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.
| 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
Other ND Counties
The largest counties in ND by total employment.
- Cass County 128,034 jobs
- Burleigh County 58,034 jobs
- Ward County 31,358 jobs
- Williams County 27,125 jobs
- Stark County 19,526 jobs
- Morton County 12,333 jobs
- McKenzie County 11,484 jobs
- Stutsman County 11,077 jobs