Manufacturing in Polk County, Iowa
The Polk register lists 429 facilities. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 487 establishments in Polk. Food Manufacturing is an industry with 58 facilities listed in the register.
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Federal labor statistics counted at least 487 manufacturing establishments in Polk County in 2025, employing about 18,698 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 429, about 88% of that figure.
What Polk County makes20 INDUSTRIES
Food Manufacturing58Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing51Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing49Machinery Manufacturing43Printing and Related Support Activities36Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing29Chemical Manufacturing27Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing26Wood Product Manufacturing17Miscellaneous Manufacturing15Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing15Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing15Transportation Equipment Manufacturing14Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing9Paper Manufacturing8Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing8Primary Metal Manufacturing4Textile Product Mills4Apparel Manufacturing2Textile 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 Iowa — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.