Delaware County, IN
FIPS 18035 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Delaware County had an annual average of 44,772 jobs across 2,355 establishments, paying $2.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
44,772
+1% YoY
Establishments
2,355
Total Wages
$2.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$51,306
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 6,085 | 45 | $1,204 | $339.5M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 4,726 | 221 | $370 | $90.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 4,274 | 199 | $1,875 | $333.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,133 | 120 | $925 | $102.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 2,046 | 29 | $785 | $83.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,712 | 38 | $509 | $45.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,534 | 195 | $1,303 | $103.9M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,519 | 10 | $1,182 | $93.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,355 | 13 | $2,151 | $68.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,291 | 59 | $1,913 | $65.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 949 | 110 | $1,232 | $60.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 828 | 50 | $1,183 | $50.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 807 | 76 | $1,456 | $61.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 769 | 31 | $1,297 | $51.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 697 | 38 | $754 | $27.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 616 | 16 | $1,258 | $40.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 615 | 72 | $459 | $14.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 570 | 38 | $752 | $22.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 562 | 33 | $670 | $19.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 531 | 28 | $1,328 | $36.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 487 | 60 | $906 | $23.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 481 | 103 | $968 | $23.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 464 | 62 | $1,208 | $29.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 459 | 54 | $681 | $16.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 444 | 62 | $514 | $11.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 360 | 33 | $586 | $11.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 349 | 15 | $2,100 | $38.1M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 277 | 5 | $1,260 | $18.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 267 | 40 | $1,362 | $18.9M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 253 | 7 | $1,270 | $16.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 251 | 30 | $381 | $5.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 248 | 28 | $319 | $4.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 229 | 27 | $782 | $9.3M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 218 | 16 | $874 | $9.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 212 | 9 | $1,370 | $15.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 188 | 65 | $1,205 | $11.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 175 | 7 | $2,057 | $18.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 170 | 12 | $608 | $5.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 160 | 6 | $1,806 | $9.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 138 | 11 | $1,474 | $10.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 130 | 18 | $1,439 | $9.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 121 | 16 | $696 | $4.4M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 107 | 4 | $528 | $2.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 106 | 9 | $1,240 | $6.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 95 | 17 | $970 | $4.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 85 | 5 | $566 | $2.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 82 | 6 | $774 | $3.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 81 | 5 | $901 | $3.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 65 | 5 | $1,029 | $3.5M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 64 | 1 | $987 | $3.3M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 59 | 8 | $432 | $1.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 43 | 13 | $1,097 | $2.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 37 | 6 | $716 | $1.4M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 23 | 6 | $1,145 | $1.4M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 18 | 5 | $612 | $0.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 10 | 3 | $1,284 | $0.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 7 | 10 | $693 | $0.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2 | 1 | $2,369 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
303
jobs · $77,181 avg pay
State Government
3,948
jobs · $62,079 avg pay
Local Government
3,681
jobs · $46,905 avg pay
Private
36,840
jobs · $50,379 avg pay
IN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.2%
April 2026
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