Major manufacturers include Cayuga Milk Ingredients, Nucor Steel, Currier Plastics, Bo-Mer Plastics, Xylem, UPSCO, and MacKenzie Childs. Despite their Onondaga County locations, Hill-Rom (formerly Welch Allyn) and Tessy Plastics are also major employers of Cayuga County residents. Additionally, Cayuga County is a state leader in the production of dairy products, corn and soybeans. Cayuga County and Auburn possess many nationally ranked green facilities with a progressive platform for additional initiatives underway.
Cayuga County’s overall 15 largest employers are:
| Company |
City |
Employment Count |
| Auburn Community Hospital |
Auburn |
1150 |
| Department of Corrections |
Auburn |
802 |
| County of Cayuga |
Auburn |
750 |
| Auburn Enlarged City School District |
Auburn |
597 |
| Unity House of Cayuga County |
Auburn |
400 |
| Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES |
Auburn |
400 |
| Department of Corrections |
Moravia |
384 |
| Wegman’s Food Markets Inc |
Auburn |
380 |
| Cayuga Community College |
Auburn |
360 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc |
Auburn |
350 |
| Xylem |
Auburn |
338 |
| Nucor Steel Auburn Inc |
Auburn |
267 |
| Community Computer / Medent |
Auburn |
250 |
| D&W Diesel |
Aurelius |
242 |
| Inns of Aurora |
Aurora |
240 |
Cayuga County awarded $1.1m for IDA park expansion project
Celebrating Small Business and Economic Development Weeks in Cayuga County
Facilitating growth for Cayuga County businesses – CEDA 2021 annual report
Auburn’s growing microenterprise community
Cayuga County projects awarded over $1.4m in Round XI of the NYS Regional Economic Development Council Initiative
