Manufacturing in Durham County, North Carolina
The register lists 282 facilities in Durham, North Carolina. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 210 establishments were counted in Durham in 2025. Chemical Manufacturing accounts for 71 facilities in Durham.
SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE
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Federal labor statistics counted at least 210 manufacturing establishments in Durham County in 2025, employing about 19,381 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 282.
What Durham County makes20 INDUSTRIES
Chemical Manufacturing71Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing43Miscellaneous Manufacturing35Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing28Transportation Equipment Manufacturing16Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing15Printing and Related Support Activities14Food Manufacturing10Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing10Machinery Manufacturing9Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing9Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing6Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing5Textile Mills4Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing4Primary Metal Manufacturing3Wood Product Manufacturing2Textile Product Mills1Apparel Manufacturing1Paper 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 North Carolina — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.
