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Marathon County is centrally located in Wisconsin, in the midst of an innovative and collaborative business climate. Our communities are rich in artistic and educational opportunities, and a lush outdoor environment. Businesses thrive here.
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2012Marathon County Development Corporation
Centrally located in the midst of an innovative and collaborative
business climate, communities rich in artistic and educational
opportunities, and a lush outdoor environment - businesses thrive here.
And so do our people.
Time is on your side here.
Weʼre connected.• Crossroads of highways US-29 and I-39 — connecting Marathon County to Madison,
Green Bay, Milwaukee, Chicago and Minneapolis
• Canadian National rail lines provide national and international access to goods, people and services
• Central Wisconsin Airport
• Served 160,000 passengers in 2010
• Undergoing $30 million renovation and expansion
• Received a $250,000 development grant from the US Department of Transportation.
And have access to ample resources.
• Marathon County has 16 municipal water systems, totaling 72 municipal wells, and 33 bodies of water classified as an outstanding or exceptional resource water.
• Eight electric utility companies. WPS provides approximately 70% of the Countyʼs services, with 2,174 miles of lines.
• WPS provides natural gas via 897 miles of gas main, 6 gate stations and 68 regulator stations.
• The Weston Power Plant generates electricity by using coal.
• The county has residential and educational applications of solar, wind, biogas and ethanol, in addition to the hydro facilities.
• There are 60 retail locations in the County to purchase gasoline and diesel.
Central location provides ample opportunities.
• Per capita personal income is $36,026. The median household income is $55,366.
• Abundance of skilled workers in the healthcare, advanced manufacturing, precision, professional, administrative support and executive level sectors.
Weʼre ready to work.• 84% of workers are satisfied with their jobs2
• Total labor force is 77,425 with 9.26% unemployment.
High Schoo
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Some College
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Bachelor
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17,639
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Marathon CountyEducational Attainment 2012
Which means your company will be more productive.
• The County has 186 family and 56 group regulated childcare programs with a capacity of 4,274.
• 95.8% average high school graduation rate for all eight school districts; Wisconsinʼs average is 89.9%.
• The average composite ACT scores for all Marathon County school districts is 22.3, as compared to the national average of 21.
• Average Total Education Cost for all of Marathon Countyʼs school districts is $11,305 per pupil.
• Charter schools and school to work programs have been established, including the Youth Entrepreneurial Development program, K-12 Industry Engagement program and Gold Collared Career program.
• Two universities and five community colleges within 50 miles.
• Established workforce development partnerships with five area community colleges.
We value education.
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Marathon County Wisconsin
We value education.
• 86.1% of all students tested in Marathon County scored proficient or advanced in reading comprehension
• Compared to 83% of all tested students in Wisconsin.
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Marathon County Wisconsin
We value education.
• 80.6% of all students tested in Marathon County scored proficient or advanced in mathematics proficiency
• Compared to 77.2% of all tested students in Wisconsin
Weʼll help your business advance.
We live the good life.• Over 90% of LIFE Survey respondents continue to indicate that they
feel safe in Marathon County.
• Marathon Countyʼs property and violent crime rates are lower than the state and national average.
• Access to high-quality health care services — the number of residents for every primary care provider is 716:1.
• Average commute is 17 minutes.
Cost of Living
Average Home Value
$141,500Monthly Phone Cost
$12.59 permonth
Quarterly Rates for Water
$12.50-$27Average Electric Household Use
689kWhper month at $0.12209/kWh
We make the best use of our most valued resource — time.
Weʼre home to some high profile businessesAspirus, Eastbay, Colby Cheese, Greenheck, Marshfield Clinic, Ruder Ware and WPS.
Our history of innovation is also our future.
2011-2012 INDUSTRY SIZE & GROWTH** Source: EMSI Complete Employment
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11,000
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2011 Jobs 2012 Jobs
PROJECTED TOP OCCUPATIONS: METAL & MACHINING**Source: EMSI Complete Employment
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350
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700
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2011 2020 Projected
DistributionMarathon County is Within 500 miles of
• 38% of all U.S. manufacturing volume
• 31% of all U.S. manufacturing operations
• 30% of all US business operations
• 33% of entire U.S. population
• 27% of all Canadian manufacturing volume
• 46% of all Canadian manufacturing operations
• 22% of all Canadian population
• Lower transportation costs because of our strategic location.
• Optimized, efficient supply chain as a result of strong, diverse manufacturing sector
Health Care• Growing health care service sector provides state of the art
health care services to residents of northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan2
• Provides excellent employment opportunities to health care professionals and ancillary health care businesses. 2
• Projected to grow 19.4% by 2016.
Thank you.
Contact.David EckmannEconomic Development Director
[e] [email protected][p] 715-848-5964 [w] www.mcdevco.org
Wausau Region Chamber& Marathon County Development Corporation
200 Washington StreetWausau WI 54402-6190
1 ForwardWI.com2April 2011 Life Community Survey
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