Waupaca is home to a variety of outstanding companies and organizations that have a local, regional, national and international impact with their products and services.

Major manufacturers or other large employers by size of workforce in Waupaca include:

 
Waupaca Small Businesses
A vital sector of the Waupaca business community is small business. Entrepreneurship is indeed alive and well in Waupaca, and city officials consider small business operations to be as important to our long-term economic health as our largest employers.  Waupaca has more than 600 businesses including a diversity of small businesses from boutique retailers and specialty professional services, to numerous restaurants, high-tech manufacturers, agricultural equipment dealers and construction businesses.