Oconee County is
a proven,
successful
location for
business and
industry.
Perhaps that is
why over the
past five years
new and
expanding
businesses have
invested more
than 261 million
dollars here
including
Fortune 500
Companies like
Duke Energy
Corporation,
Johnson
Controls, Inc.,
Valenite, US
Engine Valve,
Schneider
Electric/Square
D, Borg Warner
Automotive, and
Jacobs Chuck.
Oconee County is
midway between
Atlanta and
Charlotte on
Interstate 85.
Oconee County
Fact Sheet
Key Facts
Population:
70,567
County Seat:
Walhalla
Transportation:
Interstate
Access I-85
Nearest
Commercial
Airport
Greenville-Spartanburg
International
Airlines
Northwest,
Continental,
United
Express,
Delta, US
Airways,
American
Eagle
Nearest
Civil
Airport
Clemson-Oconee
Airport
Port Access
Port of
Charleston,
246 miles
from City of
Seneca
Rail
Providers
NSR
Largest
Manufacturing
Employer:
Itron
Industrial Directory
Top 5 Largest
Manufacturing
Employers
|
Company |
No.
of
Employees |
Major
Product |
|
Duke
Energy |
1500 |
Nuclear
Energy |
|
Itron
(formerly
Schlumberger
Industries) |
715 |
Electronic
measuring
devices |
|
Schneider
Electric
-
Square
D |
655 |
Motor
Control
Centers |
|
Timken
U.S.
Corporation |
460 |
Thrust
Bearings |
|
Covidien |
423 |
Healthcare
Products |
Business
Overview
