Sell plastic pallets in Georgia
Georgia had 84,730 warehousing jobs in 2025, 6th among the states, and its most concentrated pallet-using industry is meat and poultry processing. Send the lot with its ZIP; the desk reads size, style, grade and marks, and rules it sold, returned or scrapped.
Last reviewed November 12, 2026
Georgia in numbers
- Warehousing and storage jobs, 2025
- 84,730 (6th of 50 states)
- Warehousing establishments
- 1,150 (5th of 50); about 74 jobs each
- Share of US warehousing jobs
- 4.45%
- Food manufacturing jobs
- 74,165 (6th of 50)
- Most concentrated pallet-using industry
- meat and poultry processing, 2.4x the national share of employment
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing jobs
- 3,555
- Motor vehicle assembly jobs
- 4,397
- Auto parts jobs
- 20,440
- Refrigerated warehouse space, October 1, 2025
- 304 million cubic feet (2nd of 50)
Reading a Georgia lot
Georgia ranks 6th for warehousing jobs and 5th for establishments. It sits in the upper third of the fifty by warehousing jobs. The average warehouse employs about 74 people, against 82 across the fifty states. Smaller sites mean smaller stacks, so the count matters more than the size of the site.
Georgia has 0.9 food manufacturing jobs for every warehousing job, against 0.9 across the fifty states. The warehouses are the bigger half of the picture here, so expect strays and mixed makers on one dock. Among the other industries counted here, auto parts (20,440 jobs) is 5.7 times the size of pharmaceutical manufacturing (3,555).
Fulton County holds 21.6% of Georgia's warehousing jobs, and the top 3 listed hold 38.3%. The jobs are spread across the state, so no one county sets the route. The dossier follows 3 metros in Georgia: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Savannah and Gainesville, Georgia.
USDA counted 304 million cubic feet of refrigerated warehouse space in Georgia, 2nd of 50 and about 3,588 cubic feet for each warehousing job, against 2,254 across the states it reports. Cold storage is a bigger part of the picture here, so expect cold-chain lots: decks that tolerate cold and moisture, and questions about washdown.
Where Georgia's warehousing jobs sit
| County | Warehousing jobs | Share of the state's total |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 18,317 | 21.6% |
| Henry | 7,904 | 9.3% |
| Cobb | 6,201 | 7.3% |
What Georgia's industries put on the dock
- Meat and poultry processing: 42,030 jobs, 2025
- Refrigerated warehousing: 4,453 jobs, 2025
- Warehousing and storage: 84,730 jobs, 2025
- Food manufacturing: 74,165 jobs, 2025
Georgia's most concentrated industry is meat and poultry processing, at 2.4 times the national share of employment. See how lots from meat and poultry plants read.
Metros and freight clusters in Georgia
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell: 29 counties (Barrow, Butts, Carroll, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson...). 49,050 private jobs in warehousing and storage in 2025 (2.58% of the US total; 1.9% of local private jobs), disclosed counties only. Largest warehousing counties: Fulton (18,317), Henry (7,904), Cobb (6,201). Most concentrated: warehousing and storage at 1.4x the national share of employment. ZIPs with the most warehousing establishments (Census ZBP 2023): 30253 Mcdonough (51), 30336 Atlanta (44), 30297 Forest Park (28), 30213 Fairburn (27), 30349 Atlanta (26).
Savannah. Savannah: 3 counties (Bryan, Chatham, Effingham). 6,384 private jobs in warehousing and storage in 2025 (0.34% of the US total; 3.6% of local private jobs). Largest warehousing counties: Chatham (5,252), Bryan (1,019), Effingham (113). Most concentrated: warehousing and storage at 2.5x the national share of employment. ZIPs with the most warehousing establishments (Census ZBP 2023): 31407 Port Wentworth (31), 31408 Savannah (29), 31326 Rincon (14), 31405 Savannah (9), 31322 Pooler (9). Georgia Ports Authority moved 5.7 million TEUs in fiscal 2025 (up 8.6 percent), the Port of Savannah's second-busiest year; Savannah is a container-import gateway for the Southeast.
Gainesville, Georgia. Gainesville, Georgia: 1 counties (Hall). 656 private jobs in warehousing and storage in 2025 (0.03% of the US total; 0.7% of local private jobs). Most concentrated: meat and poultry processing at 28.9x the national share of employment. ZIPs with the most warehousing establishments (Census ZBP 2023): 30507 Gainesville (5), 30501 Gainesville (4).
Where Georgia sits among the fifty
| Measure, 2025 | Georgia | Next state above | Next state below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warehousing jobs | 6th: 84,730 | Ohio, 98,354 (+13,624) | Illinois, 80,071 (-4,659) |
| Warehousing establishments | 5th: 1,150 | Pennsylvania, 1,162 (+12) | Ohio, 1,022 (-128) |
| Food manufacturing jobs | 6th: 74,165 | Wisconsin, 81,993 (+7,828) | Ohio, 66,120 (-8,045) |
States next to Georgia
| State | Warehousing jobs | Largest county for warehousing | Food manufacturing jobs | Top concentration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 105,401 | Polk (19,862) | 39,390 | warehousing and storage |
| Alabama | 21,880 | Jefferson (6,920) | 33,728 | motor vehicle manufacturing |
| Tennessee | 53,427 | Shelby (11,727) | 40,320 | motor vehicle parts manufacturing |
| North Carolina | 54,551 | Mecklenburg (12,290) | 61,441 | pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing |
| South Carolina | 27,150 | Lexington (5,481) | 17,789 | motor vehicle manufacturing |
Georgia has fewer warehousing jobs than 1 of these 5 and more than the rest. The largest of them, Florida, has 1.2 times Georgia's 84,730. A lot near a state line can be read against either side, so give the exact ZIP.
More on Georgia from the sources
- Private employers in the US averaged 73,136 jobs across 1,811 establishments in refrigerated warehousing (NAICS 49312) in 2025 (BLS QCEW). States with the most jobs: California (9,969), Texas (6,638), New Jersey (5,388), Georgia (4,453), Pennsylvania (4,102). (data.bls.gov)
- Private employers in the US averaged 556,647 jobs across 4,689 establishments in meat and poultry processing (NAICS 3116) in 2025 (BLS QCEW). States with the most jobs: Texas (44,780), Georgia (42,030), North Carolina (35,715), Arkansas (34,773), Iowa (33,386). (data.bls.gov)
- The five states with the largest gross refrigerated warehouse capacity on October 1, 2025 were California (400 million cubic feet), Georgia (304 million), Washington (301 million), Wisconsin (297 million) and Texas (254 million), per USDA NASS. (esmis.nal.usda.gov)
- Refrigerated warehouse facility counts on October 1, 2025 (USDA NASS): California 106, Wisconsin 94, Georgia 62, Texas 56, Washington 52, Florida 50, Pennsylvania 38. (esmis.nal.usda.gov)
Other pallet-using industries counted in Georgia
| Industry | Jobs, 2025 | Against warehousing jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical manufacturing | 3,555 | 0.0 to 1 |
| Motor vehicle assembly | 4,397 | 0.1 to 1 |
| Auto parts | 20,440 | 0.2 to 1 |
Sending a lot from Georgia
Count the stacks, give the ZIP where they stand, and use the sorter or the form below. If the dock holds a clean line-change stock, say so in the message.
How many warehousing jobs does Georgia have?
84,730 private-sector jobs across 1,150 establishments in 2025, 4.45% of the US total, which ranks Georgia 6th of 50.
Do you take plastic pallets from Georgia?
Yes. The desk reads lots from every state, and the ZIP lets it read the route in Georgia. This site states no price or pickup date.
Which Georgia industry is most concentrated?
Meat and poultry processing, at 2.4 times the national share of employment in the 2025 federal data used here.
What the sources say
- Georgia Ports Authority moved 5.7 million TEUs in fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025), up 8.6 percent or 450,000 TEUs, the Port of Savannah's second-busiest year after 5.76 million in FY2022. (container-news.com)
- The five states with the largest gross refrigerated warehouse capacity on October 1, 2025 were California (400 million cubic feet), Georgia (304 million), Washington (301 million), Wisconsin (297 million) and Texas (254 million), per USDA NASS. (esmis.nal.usda.gov)
- USDA NASS counted 931 refrigerated warehouses on October 1, 2025: 476 public and 455 private or semiprivate. Public warehouses held 2.46 billion gross cubic feet, 62 percent of the total. (esmis.nal.usda.gov)
- Pennsylvania had 228 million cubic feet and New Jersey 137 million of gross refrigerated warehouse space on October 1, 2025 (USDA NASS). (esmis.nal.usda.gov)
- Port of Long Beach moved a record 9,881,595 TEUs in 2025 (imports 4,779,559; exports 1,141,113; empties 3,960,925), per Container News reporting the port's year-end results. (container-news.com)
- Private employers in the US averaged 73,136 jobs across 1,811 establishments in refrigerated warehousing (NAICS 49312) in 2025 (BLS QCEW). States with the most jobs: California (9,969), Texas (6,638), New Jersey (5,388), Georgia (4,453), Pennsylvania (4,102). (data.bls.gov)
- USDA NASS counted 3.99 billion cubic feet of gross refrigerated warehouse capacity in the US on October 1, 2025, with usable capacity of 3.25 billion cubic feet (82 percent of gross). (esmis.nal.usda.gov)
- Refrigerated warehouse facility counts on October 1, 2025 (USDA NASS): California 106, Wisconsin 94, Georgia 62, Texas 56, Washington 52, Florida 50, Pennsylvania 38. (esmis.nal.usda.gov)
- Port of Los Angeles handled 9,447,731 TEUs from January through November 2025, 1 percent more than the same months of 2024; its executive director called 2025 firmly a top-three year in the port's history. (portoflosangeles.org)
- Port Houston's public terminals handled 4,303,345 TEUs in 2025 (up 4 percent, a record) and 54,491,066 short tons of cargo; the Houston Ship Channel is described as the nation's largest port for waterborne tonnage, with more than 200 private and eight public terminals. (porthouston.com)
- Port Houston says it supports 1.54 million jobs in Texas and 3.37 million nationwide, and that its 2025 growth included petrochemical and industrial shipments, manufacturing-related freight and consumer imports. (porthouston.com)
- The Northwest Seaport Alliance (Seattle and Tacoma) handled 3,156,598 TEUs of international and domestic containers in 2025, down 5.5 percent from 2024, with full imports down 10.3 percent and full exports down 4.9 percent. (nwseaportalliance.com)
- Counties with the most private meat and poultry processing jobs (NAICS 3116) in 2025, BLS QCEW, counties with disclosed data only: Hall County, Georgia (11,123), Cook County, Illinois (8,367), Sussex County, Delaware (8,212), Marshall County, Alabama (7,387), Fresno County, California (6,499), Douglas County, Nebraska (6,452). (data.bls.gov)
- The 48 x 40 in GMA pallet makes up about 30 percent of new US wood pallets. (en.wikipedia.org)
- Metal pallets are under 1 percent of the pallet market. (en.wikipedia.org)
- Greystone Logistics processed about 60 million pounds of recycled plastic in the year ended May 31, 2024, using damaged plastic pallets from a buy-back program among its feedstock. (resource-recycling.com)
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