Eaton County, MI
FIPS 26045 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Eaton County had an annual average of 44,500 jobs across 2,107 establishments, paying $2.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
44,500
+3.2% YoY
Establishments
2,107
Total Wages
$2.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$60,864
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 4,845 | 11 | $1,630 | $410.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 4,312 | 58 | $1,585 | $355.5M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,314 | 170 | $430 | $74.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,037 | 34 | $589 | $62.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,206 | 44 | $1,637 | $102.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,112 | 42 | $1,296 | $74.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,080 | 125 | $1,514 | $85.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 916 | 24 | $1,030 | $49.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 910 | 28 | $776 | $36.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 885 | 37 | $558 | $25.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 779 | 63 | $1,276 | $51.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 733 | 107 | $1,494 | $56.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 684 | 31 | $696 | $24.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 619 | 22 | $1,329 | $42.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 617 | 6 | $1,948 | $45.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 601 | 27 | $1,297 | $40.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 600 | 19 | $678 | $21.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 527 | 16 | $1,598 | $43.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 523 | 13 | $1,455 | $39.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 504 | 48 | $539 | $14.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 459 | 59 | $1,180 | $28.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 458 | 42 | $1,524 | $36.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 404 | 12 | $896 | $18.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 355 | 7 | $2,188 | $28.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 332 | 24 | $344 | $5.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 326 | 4 | $1,061 | $18.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 319 | 23 | $1,108 | $18.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 318 | 6 | $619 | $10.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 317 | 46 | $780 | $12.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 309 | 20 | $574 | $9.2M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 299 | 8 | $1,791 | $27.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 289 | 38 | $739 | $11.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 256 | 59 | $820 | $10.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 254 | 65 | $1,067 | $14.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 247 | 29 | $903 | $11.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 223 | 26 | $506 | $5.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 221 | 16 | $1,672 | $19.2M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 170 | 6 | $540 | $4.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 122 | 11 | $1,167 | $7.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 120 | 32 | $965 | $6.0M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 91 | 6 | $1,008 | $4.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 90 | 16 | $407 | $1.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 87 | 22 | $1,448 | $4.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 84 | 7 | $2,228 | $9.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 76 | 4 | $1,230 | $4.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 72 | 1 | $1,483 | $5.5M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 58 | 4 | $363 | $1.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 45 | 8 | $696 | $1.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 43 | 6 | $927 | $2.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 19 | 5 | $1,046 | $1.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 10 | 17 | $650 | $0.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 3 | 1 | $1,891 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
210
jobs · $69,844 avg pay
State Government
2,351
jobs · $82,014 avg pay
Local Government
3,451
jobs · $51,660 avg pay
Private
38,488
jobs · $60,346 avg pay
MI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.0%
April 2026
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