Central Wisconsin Largest Employers
Reference indexes · as of September 19, 2026
A list of the largest employers across Marathon County and the seven edge counties (Lincoln, Langlade, Portage, Wood, Shawano, Taylor, Clark). The first 30 entries carry a headcount or size band from a published source: Wisconsin DWD county workforce profiles, the Marathon County Comprehensive Plan 2026 employer table, the Clark County Economic Profile 2024, and the Wisconsin DPI tribal profile. They are ordered by band, and within a band by the source's own order. The sources publish overlapping bands rather than exact counts, so position is band order, not a headcount rank. Marshfield Clinic (over 2,000 in Wood County) is listed first, followed by the 1,000-or-more group of Aspirus, Greenheck, Kolbe & Kolbe, Regal Rexnord, and Sentry Insurance; any of that group may be larger. The remaining entries are named as major employers by the regional planning commission, DWD, or a chamber with no headcount stated. They are listed unranked, and no size is inferred. Shawano County rests on the undated DPI figure for the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, and Taylor County on DWD's names alone.
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Position 1 in band order. Marshfield Clinic, part of Sanford Health, is Wood County's largest employer with over 2,000 workers, per DWD.
This includes the county’s largest employer, Marshfield Clinic, which employs over 2,000 workers.
Position 2 in band order. Aspirus Health, based in Wausau, operates Aspirus Wausau Hospital, which the Marathon County plan places in the 1,000-or-more band as one of the county's four largest private employers.
Aspirus Wausau Hospital, Inc. General medical and surgical 1000 or more
Position 3 in band order. Greenheck Fan Corporation of Schofield is in the Marathon County plan's 1,000-or-more band.
Greenheck Fan Corp Industrial and commercial fan 1000 or more
Position 4 in band order. Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork of Wausau, the window and door maker, is in the Marathon County plan's 1,000-or-more band.
Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co Inc Wood window and door 1000 or more
Position 5 in band order. Regal Rexnord, a motor and generator manufacturer, is in the Marathon County plan's 1,000-or-more band.
Regal Rexnord Corp Motor and Generator 1000 or more
Position 6 in band order. Sentry Insurance Group is Portage County's largest employer, employing over 1,000 workers, per DWD; Sentry itself reports over 2,000 associates in Stevens Point.
The county’s largest employer was Sentry Insur- ance Group, a local insurance company that employs over 1,000 workers.
Position 7 in band order. The Stockbridge-Munsee Community employs 740 people and is the largest employer in Shawano County.
The Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe employs 740 people and is the largest employer in Shawano County.
Position 8 in band order. Marathon Cheese Corporation is in the Marathon County plan's 500 to 999 band, and DWD names it a major employer in Taylor County as well.
Marathon Cheese Dairy product merchant 500 to 999
Position 9 in band order. Apogee Enterprises' Marathon County operations, Linetec and Wausau Window and Wall Systems, are in the Marathon County plan's 500 to 999 band.
Apogee Enterprises Architectural framing and paint 500-999 (i.e., Linetec & Wausau Window & Wall)
Position 10 in band order. North Central Health Care, listed as a psychiatric and substance abuse hospital, is in the Marathon County plan's 500 to 999 band.
North Central Health Care Facilities Psychiatric and substance abuse 500 to 999
Position 11 in band order. Marathon County government is in the county plan's 500 to 999 employee band.
Marathon County Public Administration 500-999
Position 12 in band order. Northcentral Technical College is in the Marathon County plan's 500 to 999 band.
Northcentral Technical College Junior colleges 500 to 999
Position 13 in band order. Land O'Lakes, a cheese processor, is in the Marathon County plan's 500 to 999 band.
Land O'Lakes Inc Cheese processors 500 to 999
Position 14 in band order. The Wausau School District is in the Marathon County plan's 500 to 999 band.
Wausau School District Public School 500-999
Position 15 in band order. Lincoln Windows, a local manufacturer, is Lincoln County's largest employer with over 250 workers, per DWD.
The county’s largest employer was Lincoln Windows, a local manufacturer that employs over 250 workers.
Position 16 in band order. Cummins Filtration is in Clark County's 250 to 499 band, among the county's largest employers.
Cummins Filtration Electronics and appliance retailers 250-499
Position 17 in band order. Grassland Dairy Products, a butter maker, is in Clark County's 250 to 499 band.
Grassland Dairy Products, Inc. Creamery butter manufacturing 250-499
Position 18 in band order. Wisconsin Bench is in Clark County's 100 to 249 employee band among the county's largest employers.
Wisconsin Bench Institutional furniture manufacturing 100-249
Position 19 in band order. Abbyland Pork Pack, Inc. is in Clark County's 100 to 249 employee band among the county's largest employers.
Abbyland Pork Pack, Inc. Meat processed from carcasses 100-249
Position 20 in band order. Clark County Rehab and Living is in Clark County's 100 to 249 employee band among the county's largest employers.
Clark County Rehab and Living Nursing care facility 100-249
Position 21 in band order. OEM Fabricators, Inc. is in Clark County's 100 to 249 employee band among the county's largest employers.
OEM Fabricators, Inc. Fabricated structural metal manufacturing 100-249
Position 22 in band order. Colby School District is in Clark County's 100 to 249 employee band among the county's largest employers.
Colby School District Elementary and secondary schools 100-249
Position 23 in band order. Midcountry Homes is in Clark County's 100 to 249 employee band among the county's largest employers.
Midcountry Homes New single-family housing construction (except operative builders) 100-249
Position 24 in band order. Figi's Company, Inc. is in Clark County's 100 to 249 employee band among the county's largest employers.
Figi’s Company, Inc. Gift, novelty and souvenir stores 100-249
Position 25 in band order. Haas Sons, Inc. is in Clark County's 100 to 249 employee band among the county's largest employers.
Haas Sons, Inc. Other waste collection 100-249
Position 26 in band order. Meyer Manufacturing Corp. is in Clark County's 100 to 249 employee band among the county's largest employers.
Meyer Manufacturing Corp. Farm & garden machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers 100-249
Position 27 in band order. Lynn Dairy, Inc. is in Clark County's 100 to 249 employee band among the county's largest employers.
Lynn Dairy, Inc. All other specialty food stores 100-249
Position 28 in band order. Clark County (government) is in Clark County's 100 to 249 employee band among the county's largest employers.
Clark County Legislative bodies 100-249
Position 29 in band order. Colonial Health and Rehab is in Clark County's 100 to 249 employee band among the county's largest employers.
Colonial Health and Rehab Vocational rehabilitation services 100-249
Position 30 in band order. Kerry Ingredients & Flavours is in Clark County's 100 to 249 employee band among the county's largest employers.
Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers 100-249
Listed, unranked. Liberty Mutual Insurance is named among the major employers of Marathon County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Listed, unranked. UnitedHealthcare Services, Inc. is named among the major employers of Marathon County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
United Healthcare Services, Inc.
Listed, unranked. Walmart is named among the major employers of Marathon County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Wal-Mart
Listed, unranked. Weinbrenner Shoe Factory is named among the major employers of Lincoln County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Weinbrenner Shoe Factory
Listed, unranked. Church Mutual Insurance is named among the major employers of Lincoln County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Church Mutual Insurance Company
Listed, unranked. Harley-Davidson Motor Company is named among the major employers of Lincoln County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Listed, unranked. Pioneer Transportation Ltd. is named among the major employers of Lincoln County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Pioneer Transportation Ltd.
Listed, unranked. Sierra Pacific Windows is named among the major employers of Lincoln County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Sierra Pacific
Listed, unranked. Fremarq Innovations is named among the major employers of Lincoln County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Fremarq Innovations
Listed, unranked. AGRA Industries is named among the major employers of Lincoln County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
AGRA Industries
Listed, unranked. Antigo Unified School District is named among the major employers of Langlade County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Antigo Unified School District
Listed, unranked. Amron is named among the major employers of Langlade County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Amron
Listed, unranked. CoVantage Credit Union is named among the major employers of Langlade County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
CoVantage Credit Union
Listed, unranked. Karls Transport is named among the major employers of Langlade County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Karls Transport
Listed, unranked. Volm Companies is named among the major employers of Langlade County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Volm Companies
Listed, unranked. McCain Foods USA, Inc. is named among the major employers of Portage County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Listed, unranked. Skyward is named among the major employers of Portage County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Skyward
Listed, unranked. Gamber-Johnson is named among the major employers of Portage County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Gamber-Johnson
Listed, unranked. Delta Dental of Wisconsin is named among the major employers of Portage County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Delta Dental
Listed, unranked. RR Donnelley is named among the major employers of Portage County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
RR Donnelley
Listed, unranked. Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC is named among the major employers of Portage County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC
Listed, unranked. Ortho Molecular USA, Inc. is named among the major employers of Portage County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Ortho Molecular USA, Inc.
Listed, unranked. Steel King is named among the major employers of Portage County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Steel King
Listed, unranked. Associated Bank is named among the major employers of Portage County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Associated Bank
Listed, unranked. Schneider National is named among the major employers of Wood County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Schneider National
Listed, unranked. Roehl Transport, Inc. is named among the major employers of Wood County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Roehl Transport, Inc.
Listed, unranked. Ho-Chunk Gaming is named among the major employers of Wood County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Ho-Chunk Gaming
Listed, unranked. Riverview Hospital Association is named among the major employers of Wood County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Riverview Hospital Association
Listed, unranked. Masonite is named among the major employers of Wood County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Masonite
Listed, unranked. Renaissance Learning, Inc. is named among the major employers of Wood County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Renaissance Learning, Inc.
Listed, unranked. Domtar Paper Company, LLC is named among the major employers of Wood County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Domtar Paper Company, LLC
Listed, unranked. Custom Fabricating & Repair is named among the major employers of Wood County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Custom Fabricating & Repair
Listed, unranked. Prevention Genetics is named among the major employers of Wood County; no primary source fetched states its headcount.
Prevention Genetics
Listed, unranked. DWD names Nestle Pizza a major employer in Taylor County; no headcount is stated.
Major employers in Taylor County include Nestlé Pizza, Sierra Pacific Windows, and Marathon Cheese.
Listed, unranked. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point appears on the Portage County Business Council's major employers list; no headcount is stated.
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Listed, unranked. Stevens Point Area Public School District appears on the Portage County Business Council's major employers list; no headcount is stated.
Stevens Point Area Public School District
Listed, unranked. Worzalla Publishing appears on the Portage County Business Council's major employers list; no headcount is stated.
Worzalla Publishing
Listed, unranked. Ascension appears on the Portage County Business Council's major employers list; no headcount is stated.
Ascension
Listed, unranked. The Marathon County plan names Wausau Benefits as a major insurance employer; no headcount is stated, and no current source fetched this session confirms the company still operates under that name.
Major employers include the Liberty Mutual Group and Wausau Benefits.
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- 2025 Lincoln County Workforce Profile (DETI-17957-LIN-P, R. 05/2025)
jobcenterofwisconsin.com · state portal · published 2025-05 · read September 19, 2026
- 2025 Portage County Workforce Profile (DETI-17957-PRT-P, R. 05/2025)
jobcenterofwisconsin.com · state portal · published 2025-05 · read September 19, 2026
- 2025 Taylor County Workforce Profile (DETI-17957-TYL-P, R. 05/2025)
jobcenterofwisconsin.com · state portal · published 2025-05 · read September 19, 2026
- 2025 Wood County Workforce Profile (DETI-17957-WOD-P, R. 05/2025)
jobcenterofwisconsin.com · state portal · published 2025-05 · read September 19, 2026
- About Renaissance
renaissance.com · company site · read September 19, 2026
- About Sentry Insurance
sentry.com · company site · read September 19, 2026
- About Us, Marshfield Clinic (Sanford Health)
marshfieldclinic.org · company site · read September 19, 2026
- Aspirus Careers
aspirus.org · company site · read September 19, 2026
- Church Mutual Careers
churchmutual.com · company site · read September 19, 2026
- Clark County Economic Profile 2024
clarkcountywi.org · county edc · published 2024-05 · read September 19, 2026
- Community Data, Portage County Business Council
portagecountybiz.com · chamber · read September 19, 2026
- Langlade County, Wisconsin Profile 2024 (North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission)
ncwrpc.org · regional planning · published 2024 · read September 19, 2026
- Lincoln County, Wisconsin Profile 2024 (North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission)
ncwrpc.org · regional planning · published 2024 · read September 19, 2026
- Manufacturing, Langlade County Economic Development Corporation
langladecountyedc.org · county edc · read September 19, 2026
- Marathon County Comprehensive Plan 2026 (full plan PDF as posted by NCWRPC)
ncwrpc.org · county plan · published 2026 · read September 19, 2026
- Marathon County, Wisconsin Profile 2024 (North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission)
ncwrpc.org · regional planning · published 2024 · read September 19, 2026
- Portage County, Wisconsin Profile 2024 (North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission)
ncwrpc.org · regional planning · published 2024 · read September 19, 2026
- Stockbridge-Munsee Community (Mohican), Tribal Nations of Wisconsin
dpi.wi.gov · state agency · read September 19, 2026
- Wood County, Wisconsin Profile 2024 (North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission)
ncwrpc.org · regional planning · published 2024 · read September 19, 2026
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