NOTE: Only Five (5) of the 36 larger Employers have
Manufacturing as “Part” of what they do to create JOBs in Polk County.
Updated October 3, 2019
Manufacturing: The process of converting raw materials, components, or parts into finished goods that meet a customer’s expectations or specifications. Manufacturing commonly employs a man-machine setup with division of labor in a large scale production.
1 Polk County School Board
13,235 Administration, Staff and Educators
2 Publix Super Markets
12,500 Headquarters, Distribution, Manufacturing and Super Mkt
3 Lakeland Regional Health
5,575 Main Hospital and Clinic Operations
4 Walmart
4,250 E-commerce, Distribution and Retail Stores
5 Geico
3,700 Insurance Center
6 City of Lakeland
2,800 All City Operations
7 Winter Haven Hospital
2200 Main Hospital and Clinic Operations
8 Polk County Board Co Comm
1,864 All County Operations
9 Watson Clinic
1,857 All Clinic Operations
10 Polk County Sheriff’s Office
1,751 Administration, Staff and Deputies
11 Advent Health
1,550 Hospital Locations and Services
12 Legoland
1,500+ Legoland Florida Resort and Hotels
13 Mosaic
1,353 Manufacturing and Office Operations
14 Southeastern University
1,072 Administration, Staff and Educators
15 Polk State College
1,200 Administration, Staff and Educators
16 Lowe’s
1,056 Distribution Center
17 Saddle Creek Logistics
1,050 All Logistic Operations
18 GC Services
1,000 All Call Center Operations
19 Sykes
950 Administration and Staffing
20 State Farm
944 Operations Center
21 Amazon Fulfillment Center
900+ Distribution Center
22 Rooms to Go
800 Distribution Center
23 Stryker
792 Manufacturing and Distribution
24 Oakley Transport Inc
750 All Logistic Operations
25 Summit Consulting
750 Operations Center
26 Florida’s Natural Growers
656 Agricultural, Processing and Manufacturing
27 Advanced Auto Parts
615 Distribution Center
28 R&L Carriers, Inc.
600 Logistics Operation
29 Consulate Health Care
584 All Clinic Services
30 Florida Southern College
550 Administration, Staff and Educators
31 Coca-Cola
500 Manufacturing and Bottling Center
32 Badcock Corp
500 Headquarters and Distribution
33 W G Roe & Sons Inc
500 Agriculture and Shipping Operations
34 Southern Wine and Spirits
476 Distribution Center
35 Centerstate Bank
416 Headquarters and Financial Services
36 Lockheed Martin
334 Administrative and Finance Services
We understand this published table does not include the “50-333” range of employers – including examples such as NuCor (at 150-250). If any of the state or Polk county agencies have information to fill this gap, we’d like to include it here.