Benton County, MN

FIPS 27009 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Benton County had an annual average of 17,385 jobs across 1,063 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

17,385

-1.6% YoY

Establishments

1,063

Total Wages

$1.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,952

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 Benton County, MN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
238 NAICS 238 1,754 134 $1,502 $137.0M
623 NAICS 623 1,218 36 $698 $44.2M
611 NAICS 611 1,186 22 $1,064 $63.3M
722 NAICS 722 1,005 54 $376 $19.7M
311 NAICS 311 778 10 $1,145 $46.3M
424 NAICS 424 729 16 $1,351 $51.2M
624 NAICS 624 686 66 $627 $22.4M
337 NAICS 337 609 9 $1,202 $38.0M
445 NAICS 445 592 13 $552 $17.0M
333 NAICS 333 549 7 $1,463 $41.8M
237 NAICS 237 460 9 $2,040 $48.7M
326 NAICS 326 424 5 $1,212 $26.7M
236 NAICS 236 356 52 $1,641 $30.4M
561 NAICS 561 346 43 $1,189 $13.9M
921 NAICS 921 336 7 $2,481 $17.5M
457 NAICS 457 296 25 $638 $9.8M
441 NAICS 441 269 17 $1,120 $15.7M
456 NAICS 456 250 9 $924 $12.0M
112 NAICS 112 245 16 $1,157 $14.7M
522 NAICS 522 242 10 $1,134 $14.3M
455 NAICS 455 239 8 $537 $6.7M
339 NAICS 339 189 9 $1,119 $11.0M
485 NAICS 485 180 2 $1,237 $11.6M
484 NAICS 484 163 30 $1,082 $9.2M
562 NAICS 562 156 7 $1,384 $11.2M
332 NAICS 332 147 8 $1,322 $10.1M
811 NAICS 811 144 52 $884 $6.6M
492 NAICS 492 124 3 $754 $4.8M
813 NAICS 813 115 11 $435 $2.6M
923 NAICS 923 109 1 $1,339 $7.6M
531 NAICS 531 98 37 $698 $3.6M
444 NAICS 444 92 8 $954 $4.6M
812 NAICS 812 86 15 $659 $3.0M
814 NAICS 814 58 78 $312 $0.9M
449 NAICS 449 51 6 $619 $1.6M
532 NAICS 532 50 6 $1,350 $3.5M
491 NAICS 491 46 4 $1,413 $3.4M
524 NAICS 524 44 18 $1,054 $2.4M
327 NAICS 327 39 5 $1,231 $2.5M
924 NAICS 924 36 3 $1,452 $2.7M
721 NAICS 721 33 4 $434 $0.7M
926 NAICS 926 29 2 $1,360 $1.9M
523 NAICS 523 17 6 $2,481 $2.2M
922 NAICS 922 15 2 $1,431 $1.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

58

jobs · $69,627 avg pay

State Government

56

jobs · $72,121 avg pay

Local Government

1,711

jobs · $56,655 avg pay

Private

15,560

jobs · $55,769 avg pay

MN Unemployment

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

4.5%

April 2026

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