Michigan’s International Business Address
Oakland County is home to more than 1,000 foreign-owned firms from 40 countries :
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An Export Hub to North America
Locating in Oakland County gives companies access to not only the U.S. market but also to Canada and Mexico
Foreign-Owned Suppliers
Oakland County’s top foreign-owned OEM suppliers come from:
- Japan
- United Kingdom
- China
- Germany
- South Korea
- Canada
- France
Skilled Workforce
- Educated Residents - More than 52% of Oakland County residents have an Associate’s Degree or higher
- Technical Talent - Michigan is #1 in the concentration of engineers — some 104,000
Innovation Hub
Research and Development Hub
- With more than $12 billion spent, Michigan ranks fourth in U.S. for private spending on R&D
Patents
- Oakland County ranks ninth in the U.S. for the most patents awarded, and the region has the first U.S. Patent Office outside of Washington D.C.
Industrial Designers
- With more than 21,000 workers employed as industrial and commercial designers or industrial engineers, the region has the highest concentration of both occupations in the U.S.
OEM Suppliers
- More than 70% of Michigan’s OEM parts suppliers are based in Oakland County
SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates, 2015; U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;
Oakland County EDCA