Bennington County, VT
FIPS 50003 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Bennington County had an annual average of 16,750 jobs across 1,937 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
16,750
+0.1% YoY
Establishments
1,937
Total Wages
$1.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$58,907
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,502 | 61 | $958 | $122.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,124 | 86 | $543 | $31.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 938 | 96 | $1,720 | $83.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 719 | 14 | $918 | $34.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 604 | 46 | $703 | $22.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 598 | 350 | $2,782 | $86.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 567 | 35 | $629 | $18.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 508 | 180 | $1,474 | $38.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 435 | 106 | $1,099 | $24.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 428 | 12 | $621 | $13.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 389 | 18 | $669 | $13.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 386 | 40 | $980 | $19.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 312 | 18 | $1,028 | $16.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 293 | 17 | $1,194 | $18.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 265 | 32 | $782 | $10.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 189 | 28 | $2,294 | $22.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 184 | 18 | $841 | $8.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 169 | 31 | $546 | $4.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 155 | 60 | $2,191 | $17.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 154 | 35 | $1,090 | $8.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 152 | 33 | $1,384 | $10.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 151 | 28 | $744 | $5.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 149 | 11 | $846 | $6.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 141 | 6 | $1,700 | $11.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 116 | 37 | $643 | $3.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 116 | 22 | $1,030 | $6.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 113 | 42 | $1,917 | $11.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 112 | 7 | $1,525 | $8.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 110 | 40 | $762 | $4.4M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 100 | 7 | $796 | $4.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 100 | 12 | $930 | $4.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 90 | 1 | $2,192 | $10.3M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 85 | 6 | $693 | $3.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 80 | 6 | $1,034 | $4.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 77 | 12 | $1,147 | $4.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 75 | 17 | $1,279 | $5.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 70 | 39 | $4,289 | $15.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 63 | 9 | $581 | $1.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 44 | 6 | $1,278 | $2.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 41 | 5 | $804 | $1.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 36 | 4 | $1,578 | $3.0M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 31 | 10 | $681 | $1.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 29 | 2 | $1,487 | $2.3M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 26 | 13 | $4,628 | $6.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 23 | 4 | $1,224 | $1.4M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 21 | 7 | $737 | $0.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 20 | 22 | $607 | $0.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 14 | 3 | $882 | $0.6M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 8 | 3 | $725 | $0.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 3 | 1 | $1,470 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
198
jobs · $89,961 avg pay
State Government
409
jobs · $65,432 avg pay
Local Government
1,778
jobs · $49,339 avg pay
Private
14,365
jobs · $59,478 avg pay
VT Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.6%
April 2026
Other VT Counties
The largest counties in VT by total employment.
- Chittenden County 103,301 jobs
- Washington County 33,483 jobs
- Rutland County 25,313 jobs
- Windsor County 23,152 jobs
- Windham County 20,831 jobs
- Franklin County 17,251 jobs
- Addison County 15,525 jobs
- Lamoille County 12,437 jobs