Manufacturing in Dakota County, Minnesota

Dakota, Minnesota, is home to 453 establishments as counted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2024, covering 17 of 21 manufacturing subsectors. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an annual payroll of about $1.5 billion for these establishments and total employment of 17,836 in 2024. Listed in the register, there are 584 facilities across 20 cities in Dakota, with 108 facilities located in Burnsville.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

Map, cities and benchmark

Biggest cities

Burnsville115 Eagan94 Lakeville92 Saint Paul55 Rosemount43 South Saint Paul34 Hastings30 Inver Grove Heights23 Mendota Heights21 Farmington18 South Saint Paul16 West Saint Paul11

Federal labor statistics counted at least 453 manufacturing establishments in Dakota County in 2024, employing about 17,836 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 584.

What Dakota County makes21 INDUSTRIES

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing127 Miscellaneous Manufacturing63 Machinery Manufacturing57 Food Manufacturing52 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing35 Chemical Manufacturing35 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing35 Printing and Related Support Activities32 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing28 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing27 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing25 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing21 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing16 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing11 Wood Product Manufacturing11 Paper Manufacturing10 Primary Metal Manufacturing6 Apparel Manufacturing3 Textile Product Mills3 Textile Mills2 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing2

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

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