Beaufort County Economy

Location

Beaufort County, North Carolina is located only 1.5 hours East of Raleigh, NC and 30 minutes east of Greenville, North Carolina and is a part of the Greenville-Washington Combined Statistical Area (GWCSA). People move to Beaufort County from all around the country for the waterfront living, agreeable climate, lack of bumper-to-bumper traffic, a diverse economy, good schools, and our southern hospitality.

Workforce & Industries

Combined as the GWSCA, Beaufort and Pitt Counties have a population of over 220,000 and a workforce of over 107,000. The GWSCA workforce is talented, available, trainable, and growing with a pipeline of labor coming from the GWSCA's high schools, community colleges, university, and retrained workers. Over 150 manufacturing establishments call the GWCSA home, employing over 8,500 people. These manufacturers produce a multitude of products such as air filters, boats, electric motors, lift trucks, pharmaceuticals, plastic parts, metal fabrications, retail store fixtures, and truck bodies.

Business Climate

North Carolina is Number 2 on Forbes' list of best states for business and careers. Beaufort County is home to a wide variety of companies, such as:

• AAF Flanders
• Carver Machine Works
• Iconic Marine Group
• idX Impressions
• InterMarket Technology
• ITW Medical Inc.
• National Spinning Co.
• Nutrien
• Oakridge Industries
• PAS USA Inc.
• VT Hackney

There are a number of reasons why a wide variety of companies have located their business in Beaufort County including:

• Competitive tax rates
• Solid business climate
• Highly capable workforce (17% of the private workforce is engaged in manufacturing)
• Three airports located between 30 to 120 minutes from Beaufort County providing daily flights via major air carriers
• Major deepwater ports within 120 minutes of Beaufort County