Buffalo County, NE

FIPS 31019 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Buffalo County had an annual average of 28,147 jobs across 1,878 establishments, paying $1.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

28,147

+1.2% YoY

Establishments

1,878

Total Wages

$1.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,995

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 Buffalo County, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 2,713 134 $378 $53.4M
611 NAICS 611 2,650 21 $1,137 $140.7M
336 NAICS 336 1,804 5 $1,298 $121.8M
621 NAICS 621 1,770 154 $1,542 $142.0M
622 NAICS 622 1,568 14 $1,344 $109.5M
561 NAICS 561 980 70 $692 $35.3M
623 NAICS 623 977 14 $1,135 $40.9M
541 NAICS 541 968 127 $1,197 $60.2M
238 NAICS 238 939 147 $1,108 $54.1M
455 NAICS 455 860 17 $513 $22.9M
921 NAICS 921 828 10 $1,737 $42.6M
311 NAICS 311 764 8 $1,090 $43.3M
551 NAICS 551 681 20 $1,799 $63.7M
424 NAICS 424 650 48 $1,223 $41.3M
484 NAICS 484 547 59 $1,178 $33.5M
624 NAICS 624 539 73 $1,086 $16.4M
721 NAICS 721 468 23 $597 $14.5M
445 NAICS 445 464 12 $520 $12.5M
813 NAICS 813 454 22 $888 $12.1M
444 NAICS 444 450 20 $854 $20.0M
811 NAICS 811 404 65 $945 $19.9M
457 NAICS 457 404 36 $505 $10.6M
236 NAICS 236 380 66 $1,304 $25.8M
522 NAICS 522 376 34 $1,409 $27.6M
441 NAICS 441 347 30 $1,086 $19.6M
459 NAICS 459 346 34 $675 $12.1M
922 NAICS 922 249 3 $1,303 $16.9M
713 NAICS 713 223 19 $402 $4.7M
333 NAICS 333 214 6 $1,142 $12.7M
458 NAICS 458 208 27 $456 $4.9M
524 NAICS 524 206 70 $1,200 $12.9M
812 NAICS 812 173 41 $612 $5.5M
456 NAICS 456 172 24 $612 $5.5M
531 NAICS 531 158 61 $907 $6.5M
115 NAICS 115 156 14 $1,062 $8.6M
221 NAICS 221 153 8 $2,222 $17.7M
323 NAICS 323 136 10 $813 $5.8M
332 NAICS 332 131 9 $1,072 $7.3M
237 NAICS 237 130 16 $1,474 $10.0M
449 NAICS 449 129 28 $861 $5.8M
711 NAICS 711 107 10 $280 $1.6M
517 NAICS 517 95 8 $1,183 $5.8M
485 NAICS 485 93 4 $534 $2.6M
923 NAICS 923 85 5 $1,428 $5.1M
491 NAICS 491 79 9 $1,197 $4.9M
926 NAICS 926 73 8 $1,198 $4.3M
493 NAICS 493 64 6 $1,318 $4.4M
532 NAICS 532 63 11 $864 $2.8M
327 NAICS 327 53 5 $1,241 $3.4M
212 NAICS 212 42 4 $1,023 $2.2M
924 NAICS 924 39 4 $1,443 $1.9M
712 NAICS 712 32 4 $309 $0.5M
335 NAICS 335 30 3 $808 $1.2M
339 NAICS 339 30 7 $850 $1.3M
562 NAICS 562 23 5 $1,469 $1.8M
513 NAICS 513 19 6 $819 $0.8M
814 NAICS 814 11 12 $632 $0.4M
928 NAICS 928 8 1 $1,147 $0.5M
925 NAICS 925 6 4 $282 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

130

jobs · $63,259 avg pay

State Government

1,677

jobs · $59,933 avg pay

Local Government

2,563

jobs · $53,249 avg pay

Private

23,777

jobs · $51,236 avg pay

NE Unemployment

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

3.0%

April 2026

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