Manufacturing in DeKalb County, Indiana

DeKalb, Indiana covers the 12 of 21 manufacturing subsectors BLS publishes for this place, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2024 data. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 107 establishments and 9120 employees in the area during 2024, with an annual payroll of about $0.8 billion. Listed in the register, there are 114 facilities across 13 cities in DeKalb.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

Map, cities and benchmark

Biggest cities

Auburn38 Garrett21 Butler21 Waterloo13 Ashley7 Saint Joe4 Laotto2 Spencerville2 Hamilton2 Corunna1 Hudson1 Huntertown1

Federal labor statistics counted at least 107 manufacturing establishments in DeKalb County in 2024, employing about 9,120 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 114.

What DeKalb County makes14 INDUSTRIES

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing35 Primary Metal Manufacturing15 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing15 Chemical Manufacturing9 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing7 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing6 Machinery Manufacturing6 Wood Product Manufacturing5 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing5 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing5 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing3 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing2 Paper Manufacturing2 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 Indiana — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.

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