Manufacturing in Polk County, Florida

The Wood Product Manufacturing industry in Polk County, Florida, employed 1,674 people as of 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Polk County is listed in the register as having 583 facilities. The city of Lakeland has 235 facilities listed in the register.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

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Biggest cities

Lakeland246 Mulberry55 Winter Haven53 Bartow53 Auburndale40 Davenport36 Lake Wales31 Haines City20 Frostproof7 Fort Meade6 Lake Alfred6 Dundee5

Federal labor statistics counted at least 619 manufacturing establishments in Polk County in 2025, employing about 19,408 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 583, about 94% of that figure.

What Polk County makes20 INDUSTRIES

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing84 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing80 Chemical Manufacturing70 Food Manufacturing70 Wood Product Manufacturing43 Machinery Manufacturing40 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing34 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing29 Printing and Related Support Activities24 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing24 Miscellaneous Manufacturing24 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing17 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing12 Paper Manufacturing10 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing9 Primary Metal Manufacturing9 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing8 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing4 Apparel Manufacturing3 Textile Product Mills1

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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