Industries + Companies
Overland Park's economy has been greatly enhanced by the convergence of certain key industries and leading employers. Telecommunications & IT, professional & financial services, healthcare & biosciences and retail trade are just a few of the industries that gravitated to Overland Park for the highly educated workforce, partnering local government, and nationally recognized quality of life.
The local economy is largely affected by the growth or decline of a community's major industries. Below is a table summarizing certain industry sectors from a recent Targeted Industry Analysis for Johnson County. These sectors are a good representation of the overall Overland Park and Johnson County economies.
| Industry |
NAICS |
% of Employment |
Location Quotient² |
| Healthcare |
62 |
12.78% |
0.84 |
| Retail Trade |
44-45 |
12.64% |
0.93 |
| Professional & Technical Services |
54 |
10.83% |
1.54 |
| Financial & Insurance |
52 |
10.35% |
1.65 |
| Information |
51 |
5.38% |
2.11 |
1 Location Quotient is a ratio that compares the percentage of employment in a given industry within a local economy to the percentage of employment the industry constitutes in the national economy.