Manufacturing in Black Hawk County, Iowa

The register lists 114 facilities in Black Hawk, Iowa. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 156 establishments were counted in Black Hawk in 2025. Machinery Manufacturing accounts for 5513 jobs in Black Hawk, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

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Biggest cities

Waterloo71 Cedar Falls36 Evansdale3 Janesville3 Gilbertville1

Federal labor statistics counted at least 156 manufacturing establishments in Black Hawk County in 2025, employing about 12,415 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 114, about 73% of that figure.

What Black Hawk County makes20 INDUSTRIES

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing26 Machinery Manufacturing25 Food Manufacturing10 Primary Metal Manufacturing9 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing9 Miscellaneous Manufacturing7 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing6 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing5 Printing and Related Support Activities4 Wood Product Manufacturing4 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing4 Paper Manufacturing2 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing2 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing2 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing2 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing1 Textile Product Mills1 Chemical Manufacturing1 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing1 Apparel 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 Iowa — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.

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