Massachusetts manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT AUG 2026
As of AUG 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 6,350 manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts, of which 2,856 (45.0%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 88.98 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Full census, Q3 2026 · Massachusetts in the registry
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| Middlesex | 1,736 |
| Worcester | 881 |
| Essex | 744 |
| Bristol | 587 |
| Norfolk | 571 |
| Hampden | 477 |
| Plymouth | 361 |
| Suffolk | 347 |
| Berkshire | 125 |
| Franklin | 103 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 1,121 |
| 334 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | 1,073 |
| 325 Chemical Manufacturing | 788 |
| 333 Machinery Manufacturing | 584 |
| 339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 543 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| 108 Cherry Hill Drive | Beverly | 500+ |
| 1 Analog Way | Wilmington | 500+ |
| AIS, Inc. | Leominster | 500+ |
| Amazon Robotics BOS12 | North Reading | 500+ |
| Analogic 8 Centennial Dr Peabody MA | Peabody | 500+ |
| Artisan Chef Manufacturing CO | Lawrence | 500+ |
| Blount Fine Foods | Fall River | 500+ |
| Boston Scientific CORP | Marlborough | 500+ |
| Boston Scientific - Quincy, MA | Quincy | 500+ |
| Bristol-myers Squibb CO | Devens | 500+ |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 6,350 facilities in Massachusetts against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 6,842 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 92.8%. 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/ma · press@factoryregistry.com