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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.

Agriculture

Macon County
Labor Shed
Moton Field

Deep in the heart of cotton country, our climate is ideal for wood and logging, forestry, crop production, and livestock cultivation. The Macon County laborshed has on average 152% more agriculture companies than the US average with a growth rate 22% higher than the US average. Auburn University and Tuskegee University both offer outstanding Agricultural Science programs, and have also formed a joint Agriculture program centered in Macon County.

Area Agricultural Companies

Beck's Turf

  • Established in 1938
  • Produces turf grass for golf courses, football fields, and commercial and residential landscapes
  • 5 locations throughout Macon and Lee Counties

US Agriculture Federal Research Office

  • Conducts research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority
  • 690 research projects within 15 National Programs
  • 2,000 scientists and post docs
  • 6,000 other employees

Wayne Farms

  • One of the largest poultry producers in the U.S
  • 11 fresh and prepared foods facilities throughout the southeast
  • More than 2.6 billion pounds of poultry products produced each year

Agri-AFC

  • Agriculture consultants and providers
  • 7 fertilizer terminals, 3 Crop Protection warehouses, 3 seed warehouses, 8 Professional Products locations, a Cotton Gin & Warehouse in Eufaula, AL, and 29 retail operations

Moore & Davis Nursery

  • Established in 2012
  • Wholesale growers of container shrubs

Young's Plant Farm

  • Established in 1961
  • Family-owned company that grows plants for major retailers all over the Southeast

Our Companies

Timber Tract Operations
0 % More

Than the US National Average

Logging Company
0 % More

Than the US National Average

Cotton Ginning Companies
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

Alabama A&M

  • 9 Agriculture Degree programs
  • In 2015, 38 students graduated in the study area of Agriculture with students earning 20 Bachelor’s degrees, 13 Master’s degrees, and 5 Doctoral degrees.

Our Workforce

Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse Workers
0
Pest Control Workers
0
Agricultural Inspectors
0

Agricultural Companies in our Labor Shed

  • 166 Landscaping Services
  • 71 Logging
  • 45 Exterminating and Pest Control Services
  • 26 Crop Production
  • 23 Support Activities for Forestry
  • 20 R&D in the Physical, Engineering, Life Sciences (except Nano/Biotechnology)
  • 17 Animal Production
  • 13 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
  • 11 Support Activities for Animal Production
  • 8 Timber Tract Operations
  • 4 Cotton Ginning
  • 3 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
  • 3 Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
  • 1 Hunting and Trapping
  • 1 Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)
  • 1 R&D in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
  • 1 Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
  • 2 Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
  • 1 Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products
  • 1 Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating
  • 1 All Other Leather Good and Allied Product Manufacturing
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Agriculture Companies vs US Average

  • 458% more Timber Tract Operations
  • 280% more Logging
  • 236% more Cotton Ginning
  • 163% more Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
  • 119% more Support Activities for Forestry
  • 80% more Exterminating and Pest Control Services
  • 12% more Hunting and Trapping
  • 2% more Landscaping Services

Skilled Labor in our Labor Shed

  • 1,813 Sales Reps, Wholesale/Mfg., Except Technical/Scientific Products
  • 1,649 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
  • 1,370 Packers and Packagers, Hand
  • 625 Computer Occupations, All Other
  • 614 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
  • 582 Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
  • 374 Real Estate Sales Agents
  • 330 Logging Equipment Operators
  • 272 Pest Control Workers
  • 265 Chief Executives
  • 263 Compliance Officers
  • 175 Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
  • 146 Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
  • 142 Financial Specialists, All Other
  • 140 Agricultural Inspectors
  • 133 Farm and Home Management Advisors
  • 130 Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
  • 124 Sales Reps, Wholesale/Mfg., Technical/Scientific Products
  • 113 First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, Forestry Workers
  • 112 Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
  • 104 Real Estate Brokers
  • 93 Lodging Managers
  • 92 Biological Technicians
  • 88 Surveying and Mapping Technicians
  • 86 Engineers, All Other
  • 85 Agricultural Equipment Operators
  • 73 Agricultural Workers, All Other
  • 71 Chemists
  • 55 Statisticians
  • 51 Commercial Pilots
  • 49 Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Others
  • 49 Forest and Conservation Technicians
  • 46 Atmospheric and Space Scientists
  • 45 Forest and Conservation Workers
  • 45 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
  • 42 Foresters
  • 37 Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
  • 36 Natural Sciences Managers
  • 35 Conservation Scientists
  • 34 Sales Engineers
  • 33 Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
  • 25 Agricultural and Food Science Technicians
  • 22 Fallers
  • 22 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
  • 15 Soil and Plant Scientists
  • 12 Economists
  • 11 Fishers and Related Fishing Workers
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Skilled Labor Vs US Average

  • 593% more Farm and Home Management Advisors
  • 349% more Agricultural Inspectors
  • 333% more Logging Equipment Operators
  • 211% more Agricultural Workers, All Other
  • 146% more Foresters
  • 143% more Atmospheric and Space Scientists
  • 109% more Forest and Conservation Workers
  • 83% more Pest Control Workers
  • 57% more Fallers
  • 46% more First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
  • 44% more Log Graders and Scalers
  • 33% more Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
  • 20% more Computer Occupations, All Other
  • 19% more First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
  • 19% more Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
  • 3% more Packers and Packagers, Hand
  • 2% more Agricultural Engineers
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Growth Occupations

  • 17% more Logging Equipment Operators
  • 12% more Statisticians
  • 12% more Agricultural Equipment Operators
  • 11% more Agricultural Workers, All Other
  • 11% more Pest Control Workers
  • 9% more Economists
  • 9% more Sales Reps, Wholesale/Mfg., Except Technical/Scientific Products
  • 8% more First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
  • 7% more Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
  • 5% more Computer Occupations, All Other
  • 4% more Financial Specialists, All Other
  • 4% more Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
  • 4% more Sales Reps, Wholesale/Mfg., Technical/Scientific Products
  • 3% more Farm and Home Management Advisors
  • 3% more Chief Executives
  • 3% more Sales Engineers
  • 2% more Foresters
  • 2% more Atmospheric and Space Scientists
  • 2% more Forest and Conservation Technicians
  • 2% more Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
  • 2% more Agricultural Inspectors
  • 2% more Compliance Officers
  • 1% more Chemists
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Targeted Sectors - Reading This Data

Our Laborshed:

The Macon County labor shed includes a 8 county area surrounding Macon County. This area contains a total population of 665,940.

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:

  1. The number of companies supporting a given sector in our labor shed, stated as an empirical value.
  2. A comparison of the numbers of these companies in our labor shed vs the US average, stated as a percentage.
  3. Skilled labor (SICS) supporting a given sector in our labor shed, stated as an empirical value.
  4. A comparison of the numbers of skilled laborers by skill classification in our labor shed vs the US average, stated as a percentage.
  5. Growth occupations in our labor shed over a given number of years, stated as a percentage.


This data is provided by the University of Southern Mississippi’s Economic Development Research Center.