Basic economic activities in Osceola include farming, cattle feeding, tourism, retail sales and industry.

Osceola offers a number of benefits to prospective businesses including:

• Central location
• Close proximity to railroads, highway, and airports
• Positive labor climate and low turn-over rates
• Well-educated, high quality labor force
• Electric rates more than 20 percent below the national average
• State wide telecommunications digital infrastructure

Major employers in the area include:

Employer		Product/Activity
County Feeders Supply	...	Pelletized livestock feeds
Midland Products, Inc.	...	Ceramic briquets, molded oil pans, car caddies & fertilizer stakes
Polk County News	...	Commercial printing & weekly newspaper
Urban Enterprises	...	Combine attachments
Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center	...	Medical
ASCS/NRD	...	Government
City of Osceola	...	Government
City Schools	...	Education
Good Samaritan Center	...	Retirement home
Husker Co-op	...	Fuel, grain, fertilizer & repair
Osceola Food Mart	...	Groceries
Osceola Implement & Supply	...	Agricultural equipment
Pinnacle Bank	...	Financial
Polk County Equipment	...	Agricultural equipment