LARGEST PRIVATE SECTOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EMPLOYERS

Montgomery County has historically been a center for business and industry. Whether it was the Limekilns of the 1800s or today’s large business communities such as Fort Washington and King of Prussia, major corporations call Montgomery County home. For your information, we have listed, to the best of our ability, the top private sector employers ranked by the number of employees. PLEASE REFER TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR IMPORTANT NOTES AND CONDITIONS WHICH MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE INTERPRETATION OF THIS MATERIAL.

  1. Merck & Company, Inc.
    Sumneytown Pike
    West Point, PA 19486
    215-652-5000
    Number of employees: 10,000
    Human and animal health products

  2. Prudential
    2101 Welsh Road
    Dresher, PA 19025
    973-802-6000
    Number of employees: 6,565
    Financial services, insurance
    securities, investment, real
    estate

  3. Jefferson Health System
    259 N. Radnor Chester Rd.
    Suite 290
    Radnor, PA 19807
    215-955-6300
    Number of employees: 4,671
    Health care services at
    various facilities/hospitals

  4. Abington Memorial
    Hospital
    1200 Old York Road
    Abington, PA 19001
    215-576-2000
    Number of employees: 4,586
    2 locations: Willow Grove
    and Abington
    Hospital health care
  1. Aetna/U.S. Healthcare, Inc.
    Corporate Headquarters
    980 Jolly Road
    P.O. Box 1109
    Blue Bell, PA 19422
    215-628-4800
    Number of employees: 3,524
    Managed health care services

  2. Lockheed Martin Management
    & Data Systems
    230 Mill Road
    King of Prussia, PA 19406
    610-531-7400
    Number of employees: 3,000
    Systems engineering & integration; software development

  3. Genuardi Supermarkets, Inc.
    805 East Germantown Pike
    Norristown, PA 19401
    610-277-6000
    Number of employees: 2,696
    (Montgomery County locations)
    Retail supermarkets

  4. Quest Diagnostics
    1201 S. Collegeville Road
    Norristown, PA 19426
    610-454-6000
    Number of employees: 2,321
    Provides health care testing and service.

 


  1. Holy Redeemer Hospital
    and Medical Center
     1648 Huntingdon Pike
    Meadowbrook, PA 19046
    800-618-4747
    Number of employees:2,244
    Community based hospital
    delivering a full range of
    emergency, inpatient and
    outpatient services


  2. McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals
    7050 Camp Hill Road
    Fort Washington, PA 19034
    215-273-7000
    Number of employees: 2,000
    Manufactures over- the- counter pharmaceuticals

  3. Unisys Corporation
    Corporate Headquarters
    Township Line and Jolly Roads
    Blue Bell, PA 19422
    215-986-4011
    Number of employees: 1,960
    Computers and network
    information systems
  1. United Parcel Services
    15 E. Oregon Ave
    Philadelphia, PA 19146
    215-389-9243
    Number of employees:
    1,891
    Integrated package 
    delivery company

  2. Genesis Health
    Ventures Inc.
    148 W. State Street
    Kennett Square, PA 19348
    610-444-6350
    Number of employees:1,832
    Provides elder care 
    predominantly on the East
    Coast of the U.S.
    Through its subsidiaries
    it offers elder care services
    throughout the country


  3. ACTS Retirement Life
    Communities Inc.
    375 Morris Road
    P.O. Box 90
    West Point, PA 19486
    215-661-8330
    Number of employees: 1,631
    Owner and management
    retirement communities
    with health care in the U.S.
  1. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
    and Research
     500 Arcola Drive
    Collegeville, PA 19426
    610-902-1200
    Number of employees: 1,508
    Pharmaceutical products in the
    areas of women's health care,
    cardiovascular disease, central
    nervous system, inflammation,
    hemophilia, oncology, and 
    vaccines


  2. Hartford Customer Service
    Group
    P.O. Box 130
    Fort Washington, PA 18936
    215-653-8000
    Number of employees: 1,500
    Customer service provider for 
    AARP health care options


  3. Moyer Packing Co.
    249 Allentown Road
    Souderton, PA 18964
    215-723-5555
    Number of employees: 1,500
    Beef packing and rendering


  4. Hatfield Quality Meats
    2700 Funks Road
    Hatfield, PA 19440
    215-368-2500
    Number of employees: 1,495
    Manufacturer of pork food 
    products
  1. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.
    800 River Road, Route 23
    Conshohocken, PA 19428
    215-854-2000
    Number of employees: 2,000
    Publisher of the Philadelphia
    Inquirer and the Daily News 
    newpapers

  2. SPS Technologies
    Two Pitcairn Place
    165 Township Line Road
    Jenkintown, PA 19046
    215-517-2000
    Number of employees: 1,200
    Manufacturer and marketer of
    percision mechanical fasteners
    and components, super alloys
    in ignot form and magnetic
    materials

  3. Harleysville Insurance Companies
    355 Maple Avenue
    Harleysville, PA 19438
    215-256-5000
    Number of employees: 1,073
    Property/casualty insurance

  4. The PNC Financial Services
    Group
    1500 Market Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19103
    215-585-8271
    Number of employees: 1,016
    Banking financial services for 
    consumers, small businesses
    and large corporate clients


  1. Phoenixville Hospital
    140 Nutt Road
    Phoenixville, PA 19460
    610-983-1550
    Number of employees: 1,004
    Acute-care community hospital


  2. Cigna Corp.
    One Liberty Place
     1500 Market Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19102
    215-761-1000
    Number of employees: 850
    Employee benefits company
  1. Mercy Suburban Hospital
    2701 DeKalb Pike
    Norristown, PA 19401
    610-278-2000
    Number of employees: 850
    140-bed community hospital

 

 



THE FOLLOWING ITEMS APPLY TO THE ABOVE-REFERENCED LIST, ITS CONTENTS, AND HOW THE INFORMATION WAS COMPILED. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE THESE NOTES WHEN USING THIS PUBLICATION AS A SOURCE OF REFERENCE.

  • This listing is of private sector employers with the exception of PECO Energy Company, which is a public utility.

  • All employment numbers are rounded and are considered to be as accurate as possible. Some firms listed would not disclose employment figures.

  • This list was compiled using existing sources, in-house County Commerce Department sources and Chamber of Commerce information.

  • Some of the firms listed may have more than one Montgomery County site or sites outside our county. However, the employment figure shown is intended to represent only the actual number of jobs in Montgomery County.

  • It should be noted that there are some significant employers in the public sector that are not included in this listing. For example:

MONTGOMERY COUNTY: The county has approximately 3,000 full-time employees, mostly centered in Norristown, the County Seat. However, the county maintains sites throughout the entire county.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: There are approximately 3,400 state employees located in Montgomery County. The two largest sites for State employment in our county are the State Hospital at Norristown and the State Correctional Facility in Graterford. There are approximately 1,100 people employed at the Correctional Facility in Graterford. In addition, there are various other State employees based in our county, including police, welfare and social workers, Department of Transportation personnel, etc. An exact figure was unavailable at the time of publication. To obtain this information, you may want to contact the Pennsylvania Department of General Services in Harrisburg.

PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS: Some of our county’s larger public school districts are also significant employers. Examples include the districts of North Penn, Norristown and Abington.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: This would include, but is not limited to, all the postal facilities located in our county. The federal government would not disclose this information.

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