Hand County, SD

FIPS 46059 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Hand County had an annual average of 1,449 jobs across 171 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,449

+0.2% YoY

Establishments

171

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$43,942

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 Hand County, SD, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
541 NAICS 541 109 13 $1,126 $6.4M
111 NAICS 111 95 18 $908 $4.5M
623 NAICS 623 92 3 $673 $3.2M
722 NAICS 722 78 9 $218 $0.9M
424 NAICS 424 76 8 $1,443 $5.7M
921 NAICS 921 70 4 $650 $2.4M
112 NAICS 112 68 10 $1,000 $3.5M
621 NAICS 621 31 3 $1,384 $2.2M
457 NAICS 457 25 3 $547 $0.7M
561 NAICS 561 22 5 $668 $0.8M
238 NAICS 238 21 9 $848 $0.9M
811 NAICS 811 20 9 $1,042 $1.1M
441 NAICS 441 19 4 $876 $0.9M
458 NAICS 458 18 4 $118 $0.1M
524 NAICS 524 14 4 $744 $0.5M
926 NAICS 926 9 2 $986 $0.4M
491 NAICS 491 8 3 $809 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 4 1 $1,194 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

20

jobs · $49,862 avg pay

State Government

11

jobs · $55,166 avg pay

Local Government

203

jobs · $39,295 avg pay

Private

1,215

jobs · $44,505 avg pay

SD Unemployment

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

2.2%

April 2026

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