Manufacturing in Defiance County, Ohio

The register lists 67 facilities in Defiance, Ohio. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 36 establishments in Defiance employed 1,445 people in 2025. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing is an industry in Defiance with 621 employees, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Defiance45 Hicksville18 Adams Twp1 Bryan1 Ney1 Sherwood1

Federal labor statistics counted at least 36 manufacturing establishments in Defiance County in 2025, employing about 1,445 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 67.

What Defiance County makes13 INDUSTRIES

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing20 Primary Metal Manufacturing8 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing7 Food Manufacturing5 Chemical Manufacturing5 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing4 Machinery Manufacturing4 Wood Product Manufacturing3 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing3 Miscellaneous Manufacturing3 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing2 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing2 Computer and Electronic Product 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 Ohio — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.

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