Advanced manufacturing

Industry Concentration

• Over 210,000 individuals employed in Manufacturing within a 45-minute drive time, including strong concentrations in the following areas:
• • • Over 17,000 employed in “Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing” (LQ 4.76)
    • Over 3,000 employed in “Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing” (LQ 14.18)
    • Over 3,000 employed in ” Plastic Bag and Pouch Manufacturing” (LQ 5.34)
    • Over 3,000 employed in “Electronic Computer Manufacturing” (LQ 1.78)
    • Over 2,000 employed in “Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing” (LQ 5.59)
    • Over 2,000 employed in “Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing” (LQ 1.42)
    • Over 1,000 employed in “Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing” (LQ 4.15)
    • Over 1,000 employed in “Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing” (LQ 1.89)
    • Over 1,000 employed in “Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing” (LQ 4.19)
    • Over 1,000 employed in “Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding and Alloying” (LQ 3.45)
    • Over 1,000 employed in “Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding” (LQ 3.39)
    • Over 1,000 employed in Paperboard Mills (LQ 1.95)

*Location Quotient – Provides a concentration of workers in the area compared to the national average.  An LQ of 1.0 means the area has a concentration of workers equal to that of the national average.  An LQ of 1.5 means the area has a concentration of workers 50% greater than the national average.

Area Workforce

 Source: 2023Q4 Jobs EQ 

*Average Local Salary is representative of positions within Rockwall County. 

Rockwall Companies

• Channell Commercial Corporation*
• Mattr Infrastructure Technologies
• Interstate/Agave Wire*
• Ballard Power Systems* (Coming Soon!)

*National or International Headquarters 

DFW Companies with Significant Manufacturing Presence:

• General Motors
• Texas Instruments*
• Alcon Laboratories
• Ericcson*
• Peterbilt Motors*
• Mary Kay*
• LG Electronics

*National or International Headquarters