Day County, SD

FIPS 46037 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Day County had an annual average of 1,955 jobs across 267 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,955

+5.1% YoY

Establishments

267

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$44,893

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 Day County, SD, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 206 3 $751 $8.0M
722 NAICS 722 152 12 $246 $1.9M
623 NAICS 623 137 3 $830 $5.9M
921 NAICS 921 125 9 $529 $3.4M
333 NAICS 333 92 3 $1,445 $6.9M
445 NAICS 445 81 5 $458 $1.9M
457 NAICS 457 74 8 $453 $1.7M
423 NAICS 423 73 9 $1,417 $5.4M
541 NAICS 541 63 19 $1,247 $4.1M
441 NAICS 441 61 7 $953 $3.0M
236 NAICS 236 56 8 $757 $2.2M
522 NAICS 522 43 7 $1,019 $2.3M
111 NAICS 111 41 11 $938 $2.0M
621 NAICS 621 37 9 $1,124 $2.1M
444 NAICS 444 26 4 $514 $0.7M
491 NAICS 491 21 6 $997 $1.1M
484 NAICS 484 18 8 $1,071 $1.0M
813 NAICS 813 17 4 $478 $0.4M
524 NAICS 524 16 9 $1,122 $0.9M
811 NAICS 811 16 9 $716 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 16 2 $1,407 $1.2M
624 NAICS 624 14 3 $468 $0.3M
459 NAICS 459 12 5 $294 $0.2M
926 NAICS 926 11 3 $1,112 $0.6M
458 NAICS 458 9 3 $353 $0.2M
928 NAICS 928 8 1 $1,573 $0.7M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

56

jobs · $63,345 avg pay

State Government

40

jobs · $55,890 avg pay

Local Government

340

jobs · $34,549 avg pay

Private

1,519

jobs · $46,223 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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