Pierce County Georgia

Industrial Development Authority

200 SW CENTRAL AVENUE,
BLACKSHEAR, GA 31516

economic RESOURCES

Currently, the largest employment sectors in Pierce County are service (32.2%), retail trade (25.2%), and wholesale trade (12.4%). With 95% of Pierce County agricultural and timber land being unincorporated, we welcome other industries to our community.

top 10 largest PRIVATE EMPLOYERS

Employer	Industry Sector	Employees
West Fraser (former Gilman Building Products)	Manufacturing	165
Stewart Distribution	Warehousing/Distribution	150
Thom’s Transport	Logistics	146
Progress Rail	Manufacturing	70
UPS	Logistics	70
MAC 44 Trucking	Logistics	68
Composite Research (Sundance Boats)	Manufacturing	60
American Egg (Cal Maine Foods)	Manufacturing	55
Southeast Pipe Survey	Manufacturing	53
Pierce Timber Company	Wood Procurement	48

top PUBLIC EMPLOYERS

Employer	Employees
Pierce County Board of Education	442
Pierce County Commissioners	118
City of Blackshear	34
City of Patterson	7

MATT CARTER
executive director

Our MISSION STATEMENT

“To actively pursue opportunities for growth, job development, and quality of life for Pierce County.”

Our VISION STATEMENT

“To improve the quality of life in Pierce County through job creation by developing existing resources and emerging markets.”

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A number of photographs used throughout this website have been used courtesy of: The Blackshear Times, Casey Jones, Jennifer Carter Johnson, Wayne Morgan Artistry