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Nurture the growth of your agricultural business in Memphis, where the fertile soil of our rich natural resources meets a world-class transportation network. Embrace the deep roots of innovation that define our city, providing a fertile ground for your venture to thrive.
Explore the thriving landscape of Memphis's agribusiness sector, where traditional practices seamlessly merge with cutting-edge AgTech innovations. Gain a comprehensive snapshot of the dynamic synergy driving agricultural success in our city.
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Gallons of the Purest Water From the Memphis Sand Aquifer
52
Varieties of Crops and 19 Million Acres of Productive Growing Space Within 150 Miles
150-Mile
Radius of Every Major Crop Grown in the U.S.
Agriculture dominates the economy for 100-miles in every direction, and your agricultural business could be at the center of it all in Memphis. With some of the country’s richest soils and one of the purest and most plentiful water supplies in the world, Memphis is the unofficial capital of the 13-million-acre Mississippi Delta.
Memphis is a hotbed for innovative companies driving the future of food. Our diverse and trained talent are fueling farm-to-table food delivery trends and improving farming efficiencies while enhancing yields. Plus, our sustainable surface and groundwater, unmatched logistics and access to abundant farm land with experienced growers have made Memphis ground zero for a new era of agriculture.
Industry Description | 2017 Jobs | 2022 Jobs | 2027 Jobs | Job Growth 2017 to 2022 (%) | Projected Job Growth 2022 to 2027 (%) | 2022 Location Quotient |
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Crop Production | 1,626 | 1,558 | 1,547 | -4.2% | -0.7% | .63 |
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 929 | 1,060 | 1,080 | 14.1% | 1.9% | 2.16 |
Specialized Frieght (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance | 1,229 | 887 | 723 | -27.8% | -18.5% | 1.60 |
Paper (expect Newsprint) Mills | 3,072 | 681 | 486 | -77.8% | -28.7% | 3.37 |
Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | 539 | 518 | 510 | -3.9% | -1.5% | 13.47 |
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local | 457 | 502 | 484 | 9.9% | -3.6% | .54 |
Rice Milling | 343 | 493 | 615 | 43.6% | 24.7% | 22.71 |
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | 217 | 409 | 521 | 88.9% | 27.3% | .20 |
Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | 420 | 367 | 339 | -12.6% | -7.7% | .81 |
Meat Processed from Carcasses | 152 | 360 | 486 | 136.7% | 35.1% | .60 |
Top 10 Agribusiness & AgTech | 8,565 | 6,836 | 6,791 | 16.7% | 2.8% | .60 |
Greater MSA Total | 12,088 | 9,746 | 9,871 | 26.4% | 8.3% |
Industry Description | 2017 Jobs | 2022 Jobs | 2027 Jobs | Job Growth 2017 to 2022 (%) | Projected Job Growth 2022 to 2027 (%) | 2022 Location Quotient |
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Shown in the table above, industries with the largest regional presence are highlighted. Measured by industry employment, the top 10 Agribusiness & AgTech industries displayed account for over 70% of total transportation employment within the region. Pairing the strong critical mass of industry-specific skills with robust historical and projected growth, and our region’s strong infrastructure connectivity fuel our region’s specialization in the ability to get products to market.
Note: Above industries reflect 6-digit NAICS industries within the Memphis TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Area. Employment estimates derived from Lightcast, Q1 2023
Location Quotient: Measured against the Nation, location quotients (LQ) are a useful way of quantifying how concentrated a particular industry, cluster, or occupation is in a region as compared to a larger geographic area. An LQ of 1 is equally concentrated within both areas. An LQ of 1.5 indicates that the smaller geographic region is 50% more concentrated regionally, and an LQ of 2 indicates the geographic region is twice as concentrated regionally. An LQ of 0.5 indicates the smaller geographic region is 50% less concentrated against the larger geographic area.
Occupation Description | 2017 Jobs | 2022 Jobs | 2027 Projected Jobs | Job Growth 2017 to 2022 (%) | Projected Job Growth 2022 to 2027 (%) | 2022 Location Quotient |
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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 15,643 | 15,484 | 16,216 | -1.0% | 4.7% | 1.82 |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nirsey, and Greenhouse | 998 | 865 | 890 | -13.3% | 2..8 | .33 |
Laborers and Frieght, Stock, and Materials Movers, Hand | 35,609 | 31,024 | 33,239 | -12.9% | 7.1% | 2.54 |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 375 | 406 | 410 | 8.1% | 1.2% | .49 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 547 | 645 | 482 | 17.8% | -25.3% | 1.70 |
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | 337 | 319 | 317 | -5.2% | -.7% | .51 |
Stockers and Order Fillers | 13,594 | 16,464 | 17.397 | 21.1% | 5.7% | 1.54 |
Packers and Packages, Hand | 5,456 | 7,405 | 7,779 | 35.7% | 5.1% | 2.81 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operations | 4,985 | 7,234 | 8,274 | 45.1% | 14.4% | 2.09 |
General and Operations Managers | 9,416 | 12,157 | 12,859 | 29.1% | 5.8% | .89 |
Top 10 Occupations: Agribusiness & AgTech | 86,961 | 92,003 | 97,863 | 12.5% | 2.1% |
Occupation Description | 2017 Jobs | 2022 Jobs | 2027 Projected Jobs | Job Growth 2017 to 2022 (%) | Projected Job Growth 2022 to 2027 (%) | 2022 Location Quotient |
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Note: Above occupations reflect Standard Occupational Classifications (SOC codes) within the Memphis TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Area. Estimates derived from Lightcast, Q1 2023 dataset QCEW Employment.
Location Quotient: Measured against the Nation, location quotients (LQ) are a useful way of quantifying how concentrated a particular industry, cluster, or occupation is in a region as compared to a larger geographic area. An LQ of 1 is equally concentrated within both areas. An LQ of 1.5 indicates that the smaller geographic region is 50% more concentrated regionally, and an LQ of 2 indicates the geographic region is twice as concentrated regionally. An LQ of 0.5 indicates the smaller geographic region is 50% less concentrated against the larger geographic area.