Douglas County, KS
FIPS 20045 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Douglas County had an annual average of 50,969 jobs across 3,726 establishments, paying $2.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
50,969
+1.2% YoY
Establishments
3,726
Total Wages
$2.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$54,079
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 | 9,129 | 113 | $1,481 | $556.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 6,604 | 298 | $391 | $134.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 3,561 | 688 | $1,638 | $302.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,085 | 201 | $1,284 | $139.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,960 | 14 | $2,189 | $120.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,904 | 146 | $878 | $53.6M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,858 | 1 | $17,278 | $149.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,478 | 82 | $1,135 | $87.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,416 | 48 | $518 | $38.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,211 | 279 | $1,696 | $59.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,170 | 20 | $1,178 | $71.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,051 | 176 | $1,129 | $61.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,023 | 18 | $526 | $28.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 972 | 11 | $1,239 | $62.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 790 | 87 | $446 | $18.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 771 | 94 | $1,734 | $69.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 723 | 30 | $1,274 | $47.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 593 | 46 | $510 | $15.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 563 | 34 | $366 | $10.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 553 | 24 | $578 | $16.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 536 | 66 | $1,366 | $38.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 515 | 131 | $965 | $25.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 508 | 75 | $499 | $13.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 475 | 50 | $1,531 | $37.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 469 | 108 | $1,850 | $45.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 446 | 8 | $1,145 | $26.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 375 | 87 | $1,530 | $29.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 351 | 24 | $1,416 | $25.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 314 | 28 | $526 | $8.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 294 | 27 | $697 | $10.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 292 | 24 | $346 | $5.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 286 | 6 | $1,488 | $22.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 283 | 8 | $1,869 | $27.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 250 | 58 | $1,021 | $13.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 243 | 26 | $657 | $8.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 240 | 36 | $1,693 | $21.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 210 | 6 | $1,566 | $13.1M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 199 | 3 | $925 | $9.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 186 | 27 | $979 | $9.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 156 | 14 | $2,259 | $16.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 153 | 16 | $1,426 | $11.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 140 | 6 | $1,497 | $10.9M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 137 | 34 | $1,954 | $13.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 128 | 5 | $1,367 | $9.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 126 | 80 | $1,946 | $12.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 115 | 4 | $790 | $4.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 109 | 9 | $929 | $5.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 107 | 50 | $2,429 | $13.5M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 99 | 15 | $920 | $4.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 91 | 12 | $2,042 | $6.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 74 | 4 | $1,542 | $5.3M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 66 | 12 | $505 | $1.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 66 | 12 | $1,055 | $3.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 64 | 5 | $2,288 | $4.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 54 | 43 | $505 | $1.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 51 | 9 | $1,121 | $3.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 49 | 6 | $356 | $0.9M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 44 | 7 | $1,513 | $3.5M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 40 | 5 | $848 | $1.8M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 39 | 1 | $1,145 | $2.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 39 | 7 | $1,084 | $2.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 36 | 8 | $625 | $1.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 15 | 3 | $645 | $0.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 5 | 1 | $1,154 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
497
jobs · $78,593 avg pay
State Government
5,337
jobs · $74,384 avg pay
Local Government
6,787
jobs · $58,011 avg pay
Private
38,348
jobs · $50,240 avg pay
KS Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
Other KS Counties
The largest counties in KS by total employment.
- Johnson County 370,992 jobs
- Sedgwick County 264,782 jobs
- Shawnee County 99,246 jobs
- Wyandotte County 94,305 jobs
- Riley County 30,349 jobs
- Saline County 30,244 jobs
- Reno County 26,659 jobs
- Leavenworth County 21,952 jobs