Dewey County, SD

FIPS 46041 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Dewey County had an annual average of 2,447 jobs across 156 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,447

+2.3% YoY

Establishments

156

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,082

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 Dewey County, SD, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
622 NAICS 622 196 1 $1,821 $18.5M
611 NAICS 611 152 1 $1,408 $11.1M
457 NAICS 457 106 7 $504 $2.8M
445 NAICS 445 66 4 $311 $1.1M
621 NAICS 621 62 12 $1,639 $5.3M
522 NAICS 522 51 6 $1,630 $4.3M
624 NAICS 624 35 6 $454 $0.8M
112 NAICS 112 26 4 $949 $1.3M
238 NAICS 238 26 7 $738 $1.0M
813 NAICS 813 14 6 $871 $0.7M
491 NAICS 491 10 6 $1,000 $0.5M
926 NAICS 926 7 3 $1,348 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 4 1 $1,163 $0.2M
922 NAICS 922 1 1 $1,824 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

369

jobs · $83,901 avg pay

State Government

46

jobs · $57,795 avg pay

Local Government

1,128

jobs · $45,044 avg pay

Private

904

jobs · $44,904 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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