Manufacturing in Bristol County, Massachusetts

As of 2024, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that Bristol, Massachusetts, manufacturing establishments employ 22,692 people and generate an annual payroll of $1.9 billion. Listed in the register are 710 facilities across 43 cities, with 125 located in New Bedford and 122 in Fall River. Blount Fine Foods in Fall River is the largest plant, employing 1,100 people as of 2025.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

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Biggest cities

New Bedford135 Fall River130 Attleboro81 Taunton80 Mansfield45 North Attleboro26 South Easton24 Seekonk18 Norton18 Fairhaven17 Raynham12 Attleboro Falls11

Federal labor statistics counted at least 650 manufacturing establishments in Bristol County in 2024, employing about 22,692 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 710.

What Bristol County makes21 INDUSTRIES

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing107 Miscellaneous Manufacturing69 Food Manufacturing64 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing59 Machinery Manufacturing49 Chemical Manufacturing47 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing42 Textile Mills38 Primary Metal Manufacturing37 Printing and Related Support Activities34 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing34 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing25 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing21 Wood Product Manufacturing20 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing18 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing17 Textile Product Mills15 Apparel Manufacturing11 Paper Manufacturing10 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing8 Leather and Allied Product 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 Massachusetts — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.

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