Custer County, MT

FIPS 30017 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Custer County had an annual average of 5,399 jobs across 556 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

5,399

+0.7% YoY

Establishments

556

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,343

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 Custer County, MT, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 496 30 $418 $10.8M
611 NAICS 611 365 10 $825 $15.6M
621 NAICS 621 296 26 $2,021 $20.1M
561 NAICS 561 214 30 $945 $10.5M
522 NAICS 522 207 10 $1,594 $17.2M
424 NAICS 424 201 22 $945 $9.9M
921 NAICS 921 188 4 $2,051 $10.0M
924 NAICS 924 176 6 $1,748 $13.5M
922 NAICS 922 155 4 $1,590 $12.8M
624 NAICS 624 155 22 $697 $5.6M
441 NAICS 441 152 11 $1,093 $8.6M
713 NAICS 713 129 14 $339 $2.3M
721 NAICS 721 126 10 $477 $3.1M
238 NAICS 238 108 33 $1,134 $6.4M
524 NAICS 524 106 18 $1,369 $7.6M
112 NAICS 112 100 20 $749 $3.9M
237 NAICS 237 86 7 $1,610 $6.0M
457 NAICS 457 86 7 $601 $2.7M
444 NAICS 444 79 6 $966 $4.0M
492 NAICS 492 78 6 $1,067 $4.3M
811 NAICS 811 76 17 $1,021 $4.0M
459 NAICS 459 68 12 $451 $1.6M
813 NAICS 813 65 11 $290 $1.0M
484 NAICS 484 38 15 $1,026 $2.0M
923 NAICS 923 33 2 $865 $1.5M
236 NAICS 236 31 12 $687 $1.1M
623 NAICS 623 31 5 $500 $0.8M
449 NAICS 449 29 8 $643 $1.0M
999 NAICS 999 24 4 $759 $0.9M
562 NAICS 562 24 4 $879 $1.1M
213 NAICS 213 21 14 $1,381 $1.5M
491 NAICS 491 21 4 $1,022 $1.1M
311 NAICS 311 18 5 $798 $0.8M
523 NAICS 523 16 7 $1,451 $1.2M
312 NAICS 312 11 3 $468 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 9 3 $1,645 $0.8M
221 NAICS 221 6 2 $366 $0.1M
928 NAICS 928 2 1 $1,124 $0.1M
531 NAICS 531 1 1 $333 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

193

jobs · $90,097 avg pay

State Government

306

jobs · $68,704 avg pay

Local Government

554

jobs · $45,457 avg pay

Private

4,346

jobs · $47,901 avg pay

MT Unemployment

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

3.5%

April 2026

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