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Our strong communities and diverse and growing population keep Macon County on the rise.
With a large labor shed and high education standards, Macon’s strength is its people.
Forest Products
Targeted Sectors - Reading This Data
Our Labor shed:
The Macon County labor shed includes a 8 county area surrounding Macon County. This area contains a total population of 706,677.
How to Read This Data:
The company and labor data for this sector are derived from our labor shed area, as defined above.
The data points are presented several ways:
- The number of companies supporting a given sector in our labor shed, stated as an empirical value.
- A comparison of the numbers of these companies in our labor shed vs the US average, stated as a percentage.
- Skilled labor (SICS) supporting a given sector in our labor shed, stated as an empirical value.
- A comparison of the numbers of skilled laborers by skill classification in our labor shed vs the US average, stated as a percentage.
- Growth occupations in our labor shed over a given number of years, stated as a percentage.
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 labor shed, this is a quickly-growing industry.
Macon County Attains BDO A Ranking
An A rating denotes high prospective viability of Feedstock Supply and Infrastructure and low expectations of default risk in the Zone. Capacity to support new biobased plant operations is considered strong.
Macon County Wood Resource Metrics
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
Our Companies
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Education
Tuskegee University
- 9 Degrees in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Three dedicated Research Units
Auburn University
- 23 Agriculture Degree programs
- Host of Alabama Agriculture Experiment Station
- Undergraduate and Postgraduate Forestry degrees through its College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment
Lurleen B Wallace Community College
- Forestry Degree programs
