Manufacturing in Watauga County, North Carolina

Watauga, North Carolina, is listed in the register as having 38 facilities. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 21 establishments in Watauga in 2024. Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing accounts for 7 facilities listed in the register. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in Textile Product Mills reached 40 in Watauga, with a location quotient of 2.55.

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Federal labor statistics counted at least 21 manufacturing establishments in Watauga County in 2024, employing about 224 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 38.

What Watauga County makes12 INDUSTRIES

Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing7 Food Manufacturing5 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing5 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing4 Wood Product Manufacturing4 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing3 Textile Product Mills2 Machinery Manufacturing2 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing2 Chemical Manufacturing1 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing1 Transportation Equipment 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.

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