Vermont manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT AUG 2026
As of AUG 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 633 manufacturing facilities in Vermont, of which 277 (43.8%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 97.61 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Full census, Q3 2026 · Vermont in the registry
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| Chittenden | 172 |
| Rutland | 56 |
| Windham | 53 |
| Washington | 49 |
| Windsor | 47 |
| Franklin | 45 |
| Bennington | 35 |
| Addison | 33 |
| Caledonia | 33 |
| Orleans | 26 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 311 Food Manufacturing | 94 |
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 89 |
| 321 Wood Product Manufacturing | 64 |
| 339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 48 |
| 334 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | 47 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| Beta Technologies, INC. | South Burlington | 500+ |
| Cabot Hosiery Mills, INC | Northfield | 500+ |
| GlobalFoundries - Burlington | Essex Junction | 500+ |
| Husky Injection Molding Systems INC | Milton | 500+ |
| Integrated Manufacturing Rutland VT | North Clarendon | 500+ |
| Simmonds Precision Products INC | Vergennes | 500+ |
| 100-vt-hur | Williston | 100-499 |
| 210 Pierce rd. | Saint Johnsbury | 100-499 |
| Agri-Mark, Inc. | Middlebury | 100-499 |
| Autumn Harp | Essex Jct. | 100-499 |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 633 facilities in Vermont against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 1,079 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 58.7%. 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/vt · press@factoryregistry.com