Idaho manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT AUG 2026
As of AUG 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 1,461 manufacturing facilities in Idaho, of which 765 (52.4%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 72.99 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Full census, Q3 2026 · Idaho in the registry
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| Ada | 329 |
| Canyon | 184 |
| Kootenai | 148 |
| Bonneville | 95 |
| Twin Falls | 58 |
| Bannock | 45 |
| Nez Perce | 42 |
| Bonner | 39 |
| Bingham | 36 |
| Idaho | 27 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 258 |
| 321 Wood Product Manufacturing | 193 |
| 311 Food Manufacturing | 191 |
| 333 Machinery Manufacturing | 139 |
| 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 119 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| Amalgamated Sugar CO LLC Nampa | Nampa | 500+ |
| American Falls | American Falls | 500+ |
| Amy's Kitchen | Pocatello | 500+ |
| Boise, Idaho | Boise | 500+ |
| Boise Site 1 | Boise | 500+ |
| Chobani- Twin Falls | Twin Falls | 500+ |
| Clearwater Paper Lewiston PPD | Lewiston | 500+ |
| Cs Beef Packers | Kuna | 500+ |
| GF Idaho Plant - Caldwell | Caldwell | 500+ |
| Marathon Cheese Corporation Mt. Home | Mountain Home | 500+ |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 1,461 facilities in Idaho against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 3,945 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 37.0%. The benchmark is a floor: QCEW counts establishments covered by unemployment insurance and so excludes most sole proprietors and some contract operations. The real number of manufacturing sites is therefore higher than the benchmark, and this percentage overstates coverage rather than understating it. Where it exceeds 100%, the registry lists more sites than QCEW counts establishments — which is expected in states with many small or single-person operations, and is also where duplicate listings would show up first.
FactoryRegistry Research, The Factory Census, Q3 2026 — factoryregistry.com/census/2026-q3/id · press@factoryregistry.com