MASON LAKE
OSCEOLA
OCEANA COUNTY
MECOSTA
OCEANA
NEWAYGO
MONTCALM
MUSKEGON
KENT
Oceana County’s gross regional product increased from $672.7 million in 2023 to $780 million in 2024, while median household income increased from $56,454 to $60,691 during the same period. Oceana County’s population remained relatively stable since 2023, increasing by roughly half a percent. Of companies interviewed by The Right Place, 78% reported seeing increasing sales trends, and 72% noted plans to expand their business. The percentage of companies experiencing recruitment challenges has decreased 2.5 percentage points since 2023, while the overwhelming most cited barrier to growth among companies remained facility issues. 88.9 31% $60,691 $781.0M 43.8 27,123 5.3% Labor Force Cost of Living Index Associates Degree & Higher Median Household Income* Gross Regional Product Median Age* Population Unemployment Rate NOTABLE STATISTICS 12,697
OTTAWA
IONIA
ALLEGAN
BARRY
OCEANA COUNTY TOP INDUSTRIES BY JOBS
Industry
Number of Jobs
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving & Specialty Food Manufacturing
1,096
Local Government, Excluding Education & Hospitals
533 425
Education & Hospitals (Local Government)
Crop Production
327
Restaurants & Other Eating Places
300
Total
2,681
OCEANA COUNTY COMMUTING PATTERNS (2014-2023)
8,000
2014 2023
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
* Data as of 2022
Inbound
Outbound
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