Clay County, SD
FIPS 46027 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Clay County had an annual average of 3,617 jobs across 440 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
3,617
+0.3% YoY
Establishments
440
Total Wages
$0.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$41,307
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 | 834 | 34 | $285 | $12.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 208 | 3 | $739 | $8.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 181 | 11 | $525 | $4.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 143 | 72 | $1,432 | $10.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 102 | 14 | $1,151 | $6.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 86 | 5 | $409 | $1.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 85 | 19 | $1,058 | $4.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 82 | 27 | $883 | $3.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 82 | 23 | $1,074 | $4.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 76 | 11 | $1,703 | $6.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 63 | 6 | $1,183 | $3.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 62 | 12 | $1,077 | $3.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 48 | 10 | $999 | $2.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 43 | 14 | $1,062 | $2.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 42 | 10 | $835 | $1.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 30 | 4 | $1,828 | $2.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 27 | 11 | $936 | $1.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 27 | 14 | $847 | $1.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 26 | 8 | $1,176 | $1.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 22 | 7 | $467 | $0.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 19 | 4 | $738 | $0.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 19 | 3 | $1,273 | $1.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 17 | 4 | $209 | $0.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 17 | 3 | $1,483 | $1.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 14 | 7 | $474 | $0.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 12 | 4 | $708 | $0.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 11 | 6 | $1,706 | $1.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 5 | 2 | $911 | $0.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 3 | 1 | $1,165 | $0.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 3 | 1 | $1,616 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
30
jobs · $64,255 avg pay
Private
3,587
jobs · $41,108 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