Cass County, ND
FIPS 38017 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Cass County had an annual average of 128,034 jobs across 9,494 establishments, paying $8.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
128,034
+1.5% YoY
Establishments
9,494
Total Wages
$8.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$66,805
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 12,048 | 19 | $1,862 | $874.7M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 8,729 | 442 | $471 | $213.9M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 8,530 | 143 | $1,324 | $502.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 6,786 | 1,366 | $2,746 | $639.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 6,108 | 659 | $1,375 | $436.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 5,039 | 488 | $2,381 | $623.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 4,955 | 572 | $1,817 | $468.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 4,805 | 666 | $1,132 | $223.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 3,863 | 401 | $1,324 | $130.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 3,739 | 291 | $2,333 | $337.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 3,345 | 52 | $825 | $143.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 3,130 | 199 | $2,169 | $297.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,956 | 178 | $1,302 | $200.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 2,836 | 289 | $1,788 | $263.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,733 | 107 | $512 | $71.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 2,329 | 253 | $2,255 | $273.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,285 | 31 | $2,177 | $154.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,215 | 29 | $623 | $71.7M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,814 | 25 | $1,584 | $149.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,812 | 74 | $543 | $51.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,806 | 86 | $1,241 | $116.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,792 | 83 | $631 | $58.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,789 | 153 | $631 | $58.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,697 | 86 | $1,833 | $159.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,680 | 240 | $1,654 | $144.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,668 | 20 | $837 | $72.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 1,638 | 318 | $1,241 | $104.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,333 | 60 | $971 | $67.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,321 | 42 | $1,079 | $74.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,297 | 236 | $716 | $48.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,263 | 198 | $1,203 | $79.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,140 | 145 | $3,411 | $202.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,139 | 77 | $636 | $37.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,135 | 45 | $1,340 | $79.1M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 993 | 30 | $864 | $44.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 927 | 99 | $483 | $23.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 844 | 85 | $1,124 | $49.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 812 | 79 | $843 | $35.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 762 | 124 | $1,026 | $40.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 758 | 20 | $1,468 | $57.9M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 736 | 23 | $2,321 | $88.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 713 | 10 | $1,488 | $55.2M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 695 | 15 | $1,279 | $46.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 691 | 69 | $1,529 | $42.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 421 | 13 | $676 | $14.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 418 | 135 | $2,910 | $63.2M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 418 | 22 | $1,180 | $25.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 414 | 86 | $1,297 | $27.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 407 | 19 | $1,473 | $31.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 385 | 17 | $929 | $18.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 340 | 17 | $1,795 | $30.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 324 | 27 | $1,506 | $25.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 315 | 13 | $2,265 | $28.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 272 | 26 | $1,225 | $17.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 246 | 4 | $1,519 | $18.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 203 | 7 | $812 | $8.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 189 | 14 | $2,561 | $22.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 165 | 51 | $2,210 | $19.0M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 141 | 20 | $527 | $3.9M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 140 | 86 | $2,222 | $16.0M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 124 | 13 | $1,127 | $7.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 93 | 17 | $1,222 | $5.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 77 | 73 | $829 | $3.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 72 | 6 | $1,859 | $6.1M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 65 | 6 | $950 | $3.2M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 52 | 13 | $2,180 | $4.1M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 49 | 10 | $930 | $2.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 40 | 8 | $1,670 | $2.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 11 | 2 | $541 | $0.3M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 7 | 2 | $1,802 | $0.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,619
jobs · $93,779 avg pay
State Government
3,771
jobs · $68,957 avg pay
Local Government
7,954
jobs · $56,228 avg pay
Private
113,690
jobs · $66,852 avg pay
ND Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.4%
April 2026
Other ND Counties
The largest counties in ND by total employment.
- Burleigh County 58,034 jobs
- Grand Forks County 40,704 jobs
- Ward County 31,358 jobs
- Williams County 27,125 jobs
- Stark County 19,526 jobs
- Morton County 12,333 jobs
- McKenzie County 11,484 jobs
- Stutsman County 11,077 jobs