Top Employers & Industries in Falmouth

Falmouth has benefited from a rich and diverse business environment with some that have roots dating as far back as 1800’s. There were wool-carding mills in East Falmouth and Waquoit by the early 1800s, and sheep grazed the land in Falmouth Heights and Maravista. As well, Falmouth was a busy port serving packet ships in the import-export trade, and whalers hunting the sperm whale - a big-money business for that time. However, there were many other industries found in Falmouth. Salt was worked from the time of the War of Independence, and at their peak the salt works of Falmouth produced 35,500 bushels of salt from seawater annually. There was a glass factory at the foot of Shore Street, near today's Surf Drive Beach. Coastal schooners called regularly at Falmouth, taking lumber, salt, glass, whale oil, and onions to the trade centers of Boston and New York.

Healthcare, science and technology are now the leading industries. The smaller businesses are primarily comprised of retail, restaurants, accommodations, banks, real estate, construction and landscaping.

To view the full 2023 Labor Market Information Report from the Massachusetts Department of Economic Research click here.

Per the Massachusetts Department of Economic Research the largest Falmouth business employers are noted below. To view a complete list of employers click here.

Falmouth Companies with 100+ Employees

Per Falmouth Town Clerk Michael Palmer, there are currently 964 registered businesses in Falmouth. Of the 11 largest employers in Barnstable County, 6 of them are located in Falmouth, MA.

1000-4,999 Employees

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole Rd # 3, Woods Hole, MA

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Water St, Woods Hole, MA

500-999 Employees

Falmouth Hospital, Ter Heun Dr., Falmouth, MA

Steamship Authority, Cowdry Rd., Woods Hole, MA

Woods Hole Steamship Authority, Railroad Ave., Woods Hole, MA

250-499 Employees

JML Care Ctr Skilled Nurse-Rhb., Ter Heun Dr. # 1, Falmouth MA

Marine Biological Laboratory, M B L St., Woods Hole, MA

Visiting Nurse Assn., Ter Heun Dr., Falmouth, MA

100-249 Employees

Falmouth High School, Gifford St., East Falmouth. MA

Falmouth Lumber, Teaticket Hwy., Teaticket. MA

J K Scanlan Co. Inc., Research Rd, E. Falmouth, MA

Keller Williams Realty, N Falmouth Hwy., North Falmouth, MA

Lawrence-Lynch Corp, Gifford St., Falmouth, MA

Mullen Hall Elementary School, Katherine Lee Bates, Falmouth, MA

Sea Crest Beach Hotel, Quaker Rd., North Falmouth, MA

Seikagaku America Inc., Bernard E Saint Jean, East Falmouth, MA

Shaw's Supermarket, Teaticket Hwy., Teaticket, MA

Super Stop & Shop, Teaticket Hwy. # 1, Teaticket, MA

Teledyne Benthos Inc., Edgerton Dr., North Falmouth, MA

US Commerce Dept., Water St., Woods Hole, MA

 

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