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Our strong communities and diverse and growing population keep Macon County on rise.
With a large laborshed and high education standards, Macon’s strength is its people.
Forest Products
Macon County
Labor Shed
Moton FieldTimber and wood products are one of the staples of Macon County. We have an average of 200% more timber wood companies than the US average with a growth rate 115% higher than average. With over 70 logging operations in the Macon County laborshed, this is a quickly-growing industry.
Macon County Wood Resource Metrics
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Tax Rates
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Units
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60-Mile
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Timberland area
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million acres
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4.59
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Timberland % of total land area
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%
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73.1%
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Private ownership of timberland
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%
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96.0%
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Total pine inventory
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million tons
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133.21
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Pine % of total timber inventory
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%
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58.1%
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Total hardwood inventory
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million tons
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103.10
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Hardwood % of total timber inventory
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%
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41.9%
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Annual pine growth
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million tons
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10.90
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Annual pine removals
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million tons
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6.54
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Annual pine growth surplus
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million tons
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4.36
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Annual hardwood growth
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million tons
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3.82
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Annual hardwood removals
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million tons
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1.67
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Annual hardwood growth surplus
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million tons
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2.16
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Est. annual pine sawmill fiber residue prod.
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million tons
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1.04
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Est. annual hdwd. sawmill fiber residue prod.
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million tons
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0.09
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Source: USDA Forest Service FIA, 2015, 2016 & 2017
Notes
- Center point of study area is latitude 32.482, longitude -85.733.
- Timber inventory data excludes federal lands due to availability concerns.
- Sawmill residue volumes are annual production estimates, all of which is currently utilized but may be available to a new consumer based on market factors.
- Estimates, data interpretation, and conversion factors per KJM, Forest Products Development Center.
View Softwood/Roundwood Inventory and Softwood Sawmill Capacity Data
Area Forestry Companies
Alabama Wholesale Lumber
- Full service lumberyard
- Services personal, construction, and industrial/commercial projects
Our Companies
Timber Tract Operations
0
% More
Than the US National Average
Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturers
0
% More
Than the US National Average
Logging Operations
0
% More
Than the US National Average
Education
Tuskegee University
- 9 Degrees in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Over a hundred graduates annually
- Three dedicated Research Units
Tuskegee University
- 23 Agriculture Degree programs
- In 2015, 340 students graduated in the study area of Agriculture with 258 Bachelor’s degrees, 59 Master’s degrees, and 23 Doctoral degrees
- Host of Alabama Agriculture Experiment Station
Lurleen B Wallace Community College
- Offers 2 Forestry Degree programs
- An average of 12 graduates annually
Our Workforce
Carpenters
0
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
0
Logging Equipment Operators
0
Forestry Companies in our Labor Shed
- 71 Logging
- 38 Other Building Material Dealers
- 30 Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing
- 29 Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
- 26 Crop Production
- 23 Finish Carpentry Contractors
- 23 Support Activities for Forestry
- 20 Floor Covering Stores
- 20 All Other Home Furnishings Stores
- 17 Flooring Contractors
Forestry Companies vs US Average
- 458% more Timber Tract Operations
- 397% more Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing
- 280% more Logging
- 233% more Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing
- 199% more Sawmills
- 158% more Wood Preservation
- 120% more Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
- 119% more Support Activities for Forestry
- 113% more Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- 56% more Wood Window and Door Manufacturing
Skilled Labor in our Labor Shed
- 6,761 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- 1,929 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- 1,480 Carpenters
- 1,370 Packers and Packagers, Hand
- 683 Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
- 644 Firefighters
- 582 Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- 414 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
- 330 Logging Equipment Operators
- 209 Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Skilled Labor Vs US Average
- 333% more Logging Equipment Operators
- 146% more Foresters
- 117% more Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
- 109% more Forest and Conservation Workers
- 108% more Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
- 99% more Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- 80% more Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
- 57% more Fallers
- 48% more Helpers- Carpenters
- 44% more Log Graders and Scalers
Growth Occupations
- 28% Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
- 27% Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
- 19% Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
- 17% Logging Equipment Operators
- 11% Woodworkers, All Other
- 10% Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
- 9% Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators
- 9% Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- 9% Helpers- Carpenters
