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.
| 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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