Carroll County's central location in the state attracts a diversity of business interests. The business composition in the county includes a significant number of firms in manufacturing, transportation, and health and business service sectors. Agriculture remains a viable industry with an emphasis on nurturing bioscience and other nontraditional enterprises.
As a part of the Baltimore metropolitan area, Carroll County enjoys strategic assets such as proximity to major transportation hubs including the Port of Baltimore and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The Carroll County Regional Airport, a full-service airport boasting corporate hangars and a 5,100 foot runway, supports corporate and smaller commercial aircraft operations.
Carroll County's 4,810 businesses employ 47,700 workers; an estimated 68 of these businesses have 100 or more workers. Major manufacturing and distribution firms in the county include English American Tailoring, EVAPCO, Flowserve, General Dynamics Robotic Systems, Knorr Brake, Lehigh Portland Cement, Marada Industries, Northrop Grumman, Random House, and Solo Cup.
For additional information, download the 4-page
Brief Economic Facts for the county.
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