Ashland County, WI

FIPS 55003 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Ashland County had an annual average of 7,940 jobs across 627 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

7,940

+1.8% YoY

Establishments

627

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,100

Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)

Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Ashland County, WI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
921 NAICS 921 660 19 $1,811 $28.2M
722 NAICS 722 570 56 $380 $11.3M
611 NAICS 611 518 11 $837 $22.5M
621 NAICS 621 392 18 $1,616 $33.0M
455 NAICS 455 340 6 $551 $9.7M
321 NAICS 321 329 8 $995 $17.0M
624 NAICS 624 284 80 $478 $7.1M
238 NAICS 238 250 31 $1,107 $14.4M
541 NAICS 541 214 36 $1,095 $12.2M
457 NAICS 457 202 19 $504 $5.3M
922 NAICS 922 170 10 $1,218 $8.9M
561 NAICS 561 165 23 $730 $6.3M
445 NAICS 445 159 8 $509 $4.2M
623 NAICS 623 152 10 $821 $6.5M
441 NAICS 441 130 7 $1,078 $7.3M
236 NAICS 236 130 18 $1,285 $8.7M
813 NAICS 813 127 9 $880 $5.8M
721 NAICS 721 115 9 $516 $3.1M
237 NAICS 237 110 10 $1,602 $9.2M
524 NAICS 524 86 11 $1,437 $6.4M
522 NAICS 522 81 11 $1,006 $4.2M
459 NAICS 459 78 14 $338 $1.4M
424 NAICS 424 75 10 $996 $3.9M
444 NAICS 444 56 8 $662 $1.9M
924 NAICS 924 54 6 $1,560 $4.4M
112 NAICS 112 54 6 $794 $2.2M
812 NAICS 812 53 12 $559 $1.5M
811 NAICS 811 51 14 $863 $2.3M
713 NAICS 713 44 6 $512 $1.2M
484 NAICS 484 41 12 $797 $1.7M
456 NAICS 456 40 4 $827 $1.7M
339 NAICS 339 40 4 $852 $1.8M
491 NAICS 491 34 8 $1,237 $2.2M
113 NAICS 113 28 11 $913 $1.3M
458 NAICS 458 26 4 $286 $0.4M
814 NAICS 814 22 6 $311 $0.3M
449 NAICS 449 19 5 $723 $0.7M
523 NAICS 523 16 4 $2,457 $2.0M
712 NAICS 712 9 1 $1,597 $0.8M
926 NAICS 926 8 2 $979 $0.4M
923 NAICS 923 1 1 $1,351 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

150

jobs · $79,502 avg pay

State Government

70

jobs · $55,174 avg pay

Local Government

1,552

jobs · $43,288 avg pay

Private

6,168

jobs · $51,045 avg pay

WI Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.5%

April 2026

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