Ellis County, KS

FIPS 20051 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Ellis County had an annual average of 15,488 jobs across 1,120 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

15,488

-1.2% YoY

Establishments

1,120

Total Wages

$0.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,060

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 Ellis County, KS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 2,032 19 $1,097 $93.7M
722 NAICS 722 1,475 70 $356 $27.3M
624 NAICS 624 876 35 $920 $17.9M
921 NAICS 921 615 9 $1,070 $27.8M
621 NAICS 621 607 67 $1,126 $35.5M
455 NAICS 455 500 10 $555 $14.4M
238 NAICS 238 459 63 $1,159 $27.7M
541 NAICS 541 376 99 $1,301 $20.7M
551 NAICS 551 322 12 $1,987 $33.2M
213 NAICS 213 314 52 $1,253 $20.5M
441 NAICS 441 305 25 $1,104 $17.5M
445 NAICS 445 290 16 $461 $7.0M
423 NAICS 423 285 35 $1,133 $16.8M
517 NAICS 517 274 12 $1,525 $21.8M
561 NAICS 561 242 52 $678 $8.5M
459 NAICS 459 217 35 $447 $5.0M
424 NAICS 424 210 20 $1,311 $14.3M
522 NAICS 522 204 20 $1,541 $13.6M
457 NAICS 457 204 17 $466 $4.9M
444 NAICS 444 195 10 $632 $6.4M
449 NAICS 449 179 23 $1,104 $10.3M
812 NAICS 812 177 19 $519 $4.8M
524 NAICS 524 177 40 $2,486 $14.9M
532 NAICS 532 175 12 $989 $9.0M
458 NAICS 458 169 18 $359 $3.2M
811 NAICS 811 161 34 $1,073 $9.0M
492 NAICS 492 161 5 $957 $8.0M
721 NAICS 721 146 14 $446 $3.4M
236 NAICS 236 123 24 $935 $6.0M
484 NAICS 484 117 27 $1,156 $7.1M
713 NAICS 713 110 3 $207 $1.2M
813 NAICS 813 105 11 $657 $3.6M
456 NAICS 456 81 12 $767 $3.2M
923 NAICS 923 81 6 $1,699 $4.4M
926 NAICS 926 68 9 $1,196 $3.8M
491 NAICS 491 48 3 $1,294 $3.2M
323 NAICS 323 47 4 $660 $1.6M
924 NAICS 924 46 4 $1,556 $3.1M
516 NAICS 516 44 4 $785 $1.8M
519 NAICS 519 42 2 $449 $1.0M
922 NAICS 922 37 3 $1,456 $2.8M
523 NAICS 523 34 6 $1,444 $2.5M
237 NAICS 237 34 5 $1,119 $2.0M
425 NAICS 425 21 6 $1,667 $1.8M
562 NAICS 562 20 4 $1,065 $1.1M
928 NAICS 928 13 2 $1,256 $0.8M
337 NAICS 337 11 4 $742 $0.4M
814 NAICS 814 10 7 $297 $0.2M
531 NAICS 531 6 2 $414 $0.1M
221 NAICS 221 5 2 $111 $0.0M
925 NAICS 925 1 1 $457 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

141

jobs · $78,961 avg pay

State Government

1,267

jobs · $57,413 avg pay

Local Government

1,708

jobs · $36,127 avg pay

Private

12,372

jobs · $47,147 avg pay

KS Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.9%

April 2026

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