Manufacturing and service sector diversity is the mainstay of MidAmerica and the economy of Mayes County. Industrial classifications range from food and paper manufacturing to chemical and fabricated metal manufacturing and to a foundry and data centers. Companies include: Gatorade, Google, Buzzi, Solae, American Castings, NGC Industries, Norit Americas, Berry Plastics, Performance Pipe, Red Devil, SYGMA, Material in Motion, Grand River Dam Authority, HEMsaw and RAE to name a few.

Population
MidAmerica is located in Mayes County, Oklahoma and between the communities of Pryor and Chouteau. Tulsa is located just 40 minutes west. The primary workforce for MidAmerica industries comes from 20 to 30 mile radius. This radius includes the counties of Mayes, Rogers, Craig, Delaware, Cherokee and Wagoner.

From 1990 to 2000, the population in a 20-mile radius increased by 22.5% while the population in a 30-mile radius increased by 22.1% according to ESRI. MidAmerica industries even reach into a 40-mile radius and surrounding states as evidenced by commuting pattern surveys conducted every two years by the park. For a detailed market profile, click here.

The estimated 2009 and projected 2014 population by ESRI follows:

Radius	2009 Population	2014 Population	Growth
20-mile radius	101,849	108,386	6.4% increase
30-mile radius	328,302	352,714	7.4% increase
40-mile radius	913,431	953,371	4.4% increase

Employment
From 1990 to 2005 employment in Mayes County increased from 6,797 to 8,823 according to data from the 2005 County Business Pattern. Manufacturing continues to be the single largest sector of the economy in the county employing 2,700 people. It is estimated that 90% of these jobs are at MidAmerica. Retail, accommodations (food service), health care and construction services follow, respectively. It should be noted that county business pattern data excludes self-employed, employee, if private household, railroad employees, agricultural production, most government and federally chartered savings and hospitals. For employment information from the county business patterns, click here.

Economic Census - Manufacturing
Comparatively speaking, the manufacturing sector in Mayes County performed much better than Oklahoma and the nation from 1992 to 1997. Prior year comparisons are extremely difficult because of the change from SIC to NAICS codes. From 1997 to 2002 manufacturing sales and receipts (value of shipments) in Mayes County increased from $731 million to $748 million or an increase of 2.3% while employment decreased from 3,357 to 2,871 or a decrease of 14.5%. Annual payroll decreased from $102.4 million to $101.9 million or a decrease of 0.4%. Oklahoma's statistics during this period were 6.6%, -8.6% and 7.9% respectively. For economic census information, click here

Retail Sales
According Bureau of Labor and ESRI statistics, as published ESRI's Market Profile for 2009, retail sales within a 20 mile radius of MidAmerica was $791 million in 2005/2006. Sales increased to over $7.9 billion in a 40 mile radius. For further details on other consumer spending habits in other categories, such as computers and accessories, education, health care, investments, etc., click here.

The table that is presented also has an index called the "Spending Potential Index" which represents the amount spent in the area relative to a national average of 100. It could also represent an potential opportunity in the various categories that are significantly below the national average.