NAICS 325

Chemical manufacturing

The BLS counted 655 private chemical manufacturing establishments across the nine counties on this site in 2024. Cook County, IL had the most (322), while Lake County had the most disclosed jobs (17,760). Chemical plants ship drums, totes and bags on pallets. Drum loads usually ride on square pallets such as 48x48.

655

Establishments, nine counties (2024)^[1]

39,626

Jobs in the 9 counties where the BLS discloses them^[1]

Cook

County with the most establishments^[1]

Chemical manufacturing by county, 2024 annual averages (private)
County	Establishments	Jobs	Share of county private jobs
Cook County, Illinois	322	10,099	0.4%
DuPage County, Illinois	80	5,440	0.9%
Kane County, Illinois	53	1,809	1%
Lake County, Illinois	77	17,760	6.1%
McHenry County, Illinois	25	613	0.7%
Will County, Illinois	44	2,482	1.1%
Kendall County, Illinois	4	19	0.1%
Lake County, Indiana	34	1,013	0.6%
Porter County, Indiana	16	391	0.7%

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Sources

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. Private ownership. Establishment counts and average employment by county and NAICS industry. Employment the BLS withholds for confidentiality is shown as not disclosed.

Last reviewed 2026-10-27. Not legal advice and not a price quote. See how the figures are built.