Manufacturing in Penobscot County, Maine

Penobscot, Maine covers the 11 of 21 manufacturing subsectors BLS publishes for this place, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2024. Listed in the register, there are 136 facilities across 34 cities. Wood Product Manufacturing accounts for 24 facilities in Penobscot, as of 2026.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

Map, cities and benchmark

Biggest cities

Bangor35 Brewer15 Hermon12 Old Town7 Lincoln6 Orono6 Hampden6 East Millinocket4 Etna4 Millinocket4 Dexter3 Corinna3

Federal labor statistics counted at least 146 manufacturing establishments in Penobscot County in 2024, employing about 2,396 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 136, about 93% of that figure.

What Penobscot County makes20 INDUSTRIES

Wood Product Manufacturing24 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing17 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing13 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing12 Machinery Manufacturing10 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing10 Paper Manufacturing7 Chemical Manufacturing7 Food Manufacturing7 Miscellaneous Manufacturing4 Textile Mills4 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing4 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing3 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing3 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing3 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing3 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing3 Printing and Related Support Activities1 Primary Metal Manufacturing1 Textile Product 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 Maine — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.

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