Box Butte County, NE

FIPS 31013 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Box Butte County had an annual average of 3,721 jobs across 365 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,721

+2.8% YoY

Establishments

365

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,243

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 Box Butte County, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 351 4 $1,185 $15.2M
622 NAICS 622 304 1 $1,370 $21.7M
722 NAICS 722 302 25 $349 $5.5M
921 NAICS 921 220 3 $813 $9.3M
424 NAICS 424 188 16 $1,017 $10.0M
445 NAICS 445 162 4 $472 $4.0M
111 NAICS 111 158 30 $940 $7.7M
238 NAICS 238 100 18 $1,089 $5.7M
488 NAICS 488 93 9 $1,103 $5.3M
423 NAICS 423 87 10 $1,302 $5.9M
541 NAICS 541 85 19 $991 $4.4M
522 NAICS 522 80 13 $1,253 $5.2M
621 NAICS 621 80 16 $1,018 $4.2M
926 NAICS 926 71 6 $1,254 $3.4M
457 NAICS 457 69 10 $471 $1.7M
813 NAICS 813 64 6 $296 $1.0M
455 NAICS 455 59 5 $460 $1.4M
444 NAICS 444 59 5 $1,025 $3.1M
441 NAICS 441 44 6 $680 $1.5M
811 NAICS 811 44 12 $833 $1.9M
517 NAICS 517 30 4 $1,204 $1.9M
456 NAICS 456 29 3 $751 $1.1M
561 NAICS 561 22 12 $762 $0.9M
237 NAICS 237 18 4 $1,076 $1.0M
491 NAICS 491 18 2 $1,477 $1.4M
924 NAICS 924 18 2 $1,508 $1.0M
236 NAICS 236 16 4 $1,747 $1.4M
922 NAICS 922 11 1 $1,093 $0.6M
623 NAICS 623 10 1 $748 $0.4M
923 NAICS 923 8 1 $715 $0.3M
925 NAICS 925 8 2 $569 $0.2M
812 NAICS 812 3 1 $6,504 $1.0M
624 NAICS 624 3 2 $821 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

34

jobs · $72,200 avg pay

State Government

91

jobs · $57,118 avg pay

Local Government

900

jobs · $52,219 avg pay

Private

2,696

jobs · $43,572 avg pay

NE Unemployment

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

3.0%

April 2026

Compare all state unemployment rates →

Other NE Counties

The largest counties in NE by total employment.