Economic & Community Development
The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, regional economic data, housing, and the revolving loan fund.
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Gratiot County
Gratiot County is one of fourteen member counties of the East Michigan Council of Governments. EMCOG provides planning capacity here that the county does not have to staff on its own.
Economic development contact
Greater Gratiot Development, Inc.
Kasey Zehner, President
989-875-2083info@gratiot.orgggdi.gratiot.org
136 S. Main St., Ithaca, MI 48847
Where it sits in the region
Program areas
Every EMCOG program area covers Gratiot County.
Transportation Planning
Rural Task Force and Small Urban programs, regional traffic safety, asset management, the M-15 Pure Michigan Byway, and non-motorized planning.
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Planning Services
Hazard mitigation, master plans and zoning, recreation plans, wildfire protection plans, and the Redevelopment Ready Communities program.
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Regional Food Systems
The EMCOG Regional Food Guide, community supported agriculture, and local gardening resources.
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Data Hub & Maps
GIS data for the 14-county region, demographic and livability facts, and economic forecasts through 2045.
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Plans and documents
19 archived records cover Gratiot County — economic profiles and forecasts, transportation and non-motorized plans, asset management reports and county maps published on EMCOG's previous website.
Alma - Ithaca Path Map
October 1, 2013 · Published under Mid-Michigan Community Pathways Group Action Plan · 4.4 MB
Alma Transit Center Expansion Plan, 2017
May 22, 2017 · 697 KB
Entire Route in Color
October 1, 2013 · Published under Mid-Michigan Community Pathways Group Action Plan · 48.9 MB
FEMA Approved 2020 Gratiot County Hazard Mitigation Plan
February 12, 2020 · Published under Hazard Mitigation Plans · 11.6 MB
Gratiot County
Published under County Economic and Demographic Profiles · 870 KB
Gratiot County - Isabella Co Path Map
October 1, 2013 · Published under Mid-Michigan Community Pathways Group Action Plan · 26 KB
Gratiot County Employment Forecast Through 2045
January 15, 2017 · Published under Economic & Demographic Outlook for EMCOG Counties Through 2045 · 192 KB
Gratiot County Household Data Forecasts Through 2045
January 15, 2017 · Published under Economic & Demographic Outlook for EMCOG Counties Through 2045 · 194 KB
Gratiot County Income and GDP Through 2045
January 15, 2017 · Published under Economic & Demographic Outlook for EMCOG Counties Through 2045 · 150 KB
Gratiot County Non-Motorized Map 2008
Published under Gratiot County Non-Motorized Map 2008 · 1.1 MB
Gratiot County Population Forecast Through 2045
January 15, 2017 · Published under Economic & Demographic Outlook for EMCOG Counties Through 2045 · 154 KB
Gratiot County Shipments (sales) Through 2045
January 15, 2017 · Published under Economic & Demographic Outlook for EMCOG Counties Through 2045 · 192 KB
Gratiot County Target Market Analysis December, 14 2016
December 14, 2016 · Published under Target Market Analysis · 11.7 MB
Gratiot County Target Market Analysis Summary December 14, 2016
December 14, 2016 · Published under Target Market Analysis · 1.1 MB
Mid-Michigan Community Pathways Group Action Plan
October 1, 2013 · Published under Mid-Michigan Community Pathways Group Action Plan · 1.5 MB
Mid-Michigan CP Overall Connectivity Map
October 1, 2013 · Published under Mid-Michigan Community Pathways Group Action Plan · 861 KB
Press Release
July 31, 2017 · Published under Projects in the East Central Michigan Prosperity Region 5 Receive Grant Dollars · 793 KB
Proposed 2019 Gratiot Map
January 15, 2019 · Published under Proposed 2019 Gratiot County Map · 633 KB
Shepherd to Mt. Pleasant Path Map
October 1, 2013 · Published under Mid-Michigan Community Pathways Group Action Plan · 12.8 MB