Grand Forks County, ND

FIPS 38035 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Grand Forks County had an annual average of 40,704 jobs across 2,773 establishments, paying $2.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

40,704

+2.1% YoY

Establishments

2,773

Total Wages

$2.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$59,530

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 Grand Forks County, ND, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 5,671 57 $1,661 $375.8M
722 NAICS 722 3,420 168 $430 $76.4M
621 NAICS 621 2,392 157 $1,842 $207.6M
541 NAICS 541 1,674 325 $1,831 $152.6M
623 NAICS 623 1,516 12 $851 $67.1M
238 NAICS 238 1,515 195 $1,325 $104.4M
561 NAICS 561 1,457 184 $1,198 $72.0M
455 NAICS 455 1,406 19 $559 $40.0M
921 NAICS 921 1,006 12 $1,492 $65.1M
311 NAICS 311 935 16 $2,327 $70.6M
441 NAICS 441 849 40 $1,063 $46.9M
424 NAICS 424 770 82 $1,503 $60.1M
713 NAICS 713 762 43 $475 $14.8M
444 NAICS 444 757 19 $890 $35.0M
445 NAICS 445 715 28 $973 $21.0M
333 NAICS 333 691 8 $1,264 $45.4M
459 NAICS 459 691 48 $586 $21.1M
721 NAICS 721 620 32 $581 $18.7M
423 NAICS 423 598 80 $1,552 $48.3M
236 NAICS 236 578 80 $1,431 $43.0M
531 NAICS 531 534 72 $948 $26.2M
484 NAICS 484 498 64 $1,387 $35.9M
522 NAICS 522 496 58 $1,746 $45.1M
237 NAICS 237 461 29 $1,631 $38.3M
492 NAICS 492 390 8 $819 $16.6M
812 NAICS 812 382 48 $624 $12.4M
457 NAICS 457 379 37 $526 $10.4M
456 NAICS 456 345 30 $865 $15.5M
551 NAICS 551 339 72 $1,769 $31.2M
811 NAICS 811 327 78 $1,307 $18.5M
928 NAICS 928 326 4 $1,650 $27.7M
221 NAICS 221 318 7 $2,422 $40.0M
449 NAICS 449 291 34 $895 $13.5M
332 NAICS 332 259 12 $1,184 $15.9M
813 NAICS 813 234 37 $1,189 $14.5M
524 NAICS 524 214 64 $1,783 $19.8M
488 NAICS 488 203 15 $1,212 $11.5M
922 NAICS 922 196 8 $2,464 $19.3M
458 NAICS 458 193 29 $449 $4.5M
111 NAICS 111 191 56 $1,247 $12.4M
624 NAICS 624 177 3 $1,263 $10.3M
491 NAICS 491 156 11 $1,249 $10.1M
517 NAICS 517 148 9 $1,345 $10.4M
337 NAICS 337 144 9 $902 $6.7M
513 NAICS 513 126 32 $1,817 $12.0M
926 NAICS 926 123 10 $1,935 $11.7M
523 NAICS 523 71 34 $3,718 $13.8M
115 NAICS 115 68 11 $1,044 $3.7M
532 NAICS 532 65 10 $492 $1.7M
562 NAICS 562 61 11 $1,222 $3.9M
516 NAICS 516 60 6 $1,307 $4.0M
493 NAICS 493 59 7 $988 $3.0M
485 NAICS 485 44 8 $418 $1.0M
327 NAICS 327 36 4 $2,287 $4.3M
924 NAICS 924 31 5 $1,698 $1.8M
622 NAICS 622 31 2 $1,084 $1.7M
323 NAICS 323 30 6 $615 $0.9M
923 NAICS 923 19 4 $1,684 $1.5M
325 NAICS 325 19 6 $1,494 $1.5M
425 NAICS 425 18 7 $1,193 $1.1M
518 NAICS 518 17 11 $1,675 $1.5M
814 NAICS 814 16 16 $457 $0.4M
712 NAICS 712 11 1 $835 $0.5M
519 NAICS 519 9 2 $616 $0.2M
339 NAICS 339 8 4 $1,415 $0.6M
925 NAICS 925 3 1 $1,920 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

935

jobs · $78,708 avg pay

State Government

3,921

jobs · $77,731 avg pay

Local Government

3,598

jobs · $50,910 avg pay

Private

32,250

jobs · $57,723 avg pay

ND Unemployment

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

2.4%

April 2026

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