Bayfield County, WI

FIPS 55007 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Bayfield County had an annual average of 2,729 jobs across 494 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,729

+3.4% YoY

Establishments

494

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$42,875

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 Bayfield County, WI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
921 NAICS 921 561 34 $724 $21.1M
722 NAICS 722 414 66 $339 $7.3M
611 NAICS 611 388 9 $891 $18.0M
721 NAICS 721 303 31 $474 $7.5M
238 NAICS 238 242 40 $1,745 $22.0M
624 NAICS 624 158 71 $693 $4.3M
713 NAICS 713 124 15 $534 $3.5M
445 NAICS 445 103 11 $452 $2.4M
623 NAICS 623 100 4 $657 $3.4M
457 NAICS 457 76 12 $516 $2.0M
444 NAICS 444 73 8 $748 $2.8M
924 NAICS 924 68 6 $1,454 $4.4M
517 NAICS 517 66 3 $1,652 $5.7M
333 NAICS 333 65 3 $1,080 $3.7M
111 NAICS 111 56 6 $818 $2.4M
522 NAICS 522 50 12 $1,738 $4.5M
455 NAICS 455 48 6 $395 $1.0M
311 NAICS 311 44 4 $485 $1.1M
459 NAICS 459 43 12 $420 $0.9M
423 NAICS 423 40 6 $1,383 $2.9M
712 NAICS 712 39 1 $1,414 $2.8M
484 NAICS 484 33 12 $1,052 $1.8M
491 NAICS 491 32 9 $1,178 $2.0M
531 NAICS 531 31 3 $856 $1.4M
541 NAICS 541 31 16 $1,025 $1.6M
813 NAICS 813 30 10 $636 $1.0M
811 NAICS 811 23 10 $872 $1.0M
485 NAICS 485 22 4 $521 $0.6M
312 NAICS 312 14 3 $489 $0.4M
113 NAICS 113 12 4 $946 $0.6M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

123

jobs · $71,202 avg pay

Private

2,606

jobs · $41,538 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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