The Employee Ownership 100: America's Largest Majority Employee-Owned Companies

October 2023

The NCEO’s 2023 Employee Ownership 100 list ranks the largest broad-based employee-owned companies in the US. To be on the list, companies must be at least 50% employee-owned; most on the list are 100%. Collectively, these broad-based plans employ close to 685,000 people.

This list includes the largest broad-based employee-owned companies in the US that we could verify using governmental or other credible third-party sources. Most are ESOP-owned, and one is a cooperative. Size is measured by reports of full- and part-time employees in the US compiled by correspondence with companies, corporate websites, and/or by the active participants in the plan according to the company's latest Form 5500 filing. The NCEO compiled this list through a comprehensive analysis of all ESOP filings and our own research to determine ownership percentages. Suggested additions and corrections are warmly welcomed; contact Research Director Nancy Wiefek at [email protected].

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Rank	Company	City	State	Start Date	Business	Employees
1	Publix Super Markets	Lakeland	FL	1974	Supermarkets	250,000
2	WinCo Foods*	Boise	ID	1985	Supermarkets	22,000
3	Houchens Industries*	Bowling Green	KY	1961	Supermarkets & other services	18,000
4	Brookshire Grocery Company*	Lufkin	TX	2001	Supermarkets	15,000
5	Amsted Industries*	Chicago	IL	1984	Industrial components	14,000
6	W.L. Gore & Associates	Newark	DE	1974	Manufacturing	13,000
7	HDR, Inc.*	Omaha	NE	1996	Architecture & engineering	12,476
8	Black & Veatch*	Overland Park	KS	1998	Engineering & construction	12,000
9	Davey Tree Expert*	Kent	OH	1979	Tree & environmental services	11,467
10	Scheels All Sports*	Fargo	ND	1982	Retail sporting goods	10,800
11	Performance Contracting, Inc.*	Lenaxa	KS	1986	Construction	10,300
12	Burns & McDonnell Engineering*	Kansas City	MO	1985	Architecture & engineering	10,000
12	Coborn's, Inc.	St Cloud	MN	2006	Grocery retailer	10,000
12	Schreiber Foods*	Green Bay	WI	1998	Dairy company	10,000
15	Rosendin Electric*	San Jose	CA	1992	Electrical contracting	8,000
16	Austin Industries*	Dallas	TX	1986	Construction	7,200
17	Harp's Food Stores*	Springdale	AR	1988	Supermarkets	7,040
18	Gensler	San Francisco	CA	1987	Architecture	7,000
19	Parsons Corporation	Pasadena	CA	1974	Engineering services	6,739
20	Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories*	Pullman	WA	1994	Engineering	6,460
21	The Berkley Group Inc.*	Fort Lauderdale	FL	1994	Real Estate	6,258
22	HNTB*	Kansas City	MO	2000	Architecture & engineering	6,200
23	Wright Service Corp.*	West Des Moines	IA	2001	Environmental services	6,112
24	Terracon*	Olathe	KS	1991	Engineering/consulting	6,000
24	Chemonics International, Inc.*	Washington	DC	2001	International development	6,000
24	Sammons Enterprises*	Dallas	TX	1978	Diversified holding company	6,000
27	KeHE Distributors	Romeoville	IL	2001	Food distribution	5,500
28	EmpRes Healthcare Management*	Vancouver	WA	2008	Post-acute long term care	5,400
29	Acadian Ambulance	Lafayette	LA	1993	Ambulance services	5,088
30	ACCO Engineered Systems, Inc.*	Glendale	CA	2007	Heating & air conditioning services	5,000
31	Swinerton Builders*	San Francisco	CA	1962	Construction	4,300
32	KPH Healthcare Services, Inc.*	Gouverneur	NY	1984	Drugstores	4,291
33	Jasper Holdings, Inc.*	Jasper	IN	2009	Engine & transmission remanufacturing	4,250
34	Lewis Tree Service, Inc.*	Rochester	NY	1998	Tree services	4,200
35	Recology*	San Francisco	CA	1985	Waste management	3,900
36	S&C Electric*	Chicago	IL	1989	Electrical equipment	3,800
37	Abt Associates*	Cambridge	MA	1975	Consulting & research	3,600
38	J.E. Dunn Construction Group	Kansas City	MO	2010	Construction	3,500
39	McCarthy Holdings*	St. Louis	MO	1996	Construction	3,400
40	Border States Industries*	Fargo	ND	1984	Wholesale distributor	3,200
40	Bi-Mart	Eugene	OR	2003	Discount stores	3,200
40	EVAPCO Inc.	Taneytown	MD	1984	Manufacturing	3,200
43	Homeland Acquisition Corporation*	Oklahoma City	OK	2011	Supermarkets	3,100
43	Westat, Inc.*	Rockville	MD	1977	Research firm	3,100
45	TD Industries*	Dallas	TX	1989	Engineering, mechanical construction & service	3,000
45	Challenge Manufacturing Company	Walker	MI	1987	Automotive Manufacturing	3,000
45	Cianbro*	Pittsfield	ME	1980	Construction	3,000
45	Krueger International, Inc.*	Green Bay	WI	1991	Furniture manufacturing	3,000
49	Miller's Health Systems*	Warsaw	IN	2006	Nursing homes	2,800
49	Sundt Construction*	Tempe	AZ	1972	Construction	2,800
51	FirstBank Holding Company	Lakewood	CO	1976	Bank holding company	2,758
52	Farmers Home Furniture*	Dublin	GA	2012	Furniture retail	2,700
53	Bridges Health*	Oklahoma City	OK	2021	Hospital & healthcare	2,500
53	IMEG*	Rock Island	IL	2017	Engineering design firm	2,500
53	Martin & Bayley, Inc.*	Carmi	IL	1984	Convenience stores	2,500
56	Redner's Warehouse Markets*	Reading	PA	1975	Supermarkets	2,484
57	Mulberry Street Management Services, Inc.*	Morgantown	WV	2018	Management consultants	2,450
58	Davis H. Elliot Company*	Lexington	KY	2000	Electrical contracting	2,400
59	Hypertherm*	Hanover	NH	2001	Engineering & manufacturing services	2,300
59	Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.*	Mayville	WI	1959	Engineering & manufacturing services	2,300
59	Symbria*	Warrenville	OH	2015	Health care services	2,300
62	Buehler's Fresh Foods*	Wooster	OH	2017	Supermarkets	2,200
62	Columbia Forest Products*	Greensboro	NC	1977	Plywood	2,200
62	Johnson, Mirmiran and Thompson, Inc. (JMT)*	Hunt Valley	MD	1974	Engineering & architecture	2,200
65	Woodman's Markets*	Janesville	WI	1976	Supermarkets	2,114
66	MyPath Companies*	Oconomowoc	WI	2002	Health & disability services	2,025
66	Mortenson Dental Partners*	Louisville	KY	2005	Dental offices	2,025
68	Morton Buildings*	Morton	IL	1990	Fabrication & Construction	2,000
68	Paladin Capital*	Nashville	TN	2004	Freight transportation	2,000
68	SRC Holdings Corporation*	Springfield	MO	1983	Equipment remanufacturing	2,000
68	Superior Consolidated (SC2)*	Peoria	IL	1988	Supply chain services and solutions	2,000
68	Garney*	Kansas City	MO	1986	Water & wastewater piping systems	2,000
73	DCS Corporation*	Alexandria	VA	1986	Engineering services	1,970
74	Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.*	Alexandria	VA	2008	Engineering services	1,900
74	Brown and Caldwell*	Walnut Creek	CA	1962	Engineering	1,900
76	Price Cutter*	Springfield	MO	2004	Supermarkets	1,850
77	KCI Technologies*	Sparks	MD	1990	Engineering	1,800
77	McNaughton-McKay Electric Company*	Madison Heights	MI	2007	Wholesale electrical distributor	1,800
79	Holden Industries, Inc.*	Deerfield	IL	2007	Manufacturing	1,750
80	Yoke's Foods, Inc.*	Spokane	WA	1990	Grocery store chain	1,700
80	Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI)*	Babylon	NY	2002	Engineering services	1,700
80	Manos Home Care*	Oakland	CA	2021	In-home disability support	1,700
83	Envision Radiology*	Colorado Springs	CO	2017	Radiology centers	1,679
84	Cooperative Home Care Associates* (via a worker cooperative)	Bronx	NY	1995	Health care	1,600
84	AlaTrade Foods*	Guntersville	AL	2021	Poultry processing	1,600
84	CCMSI Holdings, Inc.*	Danville	IL	1990	Third-party administration	1,600
87	Medicalodges*	Coffeyville	KS	1990	Long-Term healthcare	1,595
88	Thrifty White Pharmacy*	Plymouth	MN	1976	Retail drugstores	1,549
89	Penn Line Enterprises*	Scottdale	PA	1979	Infrastructure maintenance	1,533
90	American Systems Corp.*	Chantilly	VA	1990	Engineering	1,527
91	Hargrove & Associates Inc.*	Mobile	AL	2011	Engineering services	1,500
91	AirBorn, Inc.*	Addison	TX	1996	Electronic connectors	1,500
91	Applied Research Associates*	Albuquerque	NM	1993	Engineering research	1,500
91	C&K Market*	Medford	OR	2021	Grocery stores	1,500
91	Martin Resource Management Corporation*	Kilgore	TX	2012	Distribution & transportation	1,500
91	Liberty Military Housing	Huntington Beach	CA	2021	Property management	1,500
97	Epsilon Systems*	San Diego	CA	2018	Engineering services	1,417
98	Newport Restaurant Group*	Warwick	RI	1995	Hospitality (Hotel & Restaurants)	1,400
99	D.A. Davidson Companies	Great Falls	MT	2016	Investment advising	1,368
100	North State Grocery*	Cottonwood	CA	2006	Supermarkets	1,200
100	Torch Technologies*	Hunstville	AL	2012	Research, development, and engineering services	1,200

*Asterisk indicates 100% ESOP/worker-owned