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The most common industries in Otsego are: Metal & metal products (9.9% of civilian employees), Health care (8.6% of civilian employees), Construction (6.4% of civilian employees). 63.0% of workers work in Allegan County and 2.9% of all workers work at home. 82.8% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 15.7% greater than the rate of 69.8% across the entire state of Michigan.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Otsego, Michigan was 3,933 / 4,118
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Otsego, Michigan was 3,933 / 4,118
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Metal and metal products | 9.9% (178) | 10.5% (93) | 9.3% (85) |
| Health care | 8.6% (154) | 2.4% (21) | 14.6% (133) |
| Construction | 6.4% (114) | 11.0% (97) | 1.9% (17) |
| Educational services | 5.7% (102) | 3.5% (31) | 7.8% (71) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 4.6% (83) | 4.2% (37) | 5.1% (46) |
| Paper | 4.2% (76) | 7.2% (64) | 1.3% (12) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 4.2% (75) | 3.7% (33) | 4.6% (42) |
| Food and beverage stores | 4.1% (73) | 2.9% (26) | 5.2% (47) |
| Chemicals | 3.8% (68) | 3.2% (28) | 4.4% (40) |
| Accommodation and food services | 3.5% (63) | 1.1% (10) | 5.8% (53) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 3.2% (58) | 4.3% (38) | 2.2% (20) |
| Social assistance | 3.1% (56) | 0.0% (0) | 6.2% (56) |
| Transportation equipment | 3.1% (55) | 4.8% (42) | 1.4% (13) |
| Food | 2.8% (50) | 4.9% (43) | 0.8% (7) |
| Machinery | 2.7% (49) | 5.5% (49) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 2.6% (46) | 4.0% (35) | 1.2% (11) |
| Finance and insurance | 2.2% (39) | 0.7% (6) | 3.6% (33) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.0% (36) | 2.6% (23) | 1.4% (13) |
| Public administration | 1.8% (33) | 2.4% (21) | 1.3% (12) |
| Printing and related support activities | 1.5% (27) | 2.4% (21) | 0.7% (6) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.3% (24) | 0.6% (5) | 2.1% (19) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.3% (24) | 1.9% (17) | 0.8% (7) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.2% (22) | 0.0% (0) | 2.4% (22) |
| Computer and electronic products | 1.2% (22) | 0.9% (8) | 1.5% (14) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 1.2% (21) | 0.0% (0) | 2.3% (21) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.1% (19) | 0.7% (6) | 1.4% (13) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.9% (17) | 0.0% (0) | 1.9% (17) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.8% (15) | 0.9% (8) | 0.8% (7) |
| Truck transportation | 0.8% (14) | 1.6% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.8% (14) | 0.8% (7) | 0.8% (7) |
| Rail transportation | 0.7% (13) | 1.5% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.6% (11) | 0.6% (5) | 0.7% (6) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.6% (11) | 1.2% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.6% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (11) |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (11) | 1.2% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (10) | 1.1% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.6% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (10) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (8) |
| Leather and allied products | 0.4% (7) | 0.8% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (7) | 0.8% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.4% (7) | 0.8% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (7) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (7) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.3% (6) | 0.7% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (6) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (6) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (6) | 0.7% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (5) | 0.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Vending machine operators | 0.3% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (5) |
| Utilities | 0.3% (5) | 0.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.3% (5) | 0.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (2) | 0.2% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Otsego
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.9%Males
- 5.9%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 7.1%Males
- 5.0%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Otsego: | 2.9% (49) |
| Michigan: | 5.3% (217,059) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Otsego: | 4.2% (70) |
| Michigan: | 3.8% (153,609) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Otsego: | 5.8% (97) |
| Michigan: | 5.1% (205,261) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Otsego: | 17.1% (286) |
| Michigan: | 8.0% (325,839) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Otsego: | 13.4% (223) |
| Michigan: | 9.1% (371,022) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Otsego: | 16.5% (276) |
| Michigan: | 12.8% (521,843) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Otsego: | 7.3% (123) |
| Michigan: | 12.4% (502,248) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Otsego: | 5.8% (97) |
| Michigan: | 10.8% (438,208) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Otsego: | 6.4% (107) |
| Michigan: | 5.6% (229,029) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Otsego: | 1.2% (21) |
| Michigan: | 6.5% (265,944) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Otsego: | 8.9% (150) |
| Michigan: | 3.2% (130,748) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Otsego: | 4.3% (73) |
| Michigan: | 1.6% (65,426) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Otsego: | 6.6% (111) |
| Michigan: | 8.5% (343,555) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Otsego: | 1.4% (24) |
| Michigan: | 7.2% (293,541) |
<5am:
| Otsego: | 1.2% (22) |
| Michigan: | 3.4% (156,327) |
5:30am:
| Otsego: | 2.7% (48) |
| Michigan: | 3.1% (139,699) |
6am:
| Otsego: | 5.7% (101) |
| Michigan: | 4.7% (211,446) |
6:30am:
| Otsego: | 4.9% (87) |
| Michigan: | 7.7% (349,878) |
7am:
| Otsego: | 16.0% (282) |
| Michigan: | 9.8% (446,636) |
7:30am:
| Otsego: | 16.3% (288) |
| Michigan: | 13.2% (597,402) |
8am:
| Otsego: | 14.0% (247) |
| Michigan: | 15.3% (692,901) |
8:30am:
| Otsego: | 7.0% (124) |
| Michigan: | 9.9% (448,050) |
9am:
| Otsego: | 3.6% (64) |
| Michigan: | 5.2% (235,689) |
10am:
| Otsego: | 1.4% (24) |
| Michigan: | 5.1% (233,210) |
11am:
| Otsego: | 1.4% (24) |
| Michigan: | 2.2% (98,395) |
4pm:
| Otsego: | 8.7% (154) |
| Michigan: | 8.6% (391,612) |
>4pm:
| Otsego: | 13.1% (231) |
| Michigan: | 8.0% (361,157) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Otsego: | 3.3% (29) |
| Michigan: | 6.9% (150,486) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Otsego: | 4.7% (41) |
| Michigan: | 5.0% (108,967) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Otsego: | 5.2% (45) |
| Michigan: | 6.3% (136,770) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Otsego: | 21.5% (188) |
| Michigan: | 9.5% (205,411) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Otsego: | 16.5% (144) |
| Michigan: | 9.5% (206,578) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Otsego: | 15.9% (139) |
| Michigan: | 12.2% (265,994) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Otsego: | 6.1% (53) |
| Michigan: | 11.2% (242,506) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Otsego: | 5.2% (46) |
| Michigan: | 9.7% (211,431) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Otsego: | 2.1% (18) |
| Michigan: | 5.8% (125,232) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Otsego: | 10.8% (94) |
| Michigan: | 2.7% (58,514) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Otsego: | 6.2% (54) |
| Michigan: | 8.3% (180,250) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Otsego: | 1.2% (10) |
| Michigan: | 6.8% (148,394) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Otsego: | 2.4% (19) |
| Michigan: | 3.5% (66,573) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| Otsego: | 3.8% (30) |
| Michigan: | 2.4% (44,642) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Otsego: | 7.4% (59) |
| Michigan: | 3.6% (68,491) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Otsego: | 12.3% (98) |
| Michigan: | 6.4% (120,428) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Otsego: | 9.5% (76) |
| Michigan: | 8.7% (164,444) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Otsego: | 17.1% (137) |
| Michigan: | 13.5% (255,849) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Otsego: | 8.7% (70) |
| Michigan: | 13.7% (259,742) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Otsego: | 6.4% (51) |
| Michigan: | 12.0% (226,777) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Otsego: | 14.9% (119) |
| Michigan: | 6.7% (127,212) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Otsego: | 6.0% (48) |
| Michigan: | 3.8% (72,234) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
| Otsego: | 3.9% (31) |
| Michigan: | 1.8% (34,891) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Otsego: | 6.8% (55) |
| Michigan: | 8.6% (163,305) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Otsego: | 1.6% (13) |
| Michigan: | 7.7% (145,147) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 63.0%
Number of people working at home: 51 (2.9% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,188 (+30.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 580 (32.8%)
Number of people working at home: 51 (2.9% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,188 (+30.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 580 (32.8%)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Otsego: | 0.2% (4) |
| Michigan: | 3.6% (143,584) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Otsego: | 22.8% (434) |
| Michigan: | 11.0% (442,434) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Otsego: | 18.2% (348) |
| Michigan: | 14.5% (585,037) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Otsego: | 14.6% (279) |
| Michigan: | 16.2% (652,002) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Otsego: | 13.2% (252) |
| Michigan: | 15.0% (604,197) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Otsego: | 11.6% (222) |
| Michigan: | 7.7% (309,175) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Otsego: | 10.9% (207) |
| Michigan: | 12.4% (498,080) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Otsego: | 1.5% (28) |
| Michigan: | 3.4% (136,295) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Otsego: | 5.0% (96) |
| Michigan: | 6.9% (278,387) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Otsego: | 0.8% (16) |
| Michigan: | 4.0% (159,456) |
90 or more minutes:
| Otsego: | 0.5% (10) |
| Michigan: | 1.9% (76,015) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Otsego: | 11.3% (199) |
| Michigan: | 3.5% (158,315) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Otsego: | 20.5% (362) |
| Michigan: | 11.2% (507,653) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Otsego: | 11.4% (201) |
| Michigan: | 15.0% (681,990) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Otsego: | 12.2% (216) |
| Michigan: | 15.6% (708,036) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Otsego: | 10.2% (181) |
| Michigan: | 14.9% (675,865) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Otsego: | 6.1% (108) |
| Michigan: | 6.4% (291,938) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Otsego: | 9.3% (165) |
| Michigan: | 12.0% (546,870) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Otsego: | 1.9% (34) |
| Michigan: | 2.8% (126,158) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Otsego: | 3.1% (54) |
| Michigan: | 3.3% (147,930) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Otsego: | 4.8% (85) |
| Michigan: | 6.7% (304,785) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Otsego: | 1.4% (25) |
| Michigan: | 3.8% (171,403) |
90 or more minutes:
| Otsego: | 3.7% (66) |
| Michigan: | 2.0% (91,664) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Otsego: | 0.5% (4) |
| Michigan: | 3.5% (75,744) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Otsego: | 17.6% (161) |
| Michigan: | 9.5% (205,370) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Otsego: | 18.0% (165) |
| Michigan: | 13.2% (284,763) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Otsego: | 14.3% (130) |
| Michigan: | 15.9% (341,778) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Otsego: | 11.6% (106) |
| Michigan: | 14.5% (312,847) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Otsego: | 16.3% (149) |
| Michigan: | 7.8% (167,430) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Otsego: | 6.1% (56) |
| Michigan: | 12.8% (274,470) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
| Otsego: | 2.6% (24) |
| Michigan: | 3.6% (76,783) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Otsego: | 11.0% (101) |
| Michigan: | 8.0% (172,374) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Otsego: | 0.4% (4) |
| Michigan: | 4.8% (103,060) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
| Otsego: | 1.1% (10) |
| Michigan: | 2.4% (51,962) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Otsego: | 27.7% (278) |
| Michigan: | 12.6% (237,064) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Otsego: | 18.6% (186) |
| Michigan: | 16.0% (300,274) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Otsego: | 14.3% (143) |
| Michigan: | 16.5% (310,224) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Otsego: | 15.1% (151) |
| Michigan: | 15.5% (291,350) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Otsego: | 7.4% (74) |
| Michigan: | 7.5% (141,745) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Otsego: | 16.6% (166) |
| Michigan: | 11.9% (223,610) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Otsego: | 0.5% (5) |
| Michigan: | 5.6% (106,013) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Otsego: | 1.7% (17) |
| Michigan: | 3.0% (56,396) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
| Otsego: | 0.6% (6) |
| Michigan: | 1.3% (24,053) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Otsego: | 90.8% (1,760) |
| Michigan: | 85.7% (1,595,046) |
Carpooled:
| Otsego: | 9.2% (178) |
| Michigan: | 9.1% (187,180) |
Drove car alone:
| Otsego: | 79.5% (1,405) |
| Michigan: | 83.2% (3,776,535) |
Carpooled:
| Otsego: | 12.8% (226) |
| Michigan: | 9.7% (440,606) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Otsego: | 0.3% (5) |
| Michigan: | 1.2% (54,423) |
Motorcycle:
| Otsego: | 0.4% (7) |
| Michigan: | 0.0% (1,698) |
Bicycle:
| Otsego: | 0.8% (15) |
| Michigan: | 0.2% (10,034) |
Walked:
| Otsego: | 2.1% (38) |
| Michigan: | 2.2% (101,506) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Otsego: | 94.1% (894) |
| Michigan: | 86.5% (1,595,046) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Otsego: | 5.9% (56) |
| Michigan: | 8.4% (187,180) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Otsego: | 87.5% (870) |
| Michigan: | 84.9% (1,595,046) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Otsego: | 12.5% (124) |
| Michigan: | 10.0% (187,180) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Otsego: | 89.1% (1,407) |
| Michigan: | 90.4% (3,484,723) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Otsego: | 6.1% (96) |
| Michigan: | 7.3% (282,230) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Otsego: | 3.9% (62) |
| Michigan: | 1.4% (52,118) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Otsego: | 0.9% (14) |
| Michigan: | 0.5% (20,051) |
Drove alone:
| Otsego: | 86.1% (1,405) |
| Michigan: | 89.6% (3,776,535) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Otsego: | 11.7% (191) |
| Michigan: | 8.5% (358,473) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Otsego: | 1.8% (29) |
| Michigan: | 1.3% (53,301) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Otsego: | 0.4% (6) |
| Michigan: | 0.4% (16,740) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Otsego: | 82.8% (1,493) |
| Michigan: | 69.8% (3,350,300) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Otsego: | 2.1% (37) |
| Michigan: | 3.5% (168,846) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Otsego: | 8.9% (161) |
| Michigan: | 9.8% (468,535) |
Local government workers:
| Otsego: | 4.1% (75) |
| Michigan: | 6.3% (300,493) |
State government workers:
| Otsego: | 0.6% (10) |
| Michigan: | 3.6% (171,998) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Otsego: | 1.6% (28) |
| Michigan: | 5.3% (256,382) |
Employee of private company:
| Otsego: | 78.4% (1,405) |
| Michigan: | 71.9% (3,336,174) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Otsego: | 2.6% (46) |
| Michigan: | 3.1% (145,931) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Otsego: | 7.5% (135) |
| Michigan: | 8.0% (370,593) |
Local government workers:
| Otsego: | 4.6% (83) |
| Michigan: | 6.2% (285,684) |
State government workers:
| Otsego: | 1.7% (30) |
| Michigan: | 3.7% (170,984) |
Federal government workers:
| Otsego: | 0.2% (4) |
| Michigan: | 1.5% (71,533) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Otsego: | 5.0% (90) |
| Michigan: | 5.2% (243,300) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Otsego: | 85.8% (815) |
| Michigan: | 74.4% (1,882,423) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Otsego: | 2.9% (28) |
| Michigan: | 4.6% (115,825) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Otsego: | 2.8% (27) |
| Michigan: | 6.0% (151,243) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Otsego: | 4.4% (41) |
| Michigan: | 4.4% (111,027) |
State government workers - Males:
| Otsego: | 1.1% (10) |
| Michigan: | 2.9% (74,018) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Otsego: | 2.9% (28) |
| Michigan: | 6.0% (152,865) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Otsego: | 79.4% (678) |
| Michigan: | 64.7% (1,467,877) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Otsego: | 1.1% (9) |
| Michigan: | 2.3% (53,021) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Otsego: | 15.7% (134) |
| Michigan: | 14.0% (317,292) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Otsego: | 3.9% (33) |
| Michigan: | 8.3% (189,466) |