Elkhart County, IN
FIPS 18039 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Elkhart County had an annual average of 127,099 jobs across 5,294 establishments, paying $7.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
127,099
-3.2% YoY
Establishments
5,294
Total Wages
$7.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$62,117
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 | 32,785 | 191 | $1,328 | $2,263.7M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 6,307 | 351 | $403 | $132.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 6,298 | 56 | $929 | $294.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 5,837 | 318 | $1,344 | $408.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 5,492 | 141 | $1,164 | $332.5M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 4,299 | 82 | $1,094 | $244.6M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 4,287 | 76 | $1,111 | $247.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,628 | 265 | $1,482 | $279.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 3,627 | 222 | $716 | $135.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 3,587 | 82 | $1,287 | $240.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 3,567 | 5 | $1,268 | $235.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,910 | 356 | $1,415 | $214.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,598 | 60 | $539 | $72.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 2,588 | 42 | $4,331 | $582.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,483 | 17 | $1,139 | $146.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,210 | 393 | $1,557 | $179.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 2,206 | 30 | $830 | $95.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,744 | 227 | $1,105 | $100.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,739 | 71 | $497 | $45.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,694 | 75 | $646 | $56.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,676 | 59 | $1,245 | $108.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,592 | 134 | $1,044 | $86.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,557 | 28 | $1,157 | $93.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,553 | 24 | $1,231 | $99.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,233 | 90 | $1,291 | $82.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,199 | 60 | $857 | $53.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,194 | 156 | $1,234 | $76.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,136 | 177 | $1,304 | $77.0M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 953 | 32 | $1,032 | $51.1M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 938 | 22 | $1,685 | $82.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 913 | 80 | $1,337 | $63.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 876 | 24 | $1,037 | $47.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 769 | 120 | $570 | $22.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 720 | 103 | $592 | $22.1M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 706 | 14 | $1,242 | $45.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 557 | 153 | $1,078 | $30.9M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 555 | 17 | $1,331 | $38.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 536 | 46 | $441 | $12.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 506 | 38 | $1,089 | $28.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 478 | 16 | $1,261 | $31.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 465 | 94 | $670 | $16.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 424 | 56 | $887 | $19.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 414 | 52 | $761 | $16.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 404 | 72 | $1,449 | $30.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 372 | 32 | $409 | $7.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 351 | 27 | $1,411 | $25.7M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 330 | 14 | $732 | $12.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 329 | 21 | $1,171 | $20.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 323 | 50 | $806 | $13.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 300 | 20 | $970 | $15.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 293 | 42 | $504 | $7.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 261 | 10 | $1,441 | $19.6M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 258 | 29 | $1,313 | $17.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 255 | 42 | $1,484 | $19.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 212 | 8 | $1,294 | $14.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 198 | 10 | $708 | $7.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 192 | 8 | $2,601 | $26.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 158 | 16 | $1,262 | $10.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 145 | 19 | $1,015 | $7.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 129 | 5 | $1,644 | $7.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 106 | 21 | $679 | $3.8M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 94 | 4 | $1,078 | $5.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 86 | 7 | $1,308 | $4.7M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 55 | 14 | $459 | $1.3M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 46 | 1 | $519 | $1.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 41 | 5 | $727 | $1.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 38 | 12 | $1,140 | $2.3M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 32 | 8 | $457 | $0.8M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 21 | 4 | $582 | $0.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 12 | 16 | $759 | $0.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 10 | 2 | $1,326 | $0.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 6 | 1 | $204 | $0.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2 | 1 | $326 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
253
jobs · $68,756 avg pay
State Government
216
jobs · $52,223 avg pay
Local Government
8,287
jobs · $51,114 avg pay
Private
118,343
jobs · $62,891 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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