Brown County, SD
FIPS 46013 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Brown County had an annual average of 19,809 jobs across 1,522 establishments, paying $1.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
19,809
-0.1% YoY
Establishments
1,522
Total Wages
$1.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$54,428
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,539 | 85 | $397 | $31.8M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,193 | 4 | $1,481 | $91.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 893 | 79 | $2,057 | $60.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 763 | 11 | $2,033 | $45.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 737 | 12 | $772 | $29.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 642 | 9 | $535 | $17.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 607 | 99 | $1,177 | $37.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 605 | 35 | $1,503 | $47.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 554 | 60 | $1,459 | $42.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 553 | 143 | $2,264 | $39.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 480 | 53 | $1,551 | $38.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 441 | 24 | $1,084 | $24.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 438 | 98 | $897 | $20.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 414 | 14 | $578 | $12.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 378 | 24 | $664 | $13.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 370 | 19 | $797 | $15.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 329 | 26 | $540 | $9.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 304 | 6 | $950 | $15.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 293 | 25 | $437 | $6.7M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 290 | 10 | $1,069 | $16.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 282 | 14 | $2,386 | $35.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 279 | 11 | $400 | $5.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 248 | 17 | $409 | $5.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 246 | 62 | $1,399 | $17.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 238 | 60 | $1,082 | $13.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 227 | 55 | $981 | $11.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 222 | 6 | $2,061 | $19.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 219 | 32 | $703 | $8.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 165 | 32 | $1,160 | $10.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 160 | 7 | $1,721 | $14.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 152 | 40 | $920 | $7.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 144 | 15 | $1,007 | $7.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 143 | 22 | $359 | $2.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 125 | 5 | $1,260 | $8.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 122 | 19 | $396 | $2.5M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 113 | 4 | $1,070 | $6.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 112 | 5 | $1,857 | $10.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 103 | 49 | $660 | $3.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 96 | 14 | $975 | $4.8M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 85 | 6 | $1,672 | $7.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 66 | 7 | $814 | $2.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 65 | 9 | $1,245 | $4.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 60 | 7 | $1,981 | $4.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 57 | 9 | $573 | $1.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 49 | 4 | $1,002 | $2.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 48 | 11 | $1,253 | $3.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 39 | 7 | $358 | $0.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 33 | 3 | $1,760 | $3.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 29 | 3 | $1,396 | $2.1M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 14 | 3 | $1,329 | $0.9M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 14 | 7 | $1,105 | $0.8M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 6 | 4 | $1,316 | $0.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 2 | 1 | $1,300 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
423
jobs · $95,579 avg pay
State Government
789
jobs · $62,105 avg pay
Local Government
1,689
jobs · $44,769 avg pay
Private
16,908
jobs · $54,007 avg pay
SD Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.2%
April 2026
Other SD Counties
The largest counties in SD by total employment.
- Minnehaha County 138,555 jobs
- Pennington County 62,113 jobs
- Lincoln County 29,694 jobs
- Codington County 17,261 jobs
- Brookings County 14,939 jobs
- Lawrence County 13,566 jobs
- Yankton County 13,092 jobs
- Davison County 12,547 jobs