30,725 establishments indexed Census County Business Patterns, updated 2026-09-09
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- machine shops, 2022
- 17,431
- plastics product plants, 2022
- 5,565
- establishments in the index
- 30,725
- counties in the index
- 1,231
Manufacturing capacity by state
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- California 3,624 establishments, of which machine shops are the largest
- Texas 2,134 establishments, of which machine shops are the largest
- Ohio 2,012 establishments, of which machine shops are the largest
- Michigan 1,939 establishments, of which machine shops are the largest
- Pennsylvania 1,621 establishments, of which machine shops are the largest
- Illinois 1,619 establishments, of which machine shops are the largest
- Wisconsin 1,231 establishments, of which machine shops are the largest
- Indiana 1,134 establishments, of which machine shops are the largest
- New York 1,130 establishments, of which machine shops are the largest
- Florida 978 establishments, of which machine shops are the largest
All 50 states
- Alaska
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Iowa
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Mississippi
- Montana
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Vermont
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
What we quote
- Injection molding An injection molding company melts plastic and forces it into a steel or aluminum tool, then does it again every few seconds.
- CNC machining A CNC machining company starts from solid stock and removes what is not the part.
- Laser cutting Laser cutting services cut flat parts from sheet, and they price by the time the beam is switched on plus the sheet your parts are nested into.
- Sheet metal forming Sheet metal forming services take a flat cut part and bend it into the shape you drew.
- SLA 3D printing An SLA 3D printing service cures liquid resin layer by layer, and it prices by the volume of resin used and the height of the build.
- Robotic automation The number quoted for a collaborative robot is almost always the arm and its controller alone.
Sources, citation and related pages
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The custom manufacturing establishments in the United States was 30,725 in 2022, across 30,725 manufacturing establishments recorded in the US Custom Manufacturing Capacity Index (Census County Business Patterns 2022).
Cite as: "Injection Molding Cost Checker Capacity Index", updated 2026-09-09, https://injectionmoldingcostchecker.com/.