Butte County, SD
FIPS 46019 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Butte County had an annual average of 2,940 jobs across 474 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
2,940
+1.1% YoY
Establishments
474
Total Wages
$0.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$45,790
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 | 264 | 24 | $404 | $5.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 186 | 4 | $750 | $7.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 152 | 48 | $938 | $7.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 146 | 19 | $918 | $6.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 129 | 15 | $1,125 | $7.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 109 | 6 | $564 | $3.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 105 | 5 | $832 | $4.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 102 | 12 | $1,074 | $5.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 95 | 26 | $992 | $4.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 91 | 10 | $632 | $3.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 89 | 28 | $544 | $2.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 78 | 6 | $774 | $3.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 47 | 20 | $1,007 | $2.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 46 | 12 | $1,541 | $3.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 44 | 7 | $422 | $1.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 44 | 6 | $1,192 | $2.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 29 | 2 | $1,773 | $2.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 28 | 8 | $823 | $1.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 28 | 6 | $482 | $0.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 26 | 4 | $278 | $0.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 24 | 9 | $704 | $0.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 17 | 4 | $1,049 | $0.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 15 | 4 | $1,272 | $1.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 15 | 3 | $1,875 | $1.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 13 | 3 | $1,210 | $0.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 10 | 3 | $1,333 | $0.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
54
jobs · $80,866 avg pay
State Government
48
jobs · $63,188 avg pay
Local Government
501
jobs · $38,676 avg pay
Private
2,337
jobs · $46,156 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