Footwear Manufacturing: Business Name Ideas

What this industry covers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing footwear (except orthopedic extension footwear).

Businesses classified here include

• Arctics, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
• Arctics, rubber or rubber soled fabric, manufacturing
• Athletic shoes manufacturing
• Athletic shoes, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
• Athletic shoes, rubber or rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
• Ballet slippers manufacturing
• Beach sandals, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
• Beach sandals, rubber or rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
• Boots, dress and casual, children's and infants', manufacturing
• Boots, dress and casual, men's, manufacturing
• Boots, dress and casual, women's, manufacturing
• Boots, hiking, children's and infants', manufacturing
• Boots, hiking, men's, manufacturing
• Boots, hiking, women's, manufacturing
• Boots, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
• Boots, rubber or rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
• Canvas shoes, plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
• Canvas shoes, rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
• Casual shoes, children's and infants', manufacturing
• Casual shoes, men's, manufacturing
• Casual shoes, women's, manufacturing
• Children's shoes (except orthopedic extension) manufacturing
• Cleated athletic shoes manufacturing
• Climbing shoes, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
• Climbing shoes, rubber or rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing
• Dress shoes, children's and infants', manufacturing
• Dress shoes, men's, manufacturing
• Dress shoes, women's, manufacturing
• Footholds, plastics or plastics soled fabric upper, manufacturing
• Footholds, rubber or rubber soled fabric upper, manufacturing

Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 316210), U.S. Census Bureau.

Name ideas for footwear manufacturing

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Name words that fit, with their meanings

• Footwear
• Works
• Forge
• Craft
• Mill
• Made

U.S. business numbers

Locations by number of employees nationwide

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.

Top states for footwear manufacturing

1. California 38 locations
2. Texas 29 locations
3. Florida 15 locations
4. New York 13 locations
5. Maine 11 locations
6. Wisconsin 11 locations
7. Oregon 8 locations
8. Illinois 7 locations
9. Massachusetts 7 locations
10. Pennsylvania 7 locations

All 25 states

• Arizona (3)
• California (38)
• Colorado (6)
• Florida (15)
• Georgia (4)
• Illinois (7)
• Indiana (3)
• Maine (11)
• Massachusetts (7)
• Michigan (4)
• Minnesota (3)
• Missouri (6)
• Montana (4)
• New Hampshire (4)
• New Jersey (5)
• New York (13)
• Ohio (3)
• Oregon (8)
• Pennsylvania (7)
• Tennessee (3)
• Texas (29)
• Utah (3)
• Virginia (6)
• Washington (7)
• Wisconsin (11)