Manufacturing in Okaloosa County, Florida

Okaloosa, Florida, is covered by data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics source for the year 2024, encompassing 13 of 21 manufacturing subsectors. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 184 establishments in Okaloosa, with an annual payroll of about $0.2 billion. Listed in the register are 150 facilities across 15 cities, with 64 facilities located in Fort Walton Beach.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

Map, cities and benchmark

Biggest cities

Fort Walton Beach61 Crestview26 Niceville16 Destin12 Fort Walton Beach7 Valparaiso6 Mary Esther5 Eglin Afb4 Laurel Hill3 Baker2 Holt2 Hurlburt Field2

Federal labor statistics counted at least 184 manufacturing establishments in Okaloosa County in 2024, employing about 2,581 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 150, about 82% of that figure.

What Okaloosa County makes17 INDUSTRIES

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing25 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing23 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing19 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing18 Miscellaneous Manufacturing12 Printing and Related Support Activities8 Machinery Manufacturing7 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing7 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing6 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing6 Food Manufacturing5 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing5 Wood Product Manufacturing4 Chemical Manufacturing4 Apparel Manufacturing3 Textile Product Mills2 Primary Metal 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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