Manufacturing in Kern County, California
The register lists 792 facilities in Kern County, California. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 485 establishments in Kern County in 2025. Food Manufacturing accounts for 86 facilities in Kern County.
SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE
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Federal labor statistics counted at least 485 manufacturing establishments in Kern County in 2025, employing about 13,547 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 792.
What Kern County makes21 INDUSTRIES
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing115Machinery Manufacturing90Transportation Equipment Manufacturing87Food Manufacturing86Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing85Chemical Manufacturing75Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing74Wood Product Manufacturing27Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing27Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing27Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing26Miscellaneous Manufacturing24Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing20Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing17Primary Metal Manufacturing10Printing and Related Support Activities8Paper Manufacturing4Textile Mills4Textile Product Mills3Apparel Manufacturing3Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing1
Bars are drawn against the largest subsector listed; the figure is the facility count in this county. Each row links to that industry across all of California — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.