Manufacturing in Chesapeake County, Virginia
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Federal labor statistics counted at least 162 manufacturing establishments in Chesapeake County in 2024, employing about 4,578 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 271.
What Chesapeake County makes20 INDUSTRIES
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing85Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing37Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing28Machinery Manufacturing16Miscellaneous Manufacturing15Food Manufacturing14Wood Product Manufacturing14Chemical Manufacturing13Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing9Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing8Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing7Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing6Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing6Apparel Manufacturing5Primary Metal Manufacturing5Paper Manufacturing4Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing3Printing and Related Support Activities2Textile Product Mills1Textile Mills1
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 Virginia — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.