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The Employee Ownership 100: America's Largest Majority Employee-Owned Companies
August 2017
To be on the list, companies must be at least 50% owned by an ESOP or other qualified plan or by one or more other kinds of plans in which at least 50% of full-time employees are eligible to participate. Employment includes all full- and part-time employees in the U.S. and worldwide. In 2017, the top 100 employee-owned companies employ more than 615,000 people. Data is collected from direct correspondence with companies, corporate websites, or, if these are not available, the most recent public data available. Companies marked with an asterisk are 100% employee-owned. When more than one company has the same number of employees, they share the same rank, and the next rank is numbered as if the previous companies were numbered consecutively (e.g., 16, 16, 16, 19, 20). Additions and corrections are welcome; please contact us at research@nceo.org.We also produce a dataset that compiles data on the characteristics of all the ESOPs in the U.S.
| Rank | Company | City | State | Plan | Start Date | Business | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Publix Super Markets | Lakeland | FL | ESOP & Stock Purchase | 1974 | Supermarkets | 188,000 |
| 2 | Penmac* | Springfield | MO | ESOP | 2010 | Staffing | 24,470 |
| 3 | Amsted Industries* | Chicago | IL | ESOP | 1986 | Industrial components | 18,000 |
| 3 | Houchens Industries* | Bowling Green | KY | ESOP | 1961 | Supermarkets & other services | 18,000 |
| 5 | WinCo Foods | Boise | ID | ESOP | 1985 | Supermarkets | 17,790 |
| 6 | Lifetouch* | Eden Prairie | MN | ESOP | 1977 | Photography | 15,440 |
| 7 | Parsons* | Pasadena | CA | ESOP | 1974 | Engineering & construction | 15,000 |
| 8 | Alliance Holdings* | Abington | PA | ESOP | 1995 | Holding company | 12,460 |
| 9 | HDR, Inc.* | Omaha | NE | ESOP | 1996 | Architecture & engineering | 10,500 |
| 10 | Black & Veatch | Overland Park | KS | KSOP | 1998 | Engineering & construction | 10,200 |
| 11 | EmpRes Healthcare Management* | Vancouver | WA | ESOP | 2009 | Post-acute long term care | 10,000 |
| 11 | W.L. Gore & Associates | Newark | DE | ESOP | 1974 | Manufacturing | 10,000 |
| 13 | Austin Industries* | Dallas | TX | ESOP | 1986 | Construction | 9,000 |
| 13 | Davey Tree Expert* | Kent | OH | 401KSOP & ESOP | 1979 | Tree & environmental services | 9,000 |
| 15 | Graybar Electric | St. Louis | MO | Stock purchase | 1929 | Electrical equipment wholesale | 8,500 |
| 16 | Brookshire Brothers* | Lufkin | TX | ESOP | 2001 | Supermarkets | 7,000 |
| 16 | Janus Global Operations | Lenoir City | TN | ESOP | 2002 | Security & munitions services | 7,000 |
| 16 | Schreiber Foods | Green Bay | WI | ESOP | 1998 | Dairy company | 7,000 |
| 19 | The Burnett Companies Consolidated, Inc.* | Houston | TX | ESOP | 2010 | Staffing services | 6,700 |
| 20 | Burns & McDonnell Engineering* | Kansas City | MO | ESOP | 1985 | Architecture & engineering | 6,140 |
| 21 | Rosendin Electric* | San Jose | CA | ESOP | 1992 | Electrical Contracting | 6,000 |
| 21 | Scheels All Sports | Fargo | ND | ESOP | 1982 | Retail sporting goods | 6,000 |
| 23 | KeHE Distributors | Romeoville | IL | ESOP | 2001 | Food distribution | 5,500 |
| 24 | CDM Smith | Cambridge | MA | Profit Sharing | 1996 | Engineering & construction | 5,000 |
| 24 | Gensler* | San Francisco | CA | ESOP | 1987 | Architecture | 5,000 |
| 26 | Schweitzer Engineering Laboraties* | Pullman | WA | ESOP | 1994 | Engineering | 4,800 |
| 27 | People Care Holdings, Inc. | New York | NY | ESOP | 2007 | Healthcare Services | 4,600 |
| 28 | Terracon* | Olathe | KS | KSOP | 1991 | Engineering/consulting | 4,500 |
| 29 | Lewis Tree Service, Inc.* | Rochester | NY | ESOP | 1998 | Tree services | 4,200 |
| 30 | HNTB | Kansas City | MO | ESOP | 2000 | Architecture & engineering | 4,080 |
| 31 | Acadian Ambulance | Lafayette | LA | ESOP | 1993 | Ambulance services | 4,000 |
| 31 | Cianbro* | Pittsfield | ME | ESOP | 1980 | Construction | 4,000 |
| 31 | Harp's Food Stores* | Springdale | AR | ESOP | 1988 | Supermarkets | 4,000 |
| 34 | Sammons Enterprises* | Dallas | TX | ESOP | 1978 | Diversified holding company | 3,950 |
| 35 | Chemonics International, Inc.* | Washington | DC | ESOP | 2001 | International development | 3,660 |
| 36 | KPH Healthcare Services, Inc.* | Gouverneur | NY | ESOP | 1944 | Drugstores | 3,620 |
| 37 | Recology* | San Francisco | CA | ESOP | 1985 | Waste management | 3,500 |
| 38 | Robert W. Baird & Co. | Milwaukee | WI | ESPP | 1984 | Brokerage | 3,400 |
| 39 | McCarthy Building Company* | St. Louis | MO | ESOP | 1996 | Construction | 3,290 |
| 40 | Homeland Acquisition Corporation* | Oklahoma City | OK | ESOP | 2011 | Supermarkets | 3,210 |
| 41 | Wright Service Corp. | Des Moines | IA | ESOP | 2002 | Environmental Services | 3,200 |
| 42 | Bi-Mart | Eugene | OR | ESOP | 2003 | Discount stores | 3,000 |
| 42 | Challenge Manufacturing Company | Walker | MI | ESOP | 1987 | Automotive Manufacturing | 3,000 |
| 42 | Hensel Phelps Construction | Greeley | CO | ESOP | 1976 | Construction | 3,000 |
| 42 | Krueger International, Inc. | Green Bay | WI | ESOP | 1991 | Furniture manufacturing | 3,000 |
| 42 | Miller's Health Systems | Warsaw | IN | ESOP | 2006 | Nursing homes | 3,000 |
| 42 | The North Highland Company | Atlanta | GA | ESOP | 1997 | Accounting staffing | 3,000 |
| 42 | Westat, Inc.* | Rockville | MD | ESOP | 1977 | Research firm | 3,000 |
| 49 | S&C Electric* | Chicago | IL | KSOP | 1989 | Electrical equipment | 2,800 |
| 50 | Reasor's* | Tahlequah | OK | ESOP | 2005 | Supermarkets | 2,700 |
| 51 | American Cast Iron Pipe | Birmingham | AL | Profit Sharing | 1982 | Manufacturing | 2,600 |
| 51 | Martin Resource Management Corporation* | Kilgore | TX | ESOP | 2012 | Distribution & transportation | 2,600 |
| 53 | Oconomowoc Residential Programs, Inc.* | Oconomowoc | WI | ESOP | 2002 | Health & disability services | 2,520 |
| 54 | Hollister Incorporated | Libertyville | IL | Profit Sharing | 1973 | Medical supplies manufacturer | 2,500 |
| 55 | Price Cutter* | Springfield | MO | ESOP | 2004 | Supermarkets | 2,480 |
| 56 | Symbria* | Warrenville | OH | ESOP | 2015 | Health care services | 2,400 |
| 57 | Jasper Engines & Transmissions* | Jasper | IN | ESOP, Profit Sharing | 2010 | Engine & transmission remanufacturing | 2,310 |
| 58 | Abt Associates | Cambridge | MA | ESOP | 1975 | Consulting & research | 2,300 |
| 58 | Round Table Pizza* | Concord | CA | ESOP | 1984 | Pizza Franchise | 2,300 |
| 60 | Border States Industries* | Fargo | ND | ESOP | 1984 | Wholesale distributor | 2,270 |
| 61 | TD Industries | Dallas | TX | ESOP | 1989 | HVAC supplies | 2,220 |
| 62 | Sundt Construction* | Tempe | AZ | ESOP | 1972 | Construction | 2,140 |
| 63 | Medicalodges* | Coffeyville | KS | ESOP | 1990 | Long-Term Healthcare | 2,110 |
| 64 | Cooperative Home Care Associates | Bronx | NY | Coop | 1995 | Health care | 2,050 |
| 65 | STV Group* | Douglassville | PA | ESOP | 1981 | Engineering & architecture | 2,040 |
| 66 | Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.* | Mayville | WI | ESOP | 1959 | Engineering & Manufacturing services | 2,000 |
| 66 | Columbia Forest Products | Greensboro | NC | ESOP | 1977 | Plywood | 2,000 |
| 66 | Farmers Home Furniture | Dublin | GA | ESOP | 2012 | Furniture retail | 2,000 |
| 69 | David H. Elliot Company | Lexington | KY | ESOP | 2000 | Electrical Contracting | 1,900 |
| 70 | Barton Malow* | Southfield | MI | Profit Sharing | 1952 | Construction | 1,800 |
| 70 | Kleinfelder | San Diego | CA | ESOP | 1989 | Engineering | 1,800 |
| 70 | Roberts Hawaii | Honolulu | HI | ESOP | 2006 | Tour bus operator | 1,800 |
| 73 | ACCO Engineered Systems, Inc.* | Glendale | CA | ESOP | 2007 | Heating & air conditioning services | 1,720 |
| 74 | Morton Buildings* | Morton | IL | ESOP | 1990 | Fabrication & Construction | 1,700 |
| 75 | Thrifty White Pharmacy* | Plymouth | MN | ESOP | 1976 | Retail Drugstores | 1,680 |
| 76 | SRC Holdings | Springfield | MO | ESOP | 1983 | Equipment remanufacturing | 1,620 |
| 77 | TPI Hospitality* | Willmar | MN | ESOP | 2014 | Hospitality (Hotel & Restaurants) | 1,610 |
| 78 | Bradford White Water Heaters* | Ambler | PA | ESOP | 1992 | Water heaters | 1,600 |
| 78 | CPES | Tucson | AZ | ESOP | 1994 | Human Services | 1,600 |
| 80 | Holden Industries, Inc.* | Deerfield | IL | ESOP | 2007 | Manufacturing | 1,570 |
| 81 | Johnson, Mirmiran and Thompson, Inc. (JMT)* | Hunt Valley | MD | ESOP | 1974 | Engineering & architecture | 1,550 |
| 82 | Armstrong Garden Centers | Glendora | CA | ESOP | 1980 | Garden centers | 1,500 |
| 82 | Kelly-Moore Paints | San Carlos | CA | ESOP | 1998 | Paint manufacturing/retail | 1,500 |
| 82 | Martin & Bayley, Inc.* | Carmi | IL | ESOP | 1984 | Convenience stores | 1,500 |
| 82 | Paladin Capital (DBA Quickway) | Nashville | TN | ESOP | 2004 | Freight transportation | 1,500 |
| 86 | Yoke's Foods, Inc.* | Spokane | WA | ESOP | 1990 | Grocery store chain | 1,460 |
| 87 | C Spire | Ridgeland | MS | ESOP | 1999 | Telecommunications | 1,450 |
| 87 | Swinerton Builders* | San Francisco | CA | ESOP | 1962 | Construction | 1,450 |
| 87 | Travel and Transport, Inc.* | Omaha | NE | ESOP | 1991 | Travel management | 1,450 |
| 90 | Appvion, Inc. | Appleton | WI | ESOP | 1984 | Paper products | 1,400 |
| 90 | Brown and Caldwell | Walnut Creek | CA | ESOP | 1962 | Engineering | 1,400 |
| 90 | Dynetics* | Huntsville | AL | ESOP | 1988 | Engineering, science, information technology services | 1,400 |
| 90 | George P. Johnson | Auburn Hills | MI | ESOP | 1998 | Event Marketing | 1,400 |
| 90 | Hypertherm* | Hanover | NH | ESOP | 2001 | Engineering & manufacturing services | 1,400 |
| 95 | D.A. Davidson Companies | Great Falls | MT | ESOP | 2016 | Investment Advising | 1,350 |
| 96 | Enercon Services, Inc.* | Kennesaw | GA | ESOP | 1992 | Engineering | 1,320 |
| 97 | Airborn Inc.* | Addison | TX | ESOP | 1996 | Electronic Connectors | 1,310 |
| 98 | CCMSI Holdings, Inc. | Danville | IL | ESOP | 1990 | Third-party administration | 1,280 |
| 99 | FBG Service Corporation* | Omaha | NE | ESOP | 1992 | Facility maintenance | 1,250 |
| 99 | Garney Holding Company* | Kansas City | MO | ESOP | 1986 | Water & wastewater piping systems | 1,250 |
