Brown County, MN
FIPS 27015 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Brown County had an annual average of 13,222 jobs across 901 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
13,222
-0% YoY
Establishments
901
Total Wages
$0.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$55,437
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 938 | 9 | $1,468 | $71.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 859 | 65 | $324 | $14.5M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 840 | 4 | $1,443 | $63.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 766 | 12 | $705 | $28.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 743 | 17 | $949 | $36.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 590 | 39 | $1,052 | $32.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 534 | 53 | $1,144 | $31.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 518 | 12 | $2,328 | $23.4M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 390 | 24 | $1,508 | $30.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 382 | 69 | $490 | $9.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 340 | 72 | $1,115 | $19.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 339 | 9 | $454 | $8.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 335 | 4 | $1,792 | $31.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 328 | 12 | $1,373 | $23.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 314 | 8 | $562 | $9.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 267 | 18 | $974 | $13.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 267 | 25 | $1,294 | $18.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 222 | 9 | $2,247 | $24.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 214 | 6 | $1,171 | $13.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 182 | 15 | $1,414 | $13.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 181 | 16 | $525 | $4.9M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 176 | 6 | $367 | $3.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 169 | 9 | $844 | $7.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 136 | 14 | $280 | $2.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 132 | 39 | $904 | $6.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 122 | 1 | $1,740 | $11.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 111 | 3 | $860 | $4.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 108 | 5 | $378 | $2.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 105 | 3 | $1,858 | $9.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 98 | 19 | $756 | $3.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 96 | 10 | $990 | $5.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 94 | 30 | $872 | $4.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 84 | 7 | $1,477 | $6.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 82 | 1 | $1,551 | $6.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 76 | 16 | $226 | $0.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 73 | 26 | $1,468 | $5.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 55 | 3 | $1,350 | $3.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 55 | 5 | $1,208 | $3.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 55 | 6 | $1,071 | $3.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 43 | 17 | $673 | $1.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 39 | 8 | $343 | $0.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 32 | 3 | $1,352 | $2.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 20 | 3 | $629 | $0.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 20 | 3 | $1,205 | $1.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 19 | 1 | $1,268 | $1.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 18 | 13 | $806 | $0.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 18 | 4 | $812 | $0.8M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 15 | 1 | $1,340 | $1.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 9 | 4 | $3,119 | $0.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 8 | 1 | $1,164 | $0.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 8 | 6 | $300 | $0.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1 | 1 | $1,513 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
79
jobs · $64,062 avg pay
State Government
127
jobs · $91,550 avg pay
Local Government
1,568
jobs · $53,972 avg pay
Private
11,448
jobs · $55,183 avg pay
MN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.5%
April 2026
Other MN Counties
The largest counties in MN by total employment.
- Hennepin County 917,117 jobs
- Ramsey County 325,225 jobs
- Dakota County 189,387 jobs
- Anoka County 133,130 jobs
- Olmsted County 103,905 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 96,988 jobs
- Washington County 95,624 jobs
- St. Louis County 95,505 jobs