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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 Field

Timber 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

Tax Rates
Units
60-Mile
Timberland area
million acres
4.59
Timberland % of total land area
%
73.1%
Private ownership of timberland
%
96.0%
Total pine inventory
million tons
133.21
Pine % of total timber inventory
%
58.1%
Total hardwood inventory
million tons
103.10
Hardwood % of total timber inventory
%
41.9%
Annual pine growth
million tons
10.90
Annual pine removals
million tons
6.54
Annual pine growth surplus
million tons
4.36
Annual hardwood growth
million tons
3.82
Annual hardwood removals
million tons
1.67
Annual hardwood growth surplus
million tons
2.16
Est. annual pine sawmill fiber residue prod.
million tons
1.04
Est. annual hdwd. sawmill fiber residue prod.
million tons
0.09

Source: USDA Forest Service FIA, 2015, 2016 & 2017

Notes

  1. Center point of study area is latitude 32.482, longitude -85.733.
  2. Timber inventory data excludes federal lands due to availability concerns.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  • 17 Framing Contractors
  • 13 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
  • 9 Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
  • 9 Sawmills
  • 9 Other Commercial/Industrial Machinery, Rental/Leasing
  • 8 Siding Contractors
  • 8 Timber Tract Operations
  • 7 Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
  • 6 Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers
  • 6 Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
  • 5 Wood Window and Door Manufacturing
  • 4 Non-upholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing
  • 3 Wood Preservation
  • 3 Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
  • 3 Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
  • 2 Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
  • 2 Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers
  • 2 Roofing, Siding, and Insulation Material Merchant Wholesalers
  • 2 Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing
  • 2 Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing
  • 2 All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing
  • 2 Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
  • 1 Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products
  • 1 Other Millwork (including Flooring)
  • 1 Pulp Mills
  • 1 Paint and Coating Manufacturing
  • 1 Custom Architectural Woodwork and Millwork Manufacturing
  • 1 Truss Manufacturing
  • 1 Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing
  • 1 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
  • 1 Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing
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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
  • 50% more Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing
  • 31% more Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing
  • 18% more Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
  • 11% more Other Building Material Dealers
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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
  • 137 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
  • 113 First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
  • 101 Helpers- Carpenters
  • 89 Tree Trimmers and Pruners
  • 88 Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
  • 70 Tile and Marble Setters
  • 49 Forest and Conservation Technicians
  • 45 Forest and Conservation Workers
  • 42 Foresters
  • 38 Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
  • 36 Natural Sciences Managers
  • 31 Woodworkers, All Other
  • 22 Fallers
  • 12 Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators
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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
  • 6% Firefighters
  • 6% Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
  • 6% Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
  • 4% Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
  • 2% Foresters
  • 2% Forest and Conservation Technicians
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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.