Minnesota: Precision Manufacturing At Small Scale
Minnesota's Department of Employment and Economic Development counts 8,580 manufacturing establishments statewide, naming computers, electronics, and medical devices as particular strengths. The statewide business base skews small: the Census Bureau's 2023 County Business Patterns counts 154,455 employer establishments across Minnesota, 94.1% of them with fewer than 50 employees. Those are business locations across the whole state, not a Twin Cities count.
- Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development: Advanced Manufacturing key industries profile (Lightcast 2024 figures; retrieved 2026-10-08)
- U.S. Census Bureau: 2023 County Business Patterns: State file (cbp23st) (2023 CBP; retrieved 2026-10-05)