Flathead County, MT

FIPS 30029 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Flathead County had an annual average of 50,610 jobs across 6,994 establishments, paying $3.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

50,610

+2.1% YoY

Establishments

6,994

Total Wages

$3.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$58,340

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 Flathead County, MT, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 5,099 311 $496 $131.4M
621 NAICS 621 3,242 403 $2,232 $228.8M
238 NAICS 238 3,032 702 $1,193 $188.1M
611 NAICS 611 2,908 143 $1,027 $147.5M
541 NAICS 541 2,629 1,173 $1,870 $255.6M
561 NAICS 561 2,171 449 $2,492 $118.9M
721 NAICS 721 1,871 129 $693 $67.5M
713 NAICS 713 1,555 110 $481 $38.9M
623 NAICS 623 1,494 40 $1,013 $72.9M
441 NAICS 441 1,262 67 $1,319 $86.5M
459 NAICS 459 1,245 158 $647 $41.9M
236 NAICS 236 1,222 417 $1,216 $77.3M
445 NAICS 445 1,215 40 $724 $45.8M
455 NAICS 455 1,108 19 $796 $45.9M
921 NAICS 921 1,022 7 $2,264 $64.8M
522 NAICS 522 1,018 109 $1,828 $90.4M
444 NAICS 444 979 62 $967 $49.2M
321 NAICS 321 921 29 $1,418 $67.9M
813 NAICS 813 812 171 $623 $26.3M
524 NAICS 524 648 139 $1,598 $53.9M
237 NAICS 237 638 61 $1,600 $52.5M
531 NAICS 531 632 302 $996 $32.8M
811 NAICS 811 625 153 $1,102 $35.8M
424 NAICS 424 591 78 $1,270 $39.0M
423 NAICS 423 548 159 $1,643 $46.9M
924 NAICS 924 544 12 $1,721 $44.8M
457 NAICS 457 513 39 $575 $15.3M
332 NAICS 332 430 57 $1,252 $28.0M
334 NAICS 334 420 12 $1,486 $32.4M
449 NAICS 449 395 56 $945 $19.4M
458 NAICS 458 334 54 $496 $8.6M
812 NAICS 812 324 99 $694 $11.6M
492 NAICS 492 314 12 $1,071 $17.5M
484 NAICS 484 294 94 $1,131 $17.3M
456 NAICS 456 272 41 $859 $12.2M
712 NAICS 712 253 7 $1,255 $15.3M
711 NAICS 711 211 47 $527 $5.8M
312 NAICS 312 207 22 $547 $5.9M
311 NAICS 311 200 23 $813 $8.5M
922 NAICS 922 187 13 $2,905 $13.1M
488 NAICS 488 182 26 $1,302 $11.4M
523 NAICS 523 164 67 $4,354 $37.1M
513 NAICS 513 164 28 $1,443 $12.3M
999 NAICS 999 148 90 $1,004 $7.8M
491 NAICS 491 140 11 $1,501 $10.9M
562 NAICS 562 124 24 $1,096 $7.1M
814 NAICS 814 124 58 $1,280 $8.2M
111 NAICS 111 121 32 $747 $4.7M
517 NAICS 517 115 27 $1,681 $10.1M
337 NAICS 337 114 26 $1,244 $7.4M
325 NAICS 325 103 14 $918 $4.9M
485 NAICS 485 93 13 $786 $2.9M
327 NAICS 327 86 12 $966 $4.3M
115 NAICS 115 76 26 $1,082 $4.3M
221 NAICS 221 62 10 $2,569 $4.4M
339 NAICS 339 59 27 $1,319 $4.1M
551 NAICS 551 56 24 $1,926 $5.6M
323 NAICS 323 54 14 $1,145 $3.2M
481 NAICS 481 52 10 $1,497 $4.1M
512 NAICS 512 50 18 $886 $2.3M
516 NAICS 516 49 15 $1,017 $2.5M
923 NAICS 923 48 3 $1,621 $2.5M
425 NAICS 425 46 31 $2,055 $4.9M
926 NAICS 926 16 5 $1,915 $1.5M
928 NAICS 928 13 3 $1,532 $0.9M
316 NAICS 316 9 3 $808 $0.4M
525 NAICS 525 5 6 $4,306 $1.0M
925 NAICS 925 3 1 $1,052 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

871

jobs · $85,372 avg pay

State Government

676

jobs · $62,246 avg pay

Local Government

3,608

jobs · $56,121 avg pay

Private

45,455

jobs · $57,939 avg pay

MT Unemployment

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

3.5%

April 2026

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