Brule County, SD
FIPS 46015 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Brule County had an annual average of 2,007 jobs across 257 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
2,007
-3.7% YoY
Establishments
257
Total Wages
$0.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$41,135
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 | 232 | 16 | $288 | $3.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 126 | 8 | $699 | $4.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 107 | 11 | $468 | $2.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 86 | 4 | $729 | $3.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 67 | 11 | $485 | $1.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 52 | 8 | $904 | $2.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 37 | 10 | $972 | $1.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 36 | 16 | $979 | $1.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 36 | 12 | $808 | $1.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 34 | 7 | $906 | $1.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 34 | 4 | $1,449 | $2.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 33 | 5 | $715 | $1.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 31 | 7 | $960 | $1.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 30 | 6 | $948 | $1.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 28 | 9 | $1,083 | $1.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 28 | 3 | $588 | $0.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 26 | 9 | $755 | $1.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 24 | 10 | $1,352 | $1.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 15 | 4 | $360 | $0.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 15 | 3 | $925 | $0.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 14 | 3 | $1,119 | $0.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 11 | 3 | $1,050 | $0.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 11 | 4 | $1,524 | $0.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 8 | 3 | $1,203 | $0.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 8 | 1 | $1,588 | $0.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 6 | 1 | $1,560 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
35
jobs · $68,019 avg pay
State Government
61
jobs · $56,384 avg pay
Local Government
305
jobs · $42,080 avg pay
Private
1,606
jobs · $39,774 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
- Brown County 19,809 jobs
- Codington County 17,261 jobs
- Brookings County 14,939 jobs
- Lawrence County 13,566 jobs
- Yankton County 13,092 jobs