Existing Industries
Industry By Type
DeKalb Industry Cluster - larger image
| Industry Clusters for DeKalb County, Alabama as of 2020Q4 | |||
| Industry Group |
Av. Annual Employment
Forecast Rate
2020Q4-2030Q4
|
Average Wages | Employment |
| Textile/Leather | -3.63 | $29,306 | 1,175 |
| Food Mfg. | 0.34 | $26,282 | 852 |
| Agricultural | -0.57 | $47,856 | 1,095 |
| Chemical | -0.48 | $43,803 | 241 |
| Wood/Paper | -0.75 | $42,193 | 321 |
| Electric/Electronics Mfg. | -0.09 | $47,972 | 515 |
| Auto/Auto-related | -0.22 | $43,362 | 1,483 |
| Machinery Mfg. | 0.01 | $48,277 | 770 |
| Metal & Product Mfg. | 0.12 | $62,284 | 1,106 |
| Coal/Oil/Power | -0.54 | $62,350 | 233 |
| Retail | -0.25 | $32,029 | 3,445 |
| Consumer Svc. | 0.77 | $23,562 | 2,949 |
| Education | -0.25 | $33,267 | 2,201 |
| Construction | 0.16 | $45,278 | 1,200 |
| Freight Tran. | 0.11 | $49,219 | 715 |
| Utilities | 0.67 | $54,601 | 170 |
| Public Admin. | 0.33 | $37,839 | 1,037 |
| Health | 1.05 | $41,553 | 2,475 |
Employment and Wages - Total All Industries
Source: JobsEQ, http://www.chmuraecon.com/jobseq
Top Employers
| Company | Employees | Product |
| The Children's Place | 1,548 | Distribution Center |
| Koch Foods, Inc. | 850 | Poultry Processing |
| Heil Environmental | 853 | Garbage Truck Bodies |
| Renfro Corporation | 650 | Hosiery |
| Rainsville Technology, Inc. (RTI) | 436 | Injected Plastic Automotive Parts |
| GH Metal Solutions, Inc. | 400 | Plate/Sheet Metal Fabrication |
| GameTime (Playcore) | 412 | Playground & Park Equipment |
| Plasman Corp | 337 | Injected Plastic Automotive Parts |
| Vulcraft, Inc. (NUCOR) | 317 | Steel Joists |
| Polymer Engineering | 280 | Industrial Plastics |
| Siemens Energy, Inc. | 238 | Electric Coils |
| Heritage Wire Harness | 255 | Wire Harness |
| D&F Equipment Sales, Inc. | 183 | Equipment Manufacturing |
| BlueScope North America | 160 | Structural Frames |
| Ferguson Distribution | 140 | Distribution Center |
Information updated: June 2021
Fortune 500 Companies
DeKalb County has a presence of several Fortune 500 companies in retail, service, business and industry:
- NUCOR
- United Parcel Service
- Pilgrim’s Pride
- Lowe’s
- Walgreen
- Wal-Mart
