Columbia County, WI

FIPS 55021 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Columbia County had an annual average of 21,962 jobs across 1,775 establishments, paying $1.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

21,962

+0.2% YoY

Establishments

1,775

Total Wages

$1.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$52,668

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 Columbia County, WI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — — $134 $0.0M
722 NAICS 722 1,671 138 $381 $33.1M
611 NAICS 611 1,665 31 $902 $77.4M
311 NAICS 311 1,177 20 $1,222 $74.8M
326 NAICS 326 896 9 $1,273 $59.3M
921 NAICS 921 867 39 $830 $37.4M
561 NAICS 561 789 73 $915 $37.5M
238 NAICS 238 756 136 $1,235 $48.5M
333 NAICS 333 689 13 $1,448 $51.9M
623 NAICS 623 679 33 $699 $24.7M
621 NAICS 621 624 65 $1,620 $52.6M
332 NAICS 332 619 15 $1,307 $42.1M
323 NAICS 323 581 9 $1,275 $38.5M
541 NAICS 541 526 101 $1,096 $30.0M
457 NAICS 457 500 37 $656 $17.1M
441 NAICS 441 481 38 $1,030 $25.8M
455 NAICS 455 464 10 $508 $12.3M
445 NAICS 445 445 20 $407 $9.4M
424 NAICS 424 350 19 $1,277 $23.2M
721 NAICS 721 330 36 $441 $7.6M
327 NAICS 327 315 7 $1,535 $25.1M
484 NAICS 484 314 63 $1,181 $19.3M
444 NAICS 444 307 13 $769 $12.3M
811 NAICS 811 305 50 $1,077 $17.1M
522 NAICS 522 285 32 $1,276 $18.9M
423 NAICS 423 235 30 $1,402 $17.1M
459 NAICS 459 229 35 $585 $7.0M
325 NAICS 325 218 5 $1,774 $20.1M
493 NAICS 493 199 7 $1,029 $10.7M
237 NAICS 237 186 14 $1,884 $16.6M
922 NAICS 922 185 11 $682 $6.6M
551 NAICS 551 177 16 $1,430 $13.2M
339 NAICS 339 177 12 $936 $8.6M
485 NAICS 485 164 10 $438 $3.7M
112 NAICS 112 161 20 $909 $7.6M
236 NAICS 236 156 42 $1,308 $10.6M
812 NAICS 812 144 37 $680 $5.1M
491 NAICS 491 135 14 $1,265 $8.9M
456 NAICS 456 129 18 $710 $4.8M
813 NAICS 813 115 15 $855 $5.1M
524 NAICS 524 101 44 $1,253 $6.6M
321 NAICS 321 95 5 $886 $4.4M
531 NAICS 531 67 42 $761 $2.6M
713 NAICS 713 51 4 $361 $1.0M
562 NAICS 562 47 6 $920 $2.3M
513 NAICS 513 41 8 $1,966 $4.2M
111 NAICS 111 40 13 $774 $1.6M
221 NAICS 221 38 7 $1,518 $3.0M
519 NAICS 519 38 3 $527 $1.0M
458 NAICS 458 31 8 $416 $0.7M
449 NAICS 449 25 7 $856 $1.1M
523 NAICS 523 21 10 $1,701 $1.9M
814 NAICS 814 15 9 $327 $0.2M
115 NAICS 115 13 5 $662 $0.4M
923 NAICS 923 9 1 $1,455 $0.7M
926 NAICS 926 9 1 $1,206 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 8 2 $1,263 $0.5M
928 NAICS 928 3 1 $2,252 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

163

jobs · $66,968 avg pay

State Government

378

jobs · $88,271 avg pay

Local Government

3,137

jobs · $45,943 avg pay

Private

18,284

jobs · $52,957 avg pay

WI Unemployment

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

3.5%

April 2026

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