Manufacturing in Ford County, Illinois

The city of Paxton, Illinois is home to 14 facilities listed in the register. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2024, there were 15 establishments and 784 employees across the 3 of 21 manufacturing subsectors they publish for Ford, Illinois. Food Manufacturing accounts for 6 establishments and 462 employees, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous Manufacturing represents the largest industry in the register, with 18 facilities.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

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Paxton15 Gibson City9 Piper City4 Sibley3 Roberts3 Rankin2 Melvin2 Cullom1 Cabery1

Federal labor statistics counted at least 15 manufacturing establishments in Ford County in 2024, employing about 784 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 40.

What Ford County makes11 INDUSTRIES

Miscellaneous Manufacturing18 Food Manufacturing4 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing4 Chemical Manufacturing3 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing3 Machinery Manufacturing3 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing2 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing2 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing1 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing1 Printing and Related Support Activities1

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

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