North Dakota manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT AUG 2026
As of AUG 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 524 manufacturing facilities in North Dakota, of which 275 (52.5%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 65.78 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Full census, Q3 2026 · North Dakota in the registry
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| Cass | 166 |
| Grand Forks | 51 |
| Burleigh | 34 |
| Ward | 28 |
| Williams | 23 |
| Stark | 20 |
| Richland | 19 |
| Stutsman | 17 |
| Morton | 13 |
| Pembina | 9 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 93 |
| 311 Food Manufacturing | 89 |
| 333 Machinery Manufacturing | 76 |
| 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 54 |
| 325 Chemical Manufacturing | 37 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| Aldevron, LLC | Fargo | 500+ |
| Cloverdale Foods CO | Mandan | 500+ |
| Cnh America LLC | Fargo | 500+ |
| Doosan Bobcat Bismarck | Bismarck | 500+ |
| Doosan Bobcat Gwinner | Gwinner | 500+ |
| Great Plains Synfuels Plant | Beulah | 500+ |
| John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group - Fargo | Fargo | 500+ |
| LM Wind Power : Grand Forks | Grand Forks | 500+ |
| Marvin Windows and Doors - Fargo | Fargo | 500+ |
| Marvin Windows and Doors - Grafton | Grafton | 500+ |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 524 facilities in North Dakota against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 878 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 59.7%. 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/nd · press@factoryregistry.com