001, or 3.7 percent.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Marinette County, Wisconsin. In 2000, 85.4 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Marinette County, Wisconsin ...

2006-10-31T07:32:00.000-08:00

Employment Report for Marinette County, Wisconsin -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Marinette County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.82. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 2.82 times greater than the national average, signifying that Marinette may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

In Marinette County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 36.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 6,197 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 13.9 and 8.6 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Management of companies and enterprises has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Marinette County, with an employment growth of 100 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 1.6 percent. The State of Wisconsin had an industry job change of 48.1 percent, since the year 2001.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Marinette County. In the County, the industry averages 69 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Wisconsin average establishment size of 49 for the Manufacturing industry.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).