North Dakota manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT JUL 2026
As of JUL 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 549 manufacturing facilities in North Dakota, of which 280 (51.0%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 68.92 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| Cass | 174 |
| Grand Forks | 59 |
| Burleigh | 37 |
| Ward | 29 |
| Williams | 23 |
| Stark | 20 |
| Richland | 19 |
| Stutsman | 17 |
| Morton | 13 |
| Pembina | 9 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 95 |
| 311 Food Manufacturing | 91 |
| 333 Machinery Manufacturing | 79 |
| 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 56 |
| 325 Chemical Manufacturing | 39 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| Aldevron, LLC | Fargo | 500+ |
| Bismarck, ND | Bismarck | 500+ |
| Cloverdale Foods CO | Mandan | 500+ |
| Cnh America LLC | Fargo | 500+ |
| Doosan Bobcat Bismarck | Bismarck | 500+ |
| Doosan Bobcat Gwinner | Gwinner | 500+ |
| Great Plains Synfuels Plant | Beulah | 500+ |
| John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group - Fargo | Fargo | 500+ |
| LM Wind Power : Grand Forks | Grand Forks | 500+ |
| Marvin Windows and Doors - Fargo | Fargo | 500+ |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 549 facilities in North Dakota against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 878 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 62.5%. The benchmark is a floor: QCEW counts establishments covered by unemployment insurance and so excludes most sole proprietors and some contract operations. The real number of manufacturing sites is therefore higher than the benchmark, and this percentage overstates coverage rather than understating it. Where it exceeds 100%, the registry lists more sites than QCEW counts establishments — which is expected in states with many small or single-person operations, and is also where duplicate listings would show up first.
Full census, Q3 2026 · North Dakota in the registry
FactoryRegistry Research, The Factory Census, Q3 2026 — factoryregistry.com/census/2026-q3/nd · press@factoryregistry.com