Custer County, SD

FIPS 46033 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Custer County had an annual average of 2,677 jobs across 421 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,677

+1.4% YoY

Establishments

421

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,497

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, SD, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
926 NAICS 926 — 1 — —
722 NAICS 722 333 28 $461 $8.0M
924 NAICS 924 120 1 $1,820 $11.4M
459 NAICS 459 97 13 $560 $2.8M
238 NAICS 238 89 32 $984 $4.6M
457 NAICS 457 60 8 $629 $1.9M
621 NAICS 621 59 15 $841 $2.6M
813 NAICS 813 50 5 $436 $1.1M
444 NAICS 444 33 4 $474 $0.8M
712 NAICS 712 27 1 $1,428 $2.0M
811 NAICS 811 22 8 $1,556 $1.8M
611 NAICS 611 20 11 $823 $0.8M
491 NAICS 491 15 5 $1,021 $0.8M
922 NAICS 922 7 6 $1,579 $0.6M
484 NAICS 484 5 4 $1,348 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

162

jobs · $87,407 avg pay

State Government

105

jobs · $55,330 avg pay

Local Government

333

jobs · $41,610 avg pay

Private

2,077

jobs · $44,922 avg pay

SD Unemployment

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

2.2%

April 2026

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