Davison County, SD
FIPS 46035 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Davison County had an annual average of 12,547 jobs across 835 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
12,547
+1% YoY
Establishments
835
Total Wages
$0.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$53,293
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 | 1,056 | 54 | $407 | $22.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 773 | 4 | $1,237 | $49.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 691 | 56 | $1,198 | $43.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 570 | 42 | $1,451 | $43.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 559 | 74 | $1,708 | $49.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 355 | 26 | $1,140 | $21.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 342 | 18 | $942 | $16.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 326 | 24 | $1,750 | $29.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 323 | 10 | $598 | $10.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 245 | 21 | $1,684 | $17.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 242 | 34 | $793 | $10.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 215 | 7 | $562 | $6.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 214 | 23 | $1,214 | $13.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 189 | 20 | $446 | $4.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 185 | 15 | $473 | $4.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 166 | 39 | $1,361 | $11.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 159 | 20 | $552 | $4.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 142 | 29 | $971 | $7.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 90 | 13 | $499 | $2.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 84 | 7 | $881 | $3.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 81 | 12 | $433 | $1.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 69 | 10 | $949 | $3.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 69 | 4 | $1,830 | $6.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 64 | 8 | $999 | $3.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 62 | 18 | $502 | $1.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 60 | 5 | $1,908 | $6.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 53 | 4 | $1,308 | $3.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 46 | 1 | $1,362 | $3.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 42 | 3 | $1,311 | $2.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 42 | 19 | $909 | $2.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 38 | 12 | $908 | $1.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 32 | 12 | $1,903 | $3.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 32 | 6 | $1,464 | $2.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 25 | 4 | $1,284 | $1.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 24 | 7 | $1,206 | $1.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 13 | 4 | $898 | $0.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 13 | 1 | $1,524 | $1.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 9 | 3 | $656 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
115
jobs · $70,132 avg pay
State Government
193
jobs · $68,238 avg pay
Local Government
1,111
jobs · $47,042 avg pay
Private
11,128
jobs · $53,487 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