East Lansing Summer Business

Running a business in a college town can be tough. But one of the biggest difficulties is when students leave town for the summer and take with them their business. Over the past 5 years at Michigan State University an average of about 46,524 students have enrolled in classes in the fall, and an average of about 44,351students have enrolled in classes in the spring. Compare that to the five year average of about 21,334 students who have enrolled in classes in the summer. When comparing both the fall and spring to the summer, that means over 20,000 students are not taking classes at MSU, and most likely a majority are not in East Lansing. It is a struggle for businesses to overcome this, but it is something they are well aware of considering the demographics of their main customers.