 As of 2010 , the educational , health , and social services fields were the city 's largest sector , and employed over 33 @.@ 5 % of well as Robinson Memorial Hospital , which operates an outpatient surgery center and general medical facility . 16 @.@ 3 % of the workforce is employed in arts , entertainment , and food service , with 12 @.@ 2 % employed in retail . Manufacturing accounts for 7 @.@ 1 % of the workforce with a Land O ' Lakes plant being the largest employer in the sector . Smithers @-@ Oasis , a floristry developer and manufacturer , was founded in Kent in 1954 and operates a plant in the city , with plans to return corporate offices to Kent by September 2013 . Kent is also home to the corporate headquarters of the Davey Tree Expert Company , which serves as the city 's largest private employer . In 2010 Davey Tree announced plans to relocate staff from its Davey Resource Group , who were previously in neighboring Stow , to Kent as part of a planned downtown development and has stated long @-@ term goals include having all corporate offices in Kent . The office , which included some office staff already in Kent at the main corporate headquarters , opened in August 2012 . 
