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StandishMI

A town of 1,554, settled in 1903. A regional job hub with 1,724 jobs.

Population
1,554
−3.4% since 2010
Median home value
$98K
Census ACS
Household income
$35K
median
Median age
37.0
years
Jobs based here
1,724
A job hub

What makes Standish stand out

The 2 things Standish does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A job hub

Every workday, about 1,647 people come to Standish for work

Where Standish’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

7% → Chippewa Chippewa 7% 5% → Saginaw Saginaw 5% 5% → Pinconning Pinconning 5% 4% → Bay City Bay City 4% 3% → Deep River Deep River 3% 3% → Frankenmuth Frankenmuth 3% Standish · 16% stay
1,724jobs based in Standish
16%of working residents work in town
29 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

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The data

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Work & commute

About one in six working residents works right in Standish

Most working residents leave Standish for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Chippewa (7%), Saginaw (5%) and Pinconning (5%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

16%work in town

Where working residents work

In Standish16%
Chippewa7%
Saginaw5%
Pinconning5%
Bay City4%
29 mi
median commute distance
1,724
jobs based in Standish
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 23% of U.S. towns

Standish beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
What stands outStandishMI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.1%10.2%
More adults with COPD10.3%8.1%
More smokers18.1%14.6%
Saint Mary's Standish Community Hospital
0.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
23rd
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 21% of U.S. communities.

21risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
21Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
2
paid flood claims since 1996
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Standish has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 53 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

53″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–32°
Spring34–55°
Summer57–80°
Fall40–59°
Oct 10
typical first frost
May 5
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Michigan Central Railroad Depot
2008 · Michigan Central Railroad Depot · Wikimedia Commons
Standish’s story

123 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

MIMap-doton-StandishShopkoStandish, MI location
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About Standish

City in Michigan, United States

Standish is a city in and the county seat of Arenac County, Michigan. The population was 1,458 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1903
Population
1,458
Area
2.2 sq mi
Elevation
623 ft
ZIP code
48658
Area code
989

Standish’s neighbors

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