Lancaster County Economic Profile Summary

● Home to more than 10,000 companies.
In the period between 1981 and 1991, the number of companies employing fewer than ten people increased by more than 2,000.
Professional services, including the retail trade and health-related services, employ the majority of Lancaster residents.
The County possesses a strong manufacturing orientation and is considered a national printing and graphic arts center.
Food processing is also a leading industry in the County.

Top 50 Employers

 

1

 

R R DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY

2

 

LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL

3

 

ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC

4

 

LANCASTER COUNTY

5

 

MUTUAL ASSISTANCE GROUP

6

 

HIGH INDUSTRIES INC

7

 

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

8

 

MANHEIMS PA AUCTION SERVICES INC

9

 

NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA INC

10

 

WEIS MARKETS INC

11

 

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LANCASTER

12

 

DART CONTAINER CORPORATION

13

 

TYSON SHARED SERVICES INC

14

 

MASONIC HOMES

15

 

EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC

16

 

INTERIM PERSONNEL OF

17

 

TURKEY HILL LP

18

 

CELLULAR ONE CORP

19

 

STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

20

 

ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL

21

 

SUPPLY SALES CO

22

 

ALUMAX MILL PRODUCTS INC.

23

 

LANCASTER LEBANON INTERMEDIATE UNIT

24

 

WILLOW VALLEY MANOR

25

 

WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY

26

 

PEPPERIDGE FARM INC

27

 

PENNSYLVANIA STATE GOVERNMENT

28

 

HEMPFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT

29

 

FULTON BANK

30

 

WAL-MART ASSOCIATES INC

31

 

YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEM INC

32

 

PERFORMANCE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT CO

33

 

CONESTOGA WOOD SPECIALTIES CORP

34

 

K-MART CORPORATION

35

 

SKIP'S CUTTING INC

36

 

CADMUS COMMUNICATIONS CORP

37

 

KELLOGG U S A INC

38

 

ACME MARKETS INC

39

 

HERSHEY FOODS CORPORATION

40

 

GIANT FOOD STORES INC

41

 

LANCASTER LABORATORIES INC

42

 

PENN MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT

43

 

A M P INCORPORATED

44

 

BOLLMAN HAT COMPANY

45

 

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE

46

 

MANHEIM TOWNSHIP SCHOOL

47

 

WYETH-AYERST PHARMACEUTICALS

48

 

LANCASTER, CITY OF

49

 

WILLOW VALLEY ASSOCIATES INC

50

 

WARWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT

Employees by Industry

 

Agriculture - 3,162

Construction - 12,897

F.I.R.E. - 9,713

Manufacturing - 57,602

Mining - 412

Retail Trade - 42,473

Services - 59,074

Transportation & Utilities - 9,298

Wholesale Trade - 13,409