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Manufacturing Towns — Cities with the Most Factory Workers

US cities where manufacturing employs the largest share of the workforce. The industrial heartland of the Midwest dominates, along with textile towns in the South and auto-industry cities in Michigan. Data from US Census Bureau ACS 2023.

Ranked by Manufacturing Employment. Click any location to see its full Census data profile. All figures are from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023, so they are directly comparable across locations.

# Location Manufacturing Employment
1101 East Brady borough, Pennsylvania 24.0%
1102 Middleburg borough, Pennsylvania 24.0%
1103 Villisca city, Iowa 24.0%
1104 Butler town, Alabama 24.0%
1105 Bicknell city, Indiana 24.0%
1106 Mystic CDP, Connecticut 24.0%
1107 Seymour city, Missouri 24.0%
1108 Galesville city, Wisconsin 24.0%
1109 Enfield town, North Carolina 24.0%
1110 Powells Crossroads town, Tennessee 24.0%
1111 Newaygo Public School District, Michigan 24.0%
1112 Muldrow town, Oklahoma 24.0%
1113 Midvale village, Ohio 24.0%
1114 Hope city, Arkansas 24.0%
1115 Independence city, Minnesota 23.9%
1116 North Fond du Lac village, Wisconsin 23.9%
1117 Sodus village, New York 23.9%
1118 Brooklyn village, Michigan 23.9%
1119 Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County), Pennsylvania 23.9%
1120 Meyersdale borough, Pennsylvania 23.9%
1121 Kentland town, Indiana 23.9%
1122 Santo Domingo comunidad, Puerto Rico 23.9%
1123 Yellville city, Arkansas 23.9%
1124 Lakes West CDP, Connecticut 23.9%
1125 Mattawan village, Michigan 23.9%
1126 Champion Local School District, Ohio 23.9%
1127 Stuarts Draft CDP, Virginia 23.9%
1128 Rocky Mount town, Virginia 23.9%
1129 Temperance CDP, Michigan 23.9%
1130 Wyoming city, Michigan 23.9%
1131 Guilford CDP, Pennsylvania 23.9%
1132 Granite Quarry town, North Carolina 23.9%
1133 Sylvania town, Alabama 23.9%
1134 Bedford city, Iowa 23.8%
1135 Bourbon city, Missouri 23.8%
1136 Boiling Springs CDP, South Carolina 23.8%
1137 Mont Alto borough, Pennsylvania 23.8%
1138 Annville CDP, Kentucky 23.8%
1139 Pontoon Beach village, Illinois 23.8%
1140 Masury CDP, Ohio 23.8%
1141 Homeland Park CDP, South Carolina 23.8%
1142 Asheboro city, North Carolina 23.8%
1143 Gang Mills CDP, New York 23.8%
1144 Fort Shawnee CDP, Ohio 23.8%
1145 Beechwood CDP, Michigan 23.8%
1146 Timberlane village, Illinois 23.8%
1147 Hanceville city, Alabama 23.7%
1148 Monticello city, Indiana 23.7%
1149 George city, Iowa 23.7%
1150 Casey city, Illinois 23.7%