Two views of Asheville's economy: the registered/startup layer and the street-level business fabric, with the largest tracked employers.
Healthcare is the clearest economic anchor, scoring 10/10, with technology at 9/10 and retail at 8/10. The company register reinforces the service tilt through medical practice, wellness, real estate, food and business services.
| Industry | Companies |
|---|---|
| Marketing and Advertising | 68 |
| Medical Practice | 67 |
| Health, Wellness and Fitness | 57 |
| Real Estate | 56 |
| Hospital & Health Care | 42 |
| Food & Beverages | 42 |
| Information Technology and Services | 41 |
| Computer Software | 40 |
| Construction | 32 |
| Financial Services | 30 |
| Design | 29 |
| Non-profit Organization Management | 27 |
| Environmental Services | 23 |
| Accounting | 23 |
| Internet | 21 |
| Insurance | 21 |
| Retail | 21 |
| Mental Health Care | 21 |
| Consumer Goods | 21 |
| Education Management | 20 |
| Hospitality | 18 |
| Architecture & Planning | 17 |
| Music | 16 |
| Automotive | 16 |
| Printing | 16 |
| Sector | Places | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Family law attorney | 3 | 4.77 |
| Certified public accountant | 2 | 5.0 |
| Legal services | 2 | 4.85 |
| Chiropractor | 1 | 5.0 |
| Bankruptcy attorney | 1 | 4.9 |
| Food & beverage consultant | 1 | 1.6 |
| Manufacturer | 1 | 3.4 |
| Telecommunications service provider | 1 | 4.9 |
| Middle school | 1 | 5.0 |
| Criminal justice attorney | 1 | 5.0 |
| Unclassified | 1 | — |
| Accounting firm | 1 | 5.0 |
| Company | Industry | Employees | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Health | health, wellness and fitness | 11,969 | 1885 |
| RHA | individual & family services | 6,016 | 1989 |
| Fairway Independent Mortgage | financial services | 5,170 | 1996 |
| Nunode | marketing and advertising | 4,127 | |
| Buncombe County Schools | education management | 3,416 | |
| Earth Fare | food & beverages | 3,050 | 1975 |
| UNC Asheville | higher education | 2,563 | |
| Equis Financial | insurance | 1,394 | 2015 |
| Biltmore | hospitality | 1,198 | 1895 |
| Pine Gate Renewables | energy production | 1,099 | 2016 |
| Allergy Partners | hospital & health care | 863 | 1977 |
| Warren Wilson College | higher education | 841 | |
| Broad River Rehab | hospital & health care | 836 | 2015 |
| (cte) Carolina Tractor and Equipment Company | machinery | 822 | |
| City of Asheville | government administration | 734 | |
| Tupelo Honey | restaurants | 681 | 2001 |
| IronDirect | construction | 627 | 2002 |
| Gehrimed Electronic Health Record | information technology and services | 582 | 2010 |
| Buncombe County Government | government administration | 457 | 1792 |
| Genova Diagnostics | hospital & health care | 394 | 1986 |
| BioVendor | biotechnology | 380 | 1992 |
| Silver-line Plasticsrp | plastics | 350 | 1962 |
| Ward and Smith | law practice | 301 | 2007 |
| Mb Haynes | mechanical or industrial engineering | 265 | 1921 |
| Aeroflow | health, wellness and fitness | 259 | 2001 |
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