Clark County’s Top 10 employers have changed in the last decade but PeaceHealth remains No. 1Subscriber ExclusiveUpdated 41 mins ago

Clark County has changed dramatically in the past decade. Nowhere is that more evident than on the Columbia River Economic Development Council’s list of organizations that employ the most workers in the county.

Some industries have blossomed, such as health care. Nonprofit health care system PeaceHealth moved its headquarters to Vancouver at the end of 2010, boosting its Clark County employment footprint. And Legacy Health and the Vancouver Clinic’s local workforces have exploded over the past decade.

Manufacturing was a big industry in Clark County about a decade ago, but employment numbers have since plateaued, pushing companies including WaferTech out of the Top 10 list.

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s ilani casino opened in 2017, followed by an events center and a hotel. ilani now employs more than a thousand people in the county.

Vancouver software company ZoomInfo, known as DiscoverOrg in 2014, now has a substantial presence here, as well.

Clark County’s Top employers in 2024

• 1. PeaceHealth, 4,908 employees
• 2. Vancouver Public Schools, 3,300 employees
• 3. Evergreen Public Schools, 2,599 employees
• 4. Vancouver Clinic, 2,305 employees
• 5. Legacy Health, 1,800 employees
• 6. Clark County government, 1,570 employees
• 7. ilani, 1,500 employees
• 8. City of Vancouver, 1,480 employees
• 9. Clark College, 1,417 employees
• 10. ZoomInfo, 1,374 employees

Clark County’s Top employers in 2014

• 1. PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, 2,505 employees
• 2. Evergreen Public Schools, 2,455 employees
• 3. Vancouver Public Schools, 2,225 employees
• 4. Clark County, 1,520 employees
• 5. Fred Meyer Stores, 1,533
• 6. Battle Ground Public Schools, 1,270 employees
• 7. Bonneville Power Administration, 1,180 employees
• 8. WaferTech LLC, 1,040 employees
• 9. Clark College, 1,016 employees
• 10. Vancouver Clinic, 961 employees