Black Hawk County, IA

FIPS 19013 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Black Hawk County had an annual average of 70,886 jobs across 3,947 establishments, paying $4.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

70,886

-1.6% YoY

Establishments

3,947

Total Wages

$4.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$59,631

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 Black Hawk County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
333 NAICS 333 5,884 26 $2,218 $678.8M
722 NAICS 722 5,290 292 $378 $104.1M
621 NAICS 621 3,468 245 $1,865 $294.7M
311 NAICS 311 3,405 12 $1,267 $224.3M
623 NAICS 623 2,608 84 $735 $99.7M
561 NAICS 561 2,591 245 $799 $107.7M
541 NAICS 541 2,362 409 $1,485 $182.4M
493 NAICS 493 2,265 22 $1,047 $123.3M
455 NAICS 455 1,937 44 $512 $51.5M
238 NAICS 238 1,677 172 $1,315 $114.7M
921 NAICS 921 1,659 11 $1,619 $97.5M
812 NAICS 812 1,595 71 $1,030 $85.4M
522 NAICS 522 1,590 98 $1,612 $133.3M
423 NAICS 423 1,545 148 $1,569 $126.1M
445 NAICS 445 1,398 53 $505 $36.7M
441 NAICS 441 1,252 69 $1,219 $79.4M
337 NAICS 337 1,150 9 $1,053 $63.0M
332 NAICS 332 1,029 35 $1,175 $62.9M
457 NAICS 457 1,024 63 $516 $27.4M
424 NAICS 424 993 48 $1,749 $90.3M
459 NAICS 459 855 76 $497 $22.1M
551 NAICS 551 814 48 $1,999 $84.6M
484 NAICS 484 810 86 $1,182 $49.8M
444 NAICS 444 793 32 $720 $29.7M
721 NAICS 721 790 31 $519 $21.3M
611 NAICS 611 720 55 $675 $25.3M
713 NAICS 713 696 40 $381 $13.8M
456 NAICS 456 674 53 $866 $30.4M
811 NAICS 811 648 109 $1,071 $36.1M
236 NAICS 236 541 73 $1,291 $36.3M
813 NAICS 813 497 63 $538 $13.9M
531 NAICS 531 458 139 $861 $20.5M
524 NAICS 524 442 91 $1,711 $39.3M
492 NAICS 492 385 11 $967 $19.3M
323 NAICS 323 379 21 $1,078 $21.3M
237 NAICS 237 360 20 $1,267 $23.7M
449 NAICS 449 331 50 $906 $15.6M
562 NAICS 562 329 20 $1,198 $20.5M
491 NAICS 491 304 9 $1,400 $22.1M
458 NAICS 458 242 32 $447 $5.6M
922 NAICS 922 234 15 $2,738 $17.7M
336 NAICS 336 218 9 $1,221 $13.8M
513 NAICS 513 218 26 $3,342 $37.8M
488 NAICS 488 128 19 $1,096 $7.3M
926 NAICS 926 125 11 $1,606 $10.0M
339 NAICS 339 123 9 $1,152 $7.4M
516 NAICS 516 123 10 $1,096 $7.0M
331 NAICS 331 116 3 $1,281 $7.7M
711 NAICS 711 110 12 $375 $2.2M
327 NAICS 327 106 10 $1,192 $6.6M
312 NAICS 312 100 4 $743 $3.9M
111 NAICS 111 99 24 $708 $3.6M
517 NAICS 517 72 9 $1,307 $4.9M
321 NAICS 321 72 5 $955 $3.6M
112 NAICS 112 69 6 $660 $2.4M
928 NAICS 928 66 2 $1,364 $4.6M
712 NAICS 712 46 6 $702 $1.7M
814 NAICS 814 21 19 $388 $0.4M
923 NAICS 923 19 1 $1,458 $1.4M
924 NAICS 924 11 1 $1,413 $0.8M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

536

jobs · $76,852 avg pay

State Government

2,308

jobs · $64,570 avg pay

Local Government

6,345

jobs · $54,337 avg pay

Private

61,697

jobs · $59,841 avg pay

IA Unemployment

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

3.3%

April 2026

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