Barron County, WI
FIPS 55005 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Barron County had an annual average of 21,518 jobs across 1,569 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
21,518
+0.4% YoY
Establishments
1,569
Total Wages
$1.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$47,984
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,606 | 140 | $332 | $27.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,551 | 11 | $1,083 | $87.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,154 | 16 | $1,078 | $64.7M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 968 | 4 | $1,264 | $63.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 835 | 35 | $953 | $41.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 829 | 26 | $697 | $30.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 818 | 73 | $1,389 | $59.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 800 | 73 | $807 | $33.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 784 | 9 | $1,383 | $56.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 704 | 14 | $523 | $19.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 579 | 175 | $548 | $16.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 571 | 38 | $1,052 | $31.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 548 | 34 | $511 | $14.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 522 | 32 | $473 | $12.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 464 | 94 | $1,190 | $28.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 381 | 10 | $1,160 | $23.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 360 | 79 | $1,208 | $22.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 325 | 17 | $780 | $13.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 301 | 31 | $1,237 | $19.4M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 289 | 5 | $1,218 | $18.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 262 | 48 | $1,118 | $15.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 228 | 18 | $930 | $11.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 213 | 31 | $545 | $6.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 211 | 26 | $1,184 | $13.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 203 | 21 | $1,013 | $10.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 193 | 23 | $415 | $4.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 152 | 37 | $1,128 | $8.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 151 | 13 | $1,369 | $10.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 148 | 7 | $405 | $3.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 142 | 40 | $937 | $6.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 135 | 28 | $918 | $6.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 121 | 12 | $1,705 | $10.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 117 | 21 | $830 | $5.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 116 | 30 | $508 | $3.1M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 113 | 5 | $1,478 | $8.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 96 | 8 | $1,530 | $7.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 93 | 28 | $1,494 | $7.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 88 | 15 | $802 | $3.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 83 | 9 | $1,424 | $6.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 80 | 7 | $807 | $3.4M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 61 | 9 | $993 | $3.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 56 | 10 | $1,079 | $3.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 51 | 10 | $286 | $0.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 51 | 5 | $1,133 | $3.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 50 | 13 | $887 | $2.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 47 | 9 | $2,073 | $1.3M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 45 | 3 | $1,037 | $2.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 33 | 9 | $778 | $1.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 29 | 4 | $1,309 | $2.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 27 | 14 | $2,228 | $3.1M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 26 | 10 | $1,800 | $2.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 25 | 6 | $931 | $1.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 20 | 2 | $1,398 | $1.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 19 | 5 | $2,076 | $2.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 17 | 4 | $581 | $0.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 10 | 1 | $1,605 | $0.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 9 | 2 | $1,389 | $0.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
124
jobs · $74,878 avg pay
State Government
104
jobs · $49,698 avg pay
Local Government
3,246
jobs · $45,809 avg pay
Private
18,044
jobs · $48,180 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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