Oakland County · Michigan · Midwest · 62k residents
Pontiac, MI: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Pontiac: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Michigan median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,543/wk. Michigan's corporate income tax rate is 6%. Commercial electricity averages 14.0¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,543/wk
Corporate income tax
6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
16.1%
Commercial electricity
14.0¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Pontiac's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
22/100
Cooling
Ranks Pontiac's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $121,700 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $155 |
| Property tax rate | 1.35% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $855/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,119/mo |
| State & local income tax | 5.25% |
| Sales tax | 6% |
| Corporate income tax | 6% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,543/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.1% |
| Commercial electricity | 14.0¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 34.4/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $130,760 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $97,280 |
| Wage: General manager | $104,010 |
| Wage: Customer service | $44,730 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $36,720 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $59,120 |
| Wage: Electrician | $81,990 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $35,130 |
| Cost of living index | 78 |
| Groceries index | 95 |
| Utilities | $175/mo |
| Transit pass | $60/mo |
| Gas price | $3.30/gal |
| Healthcare index | 96 |
| Childcare (per child) | $950/mo |
| Median household income | $44,329 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1% |
| Population | 62k |
| Crime index | 45/100 |
| School rating | 5.3/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | 98/100 |
| Avg. commute | 24 min |
| Sunny days / year | 175 days |
| July high | 82°F |
| January low | 17°F |
| Annual snowfall | 36 in |
| Home price YoY | +2.6% |
| Home price MoM | +0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +3.6% |
| Rent MoM | -0.3% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -0.5% |
| Building permits YoY | -41.1% |
| Ocean coast | 505 mi |
| Big lake | 31 mi |
| Mountains | 338 mi |
| Major airport | 32 mi |
| Ski resort | 186 mi |
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- Is Pontiac a good place to run a business?
- Michigan's corporate income tax rate is 6%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,543/wk; commercial electricity averages 14.0¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Pontiac, MI?
- Pontiac indexes at 78 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,119/mo and a acs median home value of $121,700.
- How much does a house cost in Pontiac?
- The acs median home value in Pontiac is $121,700 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Pontiac?
- A two-bedroom in Pontiac rents for about $1,119/mo.