Manufacturing in Dakota County, Minnesota
The Dakota, Minnesota register lists 621 facilities. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 441 establishments in Dakota, Minnesota in 2025. Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing accounts for 132 facilities in Dakota, Minnesota.
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Federal labor statistics counted at least 441 manufacturing establishments in Dakota County in 2025, employing about 18,013 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 621.
What Dakota County makes21 INDUSTRIES
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing132Miscellaneous Manufacturing68Machinery Manufacturing61Food Manufacturing51Chemical Manufacturing39Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing38Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing36Printing and Related Support Activities34Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing33Transportation Equipment Manufacturing27Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing25Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing25Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing16Paper Manufacturing12Wood Product Manufacturing12Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing11Primary Metal Manufacturing8Textile Mills3Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing3Textile Product Mills3Apparel 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.