Texas manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT AUG 2026
As of AUG 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 14,928 manufacturing facilities in Texas, of which 8,181 (54.8%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 47.71 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Full census, Q3 2026 · Texas in the registry
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| Harris | 2,742 |
| Dallas | 1,397 |
| Tarrant | 1,165 |
| Bexar | 758 |
| Travis | 525 |
| Collin | 372 |
| El Paso | 344 |
| Montgomery | 292 |
| Denton | 271 |
| Fort Bend | 263 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 3,003 |
| 325 Chemical Manufacturing | 1,916 |
| 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 1,376 |
| 333 Machinery Manufacturing | 1,366 |
| 334 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | 1,064 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| 1finity Americas, INC. | Dallas | 500+ |
| 2001 Rankin Road | US, TX, Houston | 500+ |
| AAON Coil Products | Longivew | 500+ |
| Abbvie -Waco | Waco | 500+ |
| Airborn LLC | Georgetown | 500+ |
| Aisin Texas Corporation | Cibolo | 500+ |
| Amazon Com Services Dfw5 | Carrollton | 500+ |
| Anheuser-busch Houston Brewery | Houston | 500+ |
| Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (2) | Sugar Land | 500+ |
| Argon Medical Devices | Athens | 500+ |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 14,928 facilities in Texas against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 30,069 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 49.6%. 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/tx · press@factoryregistry.com