Geary County, KS
FIPS 20061 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Geary County had an annual average of 12,559 jobs across 743 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
12,559
+0.8% YoY
Establishments
743
Total Wages
$0.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,873
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,552 | 13 | $1,389 | $66.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1,334 | 3 | $1,483 | $102.7M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,182 | 59 | $422 | $25.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 755 | 1 | $1,669 | $65.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 694 | 101 | $1,534 | $55.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 534 | 69 | $1,305 | $23.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 502 | 5 | $983 | $23.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 403 | 33 | $935 | $19.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 384 | 10 | $523 | $10.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 321 | 10 | $780 | $9.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 263 | 3 | $923 | $9.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 230 | 46 | $908 | $10.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 207 | 21 | $790 | $8.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 168 | 18 | $421 | $3.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 155 | 10 | $607 | $4.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 128 | 24 | $1,214 | $8.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 110 | 8 | $1,207 | $6.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 95 | 14 | $535 | $2.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 85 | 23 | $1,243 | $5.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 82 | 26 | $1,287 | $5.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 80 | 8 | $1,291 | $5.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 77 | 4 | $1,118 | $3.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 74 | 3 | $2,045 | $5.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 66 | 10 | $477 | $1.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 62 | 5 | $608 | $1.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 56 | 5 | $1,751 | $4.8M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 56 | 1 | $802 | $2.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 52 | 18 | $807 | $2.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 52 | 11 | $519 | $1.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 51 | 12 | $657 | $1.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 51 | 3 | $1,273 | $3.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 40 | 6 | $898 | $1.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 31 | 2 | $755 | $1.1M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 31 | 4 | $561 | $0.9M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 30 | 3 | $611 | $0.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 30 | 3 | $1,253 | $2.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 20 | 3 | $1,387 | $1.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 18 | 5 | $1,838 | $1.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 17 | 1 | $664 | $0.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 16 | 2 | $687 | $0.6M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 7 | 6 | $1,726 | $0.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 6 | 6 | $451 | $0.1M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 3 | 1 | $1,223 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,624
jobs · $74,062 avg pay
State Government
175
jobs · $49,546 avg pay
Local Government
2,044
jobs · $42,653 avg pay
Private
7,716
jobs · $45,194 avg pay
KS Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
Other KS Counties
The largest counties in KS by total employment.
- Johnson County 370,992 jobs
- Sedgwick County 264,782 jobs
- Shawnee County 99,246 jobs
- Wyandotte County 94,305 jobs
- Douglas County 50,969 jobs
- Riley County 30,349 jobs
- Saline County 30,244 jobs
- Reno County 26,659 jobs