Manufacturing in Pierce County, Washington

Pierce, Washington covers the 18 of 21 manufacturing subsectors BLS publishes for this place, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data from 2024. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 641 establishments in Pierce, Washington, with an annual payroll of about $1.3 billion in 2024. Listed in the register, there are 696 facilities across 31 cities in Pierce, Washington.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

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Biggest cities

Tacoma315 Puyallup92 Sumner79 Lakewood43 Gig Harbor35 Fife35 Spanaway14 Buckley10 Orting9 Pacific7 Bonney Lake6 University Place6

Federal labor statistics counted at least 641 manufacturing establishments in Pierce County in 2024, employing about 16,311 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 696.

What Pierce County makes21 INDUSTRIES

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing110 Wood Product Manufacturing79 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing61 Food Manufacturing57 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing56 Miscellaneous Manufacturing52 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing49 Chemical Manufacturing36 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing32 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing31 Machinery Manufacturing31 Printing and Related Support Activities20 Paper Manufacturing20 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing17 Primary Metal Manufacturing15 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing13 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing9 Textile Product Mills6 Apparel Manufacturing4 Textile Mills2 Leather and Allied 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 Washington — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.

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