Major Employers
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Greater Evansville is home to over 8,000 businesses—from solo entrepreneurs to big corporations.
Our largest employers specialize in the health care, financial services, education, retail, manufacturing and service industries.
Several employers on our Top 10 list started as very small businesses that grew into global competitors. Check it out!
Top 10 Largest Employers in Vanderburgh County
| Business | Industry | Employees | Interesting Fact |
| Deaconess Health System (HQ) | Health Care | 6,500 | Serves 28 counties in three states |
| Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC) | K-12 Education | 3,450 | Third largest school corporation in Indiana |
| St. Vincent Healthcare Evansville | Health Care | 3,150 | Part of Ascension Health, one of the leading non-profit health systems in the country |
| Berry Global (HQ) | Manufacturing | 2,600 | Started as an injection molding plant in 1967 and is now a global, publicly traded (BERY) company |
| University of Southern Indiana | Higher Education | 2,650 | Sits on a 1,400-acre campus that serves 10,734 students |
| Koch Enterprises (HQ) | Manufacturing, Distribution, Information Technology | 2,100 | Started as a small tin shop in 1873 that grew into 7 diverse companies |
| TJ Maxx Distribution Center | Warehousing, Distribution | 1,600 | Ships and stores merchandise for the $10 billion Fortune 100 company |
| SKANSKA | Engineering, Construction | 1,550 | Regional office for one of the largest construction companies in the U.S. |
| OneMain Financial (HQ) | Financial Services | 1,250 | One of the largest consumer financing companies with 1,600 branches in 44 states |
| Vectren, A CenterPoint Energy Company | Utilities | 1,000 | Provides gas and electric to over 1 million customers in Indiana and Ohio |
Greater Evansville Industry Snapshot
The largest industry sector in the Evansville MSA is Manufacturing, employing 32,697 workers. The next-largest sectors in the region include Health Care and Social Assistance (27,647workers) and Retail Trade (19,286).
High location quotients (LQs) indicate sectors in which a region has high concentrations of employment compared to the national average. The sectors with the largest LQs in the region are Utilities (LQ = 2.16), Manufacturing(2.13), and Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (1.76).
Source: JobsEQ® | Evansville MSA + Gibson County, IN
Science-based Pediatric Nutrition Products for over 100 years
As a global leader in pediatric nutrition, Mead Johnson (now part of RB’s Infant Formula and Child Nutrition business) develops, manufactures, markets and distributes more than 70 products in over 50 countries worldwide. For over a century, the company’s state-of-the-art research, scientific partnerships and commitment to the highest quality and nutritional standards have helped to nourish children for the best start in life. Its “Enfa” family of brands, including Enfamil® infant formula, is the world’s leading brand franchise in pediatric nutrition.
RB is the leading global consumer health, hygiene and home company.
On June 15, 2017 Mead Johnson Nutrition became the Infant Formula and Child Nutrition (IFCN) division of RB.