How Saline’s Location and Demographics Work to Your Business Advantage

There aren’t many places as well-situated as Saline for your local, regional, national, or global business.

Within 500 miles of Saline, you’ll find:

• 50% of the U.S. population,
• 30% of Canada’s population,
• 54% of all U.S. manufacturing activity, and
• 48% of U.S. retail sales.

Saline is also something of a regional hub.

See Saline’s location on the map. Residents of our neighboring towns of Milan, Adrian, Tecumseh, Clinton, Manchester, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and others find it easy to get here, and easy to take advantage of our prime offerings. There’s little wonder why Emagine Theaters selected Saline for their expansion into our area of the state.

In Saline, it’s easy to find customers ready to spend.

Since the mid-20th Century, Saline’s population has grown faster than the populations of our surrounding Washtenaw County and State of Michigan, as the figures below show. Note too: It’s the whole Saline Area Schools district, even more than our central city, that defines the Saline community. The SAS district has some 30,000 residents, and that number is also climbing.

Household incomes are well above average in Saline.

Do you offer upscale products or services? You should find that more Salinians than not have the disposable income to support your business. 

In Saline, it’s easy to build a strong workforce.

Roughly 250,000 working-age people live within a 20-minute commute to Saline, and more than 1.5 million live within a 45-minute commute. This includes high concentrations of both skilled and unskilled workers, and an expansive selection of experienced managers. Management trainees can be hired from leading universities, colleges, and vocational schools in our area. Within Saline, you’ll find employees with the educational achievement you need.

 More than anything else, it’s the character of Saline-area workers you’ll appreciate.

Modern-day Saline is an extension of the community's agricultural roots. We are a town whose heritage places a premium on the traditional values of hard work, self-reliance, and independence. Salinians have enduring pride in our community, our families, and our work. We’re dependable and loyal employees, driven by our strong ethic to do the best job possible at all times.

Need proof? Companies who’ve relocated to Saline – such as JAC Products, Liebherr Gear Technology, and Quantum Signal – can attest to our exceptionally dedicated workers. Alex Vlielander, president of Liebherr Gear Technology, tells of the Saline workforce advantage:

“When Liebherr evaluates places to set up long-term facilities, we consider multiple parameters: skilled, productive, and available employees; opportunities for physical expansion; a pro-business local government; and an infrastructure conducive for a good quality of life. When Liebherr decided to move here in the 1980s, Saline met all these strategic points.”