Manufacturing in Manatee County, Florida

The register lists 356 facilities in Manatee, Florida. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 559 establishments in Manatee employed 9,288 people as of 2025. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing is an industry with 2,081 employees and an annual payroll of about $0.2 billion in Manatee.

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Bradenton146 Sarasota119 Palmetto56 Myakka City7 Lakewood Ranch6 Parrish6 Ellenton4 Duette3 Anna Maria2 Tallevast1 Bradenton Beach1 Brandenton1

Federal labor statistics counted at least 559 manufacturing establishments in Manatee County in 2025, employing about 9,288 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 356, about 64% of that figure.

What Manatee County makes20 INDUSTRIES

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing62 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing48 Machinery Manufacturing32 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing31 Miscellaneous Manufacturing27 Chemical Manufacturing23 Food Manufacturing22 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing20 Printing and Related Support Activities18 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing18 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing13 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing12 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing12 Wood Product Manufacturing8 Textile Product Mills7 Paper Manufacturing6 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing6 Primary Metal Manufacturing3 Textile Mills2 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing2

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 Florida — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.

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