Buchanan County, MO

FIPS 29021 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Buchanan County had an annual average of 45,843 jobs across 2,623 establishments, paying $2.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

45,843

+0.8% YoY

Establishments

2,623

Total Wages

$2.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$58,556

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 Buchanan County, MO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
311 NAICS 311 5,218 17 $1,243 $337.4M
722 NAICS 722 3,552 192 $428 $79.1M
332 NAICS 332 2,822 21 $1,445 $212.0M
621 NAICS 621 2,811 158 $1,849 $232.7M
611 NAICS 611 2,527 57 $990 $117.0M
624 NAICS 624 1,581 585 $895 $42.6M
455 NAICS 455 1,478 29 $522 $40.1M
325 NAICS 325 1,442 9 $1,897 $142.3M
561 NAICS 561 1,358 102 $713 $50.3M
238 NAICS 238 1,240 120 $1,589 $102.4M
922 NAICS 922 1,210 10 $1,252 $67.2M
424 NAICS 424 1,031 44 $1,307 $70.1M
541 NAICS 541 999 148 $1,478 $76.8M
237 NAICS 237 751 19 $2,382 $75.5M
445 NAICS 445 690 22 $468 $16.8M
444 NAICS 444 669 24 $630 $21.9M
441 NAICS 441 633 36 $1,129 $37.2M
713 NAICS 713 570 24 $438 $13.0M
457 NAICS 457 535 44 $650 $18.1M
423 NAICS 423 529 40 $1,625 $44.7M
484 NAICS 484 520 44 $1,267 $34.3M
459 NAICS 459 513 54 $582 $15.5M
811 NAICS 811 477 69 $1,102 $26.8M
522 NAICS 522 469 56 $1,429 $34.8M
236 NAICS 236 422 50 $1,458 $32.0M
524 NAICS 524 420 74 $1,419 $31.0M
622 NAICS 622 406 2 $812 $17.1M
333 NAICS 333 363 5 $1,422 $26.8M
493 NAICS 493 358 12 $1,001 $18.6M
456 NAICS 456 349 38 $845 $15.3M
492 NAICS 492 315 5 $952 $15.6M
551 NAICS 551 287 15 $1,566 $23.4M
812 NAICS 812 283 46 $690 $10.2M
221 NAICS 221 272 12 $2,211 $27.9M
928 NAICS 928 267 2 $1,712 $21.3M
485 NAICS 485 263 9 $559 $7.6M
458 NAICS 458 256 25 $428 $5.7M
921 NAICS 921 255 8 $1,520 $11.9M
531 NAICS 531 234 69 $704 $8.5M
488 NAICS 488 224 9 $1,539 $17.8M
813 NAICS 813 192 31 $966 $9.6M
339 NAICS 339 182 8 $1,309 $12.4M
923 NAICS 923 166 10 $1,629 $8.5M
449 NAICS 449 157 24 $723 $5.9M
491 NAICS 491 127 7 $1,324 $8.7M
532 NAICS 532 114 22 $1,132 $6.7M
562 NAICS 562 113 11 $1,247 $7.2M
516 NAICS 516 108 3 $956 $5.4M
721 NAICS 721 106 8 $570 $3.1M
513 NAICS 513 96 8 $1,126 $5.6M
519 NAICS 519 95 5 $612 $3.0M
523 NAICS 523 83 19 $4,347 $18.7M
517 NAICS 517 80 7 $1,182 $4.9M
926 NAICS 926 79 8 $2,114 $5.8M
321 NAICS 321 42 4 $716 $1.6M
323 NAICS 323 38 6 $624 $1.2M
425 NAICS 425 33 9 $936 $1.6M
115 NAICS 115 20 8 $799 $0.8M
925 NAICS 925 20 1 $907 $0.9M
924 NAICS 924 19 3 $1,300 $1.2M
623 NAICS 623 15 2 $203 $0.2M
712 NAICS 712 14 2 $853 $0.6M
814 NAICS 814 9 10 $383 $0.2M
111 NAICS 111 8 7 $1,765 $0.8M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

420

jobs · $83,849 avg pay

State Government

2,134

jobs · $49,041 avg pay

Local Government

3,158

jobs · $47,982 avg pay

Private

40,131

jobs · $59,632 avg pay

MO Unemployment

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

3.8%

April 2026

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