Bay City is a shipping port located on the Saginaw River in east central Michigan, about five miles south of Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron. The City encompasses a total of 10.4 square miles or 2% of the land area in Bay County. It is part of what is often referred to as the Great Lakes Bay Region comprised of Bay City, Midland, and Saginaw. These cities are within 20 miles of each other and are bisected by I-75, the major north-south highway. The highway, through its connections to I-69 and U.S. 23, link the area to Detroit, Flint, Ann Arbor, Lansing, and other major Michigan cities.

Based on 2010 census data, Bay, Midland, and Saginaw Counties have a combined population of 391,569 people.

Demographics Summary

Title	City	County
Population	34,932	107,110
Households	14,607	44,345
Per Capita Income	$18,214	$23,049
Median Household Income	$35,561	$44,659
Average Household Size	2.39	2.41
Median Value of Owner Occupied Homes	$82,100	$107,800

Market Access

City	Miles	Length of Travel
Ann Arbor	98	1.5 Hours
Battle Creek	142	2.5 Hours
Chicago	310	5.5 Hours
Detroit	111	2 Hours
Flint	51	<1 Hour
Grand Rapids	130	2.5 Hours
Indianapolis	351	5.5 Hours
Jackson	120	<2 Hours
Kalamazoo	176	<3 Hours
Lansing	87	1.5 Hours
Toronto	300	5 Hours

Transportation

• State Highways: I-75, US-10, M-84, M-13, M-25, M-15
• Bus Lines: Bay Metro, Greyhound, Indian Trails
• Trucking-Motor Freight: 30
• Rail Lines: Huron & Eastern Railway, Lake State and Saginaw Bay Southern Railway
• Ports: Bay City (Lake Huron) - commercial and recreational
• Airports: M.B.S. International Airport and James Clements Municipal Airport
• Miles to Airport: MBS - 15, James Clements - <1
• Airlines: MBS International Airport - Delta and United