Ford County, KS

FIPS 20057 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Ford County had an annual average of 18,147 jobs across 858 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

18,147

+2.1% YoY

Establishments

858

Total Wages

$1.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$52,783

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 Ford County, KS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,393 5 $926 $67.1M
921 NAICS 921 641 14 $1,048 $30.7M
621 NAICS 621 556 47 $1,499 $43.4M
455 NAICS 455 457 9 $569 $13.5M
623 NAICS 623 341 9 $589 $9.9M
333 NAICS 333 334 8 $1,095 $19.0M
713 NAICS 713 333 8 $716 $12.4M
238 NAICS 238 331 47 $993 $17.1M
423 NAICS 423 324 36 $1,366 $23.0M
441 NAICS 441 322 23 $1,040 $17.4M
541 NAICS 541 318 66 $2,186 $20.7M
445 NAICS 445 314 15 $421 $6.9M
811 NAICS 811 223 34 $1,098 $12.7M
112 NAICS 112 205 12 $1,053 $11.2M
493 NAICS 493 204 8 $968 $10.2M
457 NAICS 457 182 16 $433 $4.1M
522 NAICS 522 182 22 $1,245 $11.8M
492 NAICS 492 157 4 $726 $5.9M
923 NAICS 923 146 6 $1,767 $6.8M
221 NAICS 221 141 9 $2,017 $14.8M
444 NAICS 444 128 12 $559 $3.7M
926 NAICS 926 120 9 $1,611 $9.1M
236 NAICS 236 118 21 $1,150 $7.0M
624 NAICS 624 115 1 $1,063 $6.3M
325 NAICS 325 111 5 $1,985 $11.4M
812 NAICS 812 91 21 $971 $4.5M
327 NAICS 327 83 3 $1,163 $5.0M
237 NAICS 237 81 13 $1,823 $6.6M
517 NAICS 517 79 6 $1,466 $6.0M
458 NAICS 458 78 14 $301 $1.2M
456 NAICS 456 75 8 $667 $2.6M
449 NAICS 449 65 10 $856 $2.9M
551 NAICS 551 56 6 $2,030 $5.9M
524 NAICS 524 51 22 $1,161 $3.1M
459 NAICS 459 46 10 $597 $1.4M
491 NAICS 491 43 5 $1,273 $2.8M
519 NAICS 519 34 4 $641 $1.1M
922 NAICS 922 29 5 $1,195 $1.8M
332 NAICS 332 23 4 $1,132 $1.3M
924 NAICS 924 23 4 $1,495 $0.7M
813 NAICS 813 16 5 $1,374 $1.1M
925 NAICS 925 9 1 $993 $0.5M
814 NAICS 814 7 8 $548 $0.2M
928 NAICS 928 5 2 $1,376 $0.4M
488 NAICS 488 1 1 $2,199 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

166

jobs · $82,827 avg pay

State Government

251

jobs · $54,437 avg pay

Local Government

2,238

jobs · $46,763 avg pay

Private

15,492

jobs · $53,304 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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