Dallas County, IA
FIPS 19049 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Dallas County had an annual average of 55,258 jobs across 3,599 establishments, paying $4.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
55,258
+4.7% YoY
Establishments
3,599
Total Wages
$4.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$76,317
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 9,306 | 115 | $2,284 | $1,105.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 6,589 | 174 | $2,390 | $818.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,949 | 192 | $490 | $100.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,217 | 222 | $1,871 | $313.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,102 | 596 | $1,785 | $195.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,920 | 205 | $1,031 | $103.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,471 | 26 | $531 | $40.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,444 | 166 | $1,178 | $88.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,414 | 26 | $676 | $49.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,260 | 131 | $549 | $36.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,147 | 71 | $386 | $23.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,063 | 42 | $460 | $25.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 948 | 52 | $1,056 | $52.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 899 | 16 | $1,030 | $48.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 778 | 165 | $1,710 | $69.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 762 | 44 | $550 | $21.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 759 | 85 | $3,093 | $122.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 753 | 36 | $568 | $22.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 735 | 41 | $1,638 | $62.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 716 | 151 | $1,993 | $74.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 656 | 30 | $1,321 | $45.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 648 | 26 | $560 | $18.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 424 | 29 | $873 | $19.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 376 | 18 | $865 | $16.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 370 | 75 | $623 | $12.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 362 | 29 | $620 | $11.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 345 | 20 | $1,075 | $19.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 272 | 68 | $1,450 | $20.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 246 | 60 | $945 | $12.1M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 241 | 9 | $1,342 | $16.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 217 | 69 | $2,019 | $22.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 213 | 105 | $2,429 | $26.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 191 | 7 | $1,963 | $19.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 184 | 6 | $1,286 | $12.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 164 | 12 | $2,412 | $20.6M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 146 | 8 | $496 | $3.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 124 | 53 | $2,508 | $16.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 124 | 34 | $1,193 | $7.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 122 | 6 | $1,330 | $8.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 116 | 22 | $1,615 | $9.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 113 | 8 | $1,078 | $6.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 87 | 14 | $1,208 | $5.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 67 | 30 | $2,016 | $7.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 44 | 9 | $1,120 | $2.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 42 | 50 | $661 | $1.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 40 | 10 | $1,112 | $2.3M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 34 | 5 | $948 | $1.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 26 | 8 | $2,122 | $2.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 12 | 2 | $1,601 | $1.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 8 | 6 | $1,130 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
109
jobs · $69,691 avg pay
State Government
105
jobs · $57,042 avg pay
Local Government
5,058
jobs · $51,032 avg pay
Private
49,986
jobs · $78,930 avg pay
IA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.3%
April 2026
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