Economic Development
Doing Business in Meade
Meade has a thriving business community providing and array of essential and nonessential products and services. The main industries in the area include agriculture (farming and ranching) and oil and gas production, but Meade offers employment in other areas such as an active Christian radio station and a rural electric company that services a wide area beyond Meade County.
Major Employers:
- ANR Pipeline Co.
- Allegiance Communications
- CMS Electric Cooperative
- Coop Elevator & Supply
- Fowler State Bank
- Great Plains Christian Radio
- Lone Tree Retirement Center
- Meade Auto Truck Plaza
- Meade City
- Meade County
- Meade District Hospital
- Meade Medical Clinic
- Meade State Bank
- USD 226
Transportation:
- Rail: Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) RR
- Air: Meade Municipal Airport, 4800 ft. c 75 ft concrete runway can accommodate light jets & down.
GPS approaches & AWOS 3 - Highway: US-54, US-160, and KS-23 Highway Traffic Count
- Highway Traffic Count (2020)
- Kansas Department of Transportation Traffic Count Maps