Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety83#159/924
Economy88#110/925
Housing34#611/925
Health83#157/925
Healthcare92#73/923
Environment68#290/917
Education95#50/925
Infrastructure77#214/925
Community82#170/925
Leisure & amenities94#58/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Traverse City, MI metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Voter turnout · high84.0%
99/100Michigan 74.6%United States 65.2%2024U.S. Election Assistance CommissionAggregated from counties
Property crime rate · low436 /100k
96/100Michigan 1,259 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
High school diploma or higher · high95.1%
94/100Michigan 92.1%United States 89.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Drought exposure · low1%
94/100Michigan 13%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAAggregated from counties
Mammography screening · high56.5%
93/100Michigan 49.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Lack of reliable transportation · low6.8%
93/100Michigan 8.8%United States 8.3%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Distance to an airport · high128 mi
7/100Michigan 44 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
High ozone days · high4 days
8/100Michigan 3 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties
Distance to an Amtrak station · high124 mi
12/100Michigan 25 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Depression · high27.4%
18/100Michigan 26.5%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Comfortable days · low23.6%
18/100Michigan 23.1%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Cost of buying a home today · high36.8%
25/100Michigan 28.4%United States 34.1%Aug 2026Zillow Research

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

High ozone daysWorsening
1 days (2017) → 3 days (2022)
+294%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
Drought exposureImproving
17% (2021) → 1% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
−16 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Child care cost burdenImproving
32.3% (2020 & 2021) → 22.2% (2023 & 2024)
−10 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
Cost of buying a home todayWorsening
27.0% (Dec 2021) → 36.8% (Aug 2026)
+9.8 pts5 yearsUS 26.4% → 34.1%
Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
61.2% (2010 & 2021) → 70.0% (2022 & 2024)
+8.8 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
83.8% (2015-2019) → 91.7% (2020-2024)
+7.9 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Traverse City, MI metro area improved on 15 of 31 measures with a comparison and declined on 4. 7 moved within the margin of error and 5 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved15

Bachelor's++5.5 points33.9% → 39.4%
Uninsured−2.3 points8.2% → 5.9%
Suicides−23%17.3 /100k → 13.3 /100k
Real income+39%$54,829 → $75,974
Restaurants+11%11.8 /10k → 13.1 /10k

Declined4

Overdose deaths+22%12.5 /100k → 15.3 /100k
Pharmacies−21%1.7 /10k → 1.3 /10k
Transit use−0.6 points1.1% → 0.4%
Price / income+0.7×3.3× → 4.0×

All 31 measures

Change of every measure of Traverse City, MI metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	7.7 /10k2020	8.3 /10k2025	+6.9%	Improved	46%
Average commute time	22.6 min2015-2019	22.5 min2020-2024	−0.1 min	Within the margin of error	67%
Average weekly wage	$9512020	$1,1432025	+20%	Improved	23%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.9%2015-2019	39.4%2020-2024	+5.5 points	Improved	95%
Broadband subscriptions	83.8%2015-2019	91.7%2020-2024	+7.9 points	Improved	37%
Child poverty rate	13.6%2015-2019	13.6%2020-2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	23%
Distance to an airport	129 mi2020	128 mi2025	−0 mi	Little change	96%
Drug overdose deaths	12.5 /100k2020	15.3 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	+22%	Declined	16%
Effective property tax rate	1.00%2015-2019	0.79%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Little change	77%
Firearm deaths	12.6 /100k2020	11.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−9.1%	Improved	64%
Grocery stores	2.1 /10k2020	2.3 /10k2025	+6.8%	Improved	72%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.2 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	−2.1%	Little change	35%
High school diploma or higher	94.1%2015-2019	95.1%2020-2024	+1 points	Within the margin of error	28%
Home price to income ratio	3.3×2015-2019	4.0×2020-2024	+0.7×	Declined	28%
Homicide rate	3.0 /100k2020	2.3 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−24%	Improved	49%
Income adjusted for local prices	$54,8292019	$75,9742024	+39%	Improved	86%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4482015-2019	0.4462020-2024	−0.002	Within the margin of error	60%
Median household income	$61,0192015-2019	$80,8892020-2024	+33%	Improved	78%
New business applications	10.0 /1k2020	13.6 /1k2025	+35%	Improved	34%
Pharmacies	1.7 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	−21%	Declined	18%
Poverty rate	9.9%2015-2019	9.5%2020-2024	−0.5 points	Within the margin of error	38%
Property crime rate	666 /100k2020	436 /100k2025	−35%	Improved	52%
Public libraries	1.0 /10k2019	1.0 /10k2024	−3.8%	Little change	31%
Public transit commuters	1.1%2015-2019	0.4%2020-2024	−0.6 points	Declined	27%
Rent as share of income	29.0%2015-2019	29.5%2020-2024	+0.5 points	Within the margin of error	48%
Rent-burdened households	47.4%2015-2019	48.7%2020-2024	+1.4 points	Within the margin of error	46%
Restaurants and bars	11.8 /10k2020	13.1 /10k2025	+11%	Improved	82%
Suicide rate	17.3 /100k2020	13.3 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−23%	Improved	88%
Traffic deaths	14.1 /100k2015-2019	13.9 /100k2020-2024	−1.2%	Little change	65%
Unemployment rate	9.0%2020	4.6%2025	−4.4 points	Improved	87%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	8.2%2015-2019	5.9%2020-2024	−2.3 points	Improved	89%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 675 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Traverse City, MI metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Traverse City, MI metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Traverse City, MI metro area itself moved +2 points in standing on average over the same 29 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

155,449 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 70–79 men (+1.4 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

155,449 residents

Traverse City, MI metro area
United States share

White91%140,815
Black0.8%1,188
Hispanic or Latino3.3%5,098

Education

115,706 residents (±246)

Traverse City, MI metro area
United States share

No high school diploma4.9%5,669
High school or GED24%27,292
Some college22%25,181

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

65,429 households (±855)

Traverse City, MI metro area
United States share

Under $25k12%7,592
$25k–50k17%11,151
$50k–75k18%11,470
$75k–100k14%9,407
$100k–150k21%13,983
$150k–200k8.5%5,543
$200k or more9.6%6,283

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−7.2 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

65,429 households (±855)

Traverse City, MI metro area
United States share

Own82%53,559
Rent18%11,870

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+1.5 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

10,828 households (±688)

Traverse City, MI metro area
United States share

Under $75020%2,168
$750–1,00016%1,700
$1,000–1,50032%3,474

Home values

53,559 homes (±893)

Traverse City, MI metro area
United States share

Under $150k15%7,867
$150k–250k20%10,853
$250k–400k29%15,373
$400k–750k

Age of homes

86,778 homes (±161)

Traverse City, MI metro area
United States share

2010 or later10%8,787
2000–200917%15,092
1980–199930%25,994
1960–1979

Size of homes

86,778 homes (±161)

Traverse City, MI metro area
United States share

Studio1.5%1,317
1 bedroom7.5%6,471
2 bedrooms25%22,099

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

73,491 workers (±1,066)

Traverse City, MI metro area
United States share

Drive alone73%53,618
Carpool8.7%6,400
Public transit0.4%†315
Walk1.8%1,355
Bike1.1%†794
Work from home14%10,306
Other1.0%703

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+7.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

63,185 workers (±1,179)

Traverse City, MI metro area
United States share

Under 15 min31%19,770
15–29 min43%26,884
30–44 min16%10,255

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Traverse City, MI employ 16,200 people. 2 pay a median above the US median and 8 below it.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Traverse City, MI by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Retail Salespersons2,390 jobs	2,390	$34,540US $35,410	−2%	1.39×
Registered Nurses2,020 jobs	2,020	$83,690US $97,550	−14%	1.36×
Cashiers1,850 jobs	1,850	$30,920US $32,880	−6%	1.36×
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,730 jobs	1,730	$28,560US $31,200	−8%	1.02×
Office Clerks, General1,650 jobs	1,650	$44,470US $45,010	−1%	1.52×
Waiters and Waitresses1,610 jobs	1,610	$41,380US $35,230	+17%	1.61×
General and Operations Managers1,580 jobs	1,580	$84,300US $105,770	−20%	1.03×
Stockers and Order Fillers1,260 jobs	1,260	$35,460US $37,330	−5%	1.01×
Cooks, Restaurant1,060 jobs	1,060	$37,270US $37,390	0%	1.7×
Home Health and Personal Care Aides1,050 jobs	1,050	$36,480US $35,800	+2%	0.55×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Traverse City, MI.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Traverse City, MI has 5,172 employer establishments, 331 for every 10,000 residents (1.33× the US rate of 248), with 60,472 paid employees at an average annual pay of $58,039. The Census Bureau also counts 17,356 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 5,172; 17,356 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 331; US 248
Paid employees: 60,472
Average annual pay: $58,039; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Traverse City, MI by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	396	25.4	1.64×More than typical	2,869	$70,105	1,346
Ambulatory health care services	369	23.6	1.13×About typical	4,007	$79,879	819
Restaurants and other eating places	329	21.1	1.15×About typical	5,401	$29,883	40
Construction of buildings	279	17.9	2.36×More than typical	1,325	$61,520	955
Lessors of real estate	213	13.6	1.11×About typical	598	$53,522	2,065
Services to buildings and dwellings	197	12.6	1.87×More than typical	1,027	$56,620	1,303
Full-service restaurants	164	10.5	1.37×More than typical	3,341	$32,833	7
Building equipment contractors	142	9.1	1.51×More than typical	1,176	$63,555	193
Offices of other health practitioners	141	9	1.49×More than typical	576	$48,837	442
Landscaping services	129	8.3	2.36×More than typical	505	$75,329	344
Limited-service restaurants	121	7.7	0.97×About typical	1,771	$24,800	19
Automotive repair and maintenance	120	7.7	1.53×More than typical	929	$51,673	167

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 156,196 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $42M on contracts performed in Traverse City, MI metro area: $268 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $42M; −33% vs FY2025
Per resident: $268; US $1,994
Sole-source: 15%; US 30%
Single offer: 58%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

U.S. Coast Guard$15.1M36%
Environmental Protection Agency$9.2M22%
National Park Service$6.2M15%
Maritime Administration$5.5M13%
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$4.1M9.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs$1.4M3.4%
Federal Aviation Administration$107.7K0.3%
Agricultural Marketing Service$94.5K0.2%

Top recipients

APC CONSTRUCTION LLC$12.9M31%
GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER, INC$9.2M22%
CENTRAL MARINE LOGISTICS INC$5.5M13%
COASTAL CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC$5.3M13%
NV5 GEOSPATIAL, INC.$3.6M8.5%

Spending by fiscal year

33.4MFY2017
31.7MFY2018
47.1MFY2019
30.7MFY2020
33.9MFY2021
18MFY2022
53.3MFY2023
65.6M

Top industries (NAICS)

Nonresidential building construction · 2362$14.3M34%
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services · 5416$9.2M22%
Deep sea, coastal, and Great Lakes water transportation · 4831$5.5M13%
Other heavy and civil engineering construction · 2379$5.3M13%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$4.3M10%
Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services · 6242

Largest awards

SLBE 318729 - REHABILITATION OF MANITOU ISLANDS, AT SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE, MI$48.8M
COASTAL CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC· Leelanau County, MI· Construction & real property· Sep 26, 2024 – Aug 17, 2026· 140P2024C0088
BI-DIRECTIONAL FISH PASSAGE UNION STREET TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN$23.3M
SPENCE BROTHERS· Grand Traverse County, MI· Construction & real property· Oct 13, 2020 – May 21, 2026· W911XK21C0001
M&R OF MULTIPLE BUILDINGS AT AIR STATION TRAVERSE CITY TRAVERSE CITY, MI$12.9M
APC CONSTRUCTION LLC· Grand Traverse County, MI· Construction & real property· Sep 24, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026· 70Z08326FCLEV0057
NOS/OCS/HSD HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY ACT IN THUNDER BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY (TBNMS)

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.3B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Traverse City, MI metro area: $8,497 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $1.3B; −0.3% vs FY2025
Per resident: $8,497; US $12,955
Loan face value: $41.9M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.8%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$944.4M71%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$76.7M5.8%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$74.2M5.6%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$54.5M4.1%
20.116 · Airport Improvement Program$27.2M2.0%
20.287 · Surface Transportation Block Grant Program$20.3M1.5%
20.279 · National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$16.8M1.3%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$14.1M1.1%

Top recipients (organizations)

TRANSPORTATION, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF$39.7M3.0%
LANSING, MI
NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY$37.8M2.8%
TRAVERSE CITY, MI
NORTHWEST MICHIGAN COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY, INC$13.4M1.0%
TRAVERSE CITY, MI
GRAND TRAVERSE BAND OF OTTAWA AND CHIPPEWA INDIANS$11.8M0.9%
SUTTONS BAY, MI
NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$1.1B82%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$88.5M6.6%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$39.7M3.0%
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration$37.8M2.8%
Department of Transportation
Administration for Children and Families

Assistance by fiscal year

1BFY2021
1BFY2022
1.1BFY2023
1.2BFY2024
1.3BFY2025
1.3BFY2026

County aggregates

89%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Traverse City, MI

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

Traverse CityPrincipal city15,593

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Michigan

Areas based in Michigan, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Cadillac, MI39

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved15

Declined4

Metro and micro areas like Traverse City, MI metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Look up any occupation

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Traverse City, MI

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Michigan

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved15

Declined4

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Look up any occupation

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought