Houghton County, MI

FIPS 26061 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Houghton County had an annual average of 9,050 jobs across 895 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

9,050

+1.3% YoY

Establishments

895

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,401

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 Houghton County, MI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,158 86 $347 $20.9M
622 NAICS 622 815 3 $1,517 $64.3M
541 NAICS 541 671 86 $1,522 $53.1M
455 NAICS 455 494 14 $462 $11.9M
236 NAICS 236 414 62 $1,177 $25.4M
621 NAICS 621 398 42 $1,248 $25.9M
921 NAICS 921 367 17 $797 $15.2M
624 NAICS 624 340 26 $598 $10.6M
238 NAICS 238 328 60 $1,070 $18.2M
445 NAICS 445 314 10 $444 $7.2M
623 NAICS 623 239 8 $729 $9.1M
721 NAICS 721 238 16 $378 $4.7M
522 NAICS 522 233 14 $1,271 $15.4M
333 NAICS 333 184 8 $1,566 $14.9M
813 NAICS 813 156 30 $498 $4.0M
441 NAICS 441 152 15 $1,146 $9.1M
459 NAICS 459 152 26 $577 $4.6M
811 NAICS 811 148 30 $892 $6.9M
444 NAICS 444 137 14 $705 $5.0M
457 NAICS 457 135 16 $611 $4.3M
561 NAICS 561 126 26 $554 $3.6M
456 NAICS 456 87 8 $831 $3.8M
518 NAICS 518 86 6 $1,628 $7.2M
311 NAICS 311 84 7 $627 $2.7M
713 NAICS 713 78 8 $470 $1.9M
423 NAICS 423 69 11 $732 $2.6M
491 NAICS 491 65 14 $1,186 $4.0M
424 NAICS 424 63 10 $1,133 $3.7M
332 NAICS 332 63 10 $1,264 $4.1M
327 NAICS 327 58 5 $1,129 $3.4M
113 NAICS 113 56 18 $1,259 $3.7M
924 NAICS 924 51 5 $1,840 $4.0M
611 NAICS 611 48 12 $298 $0.7M
458 NAICS 458 47 9 $549 $1.3M
237 NAICS 237 46 6 $1,134 $2.7M
449 NAICS 449 45 5 $1,000 $2.3M
712 NAICS 712 43 1 $1,536 $3.4M
812 NAICS 812 37 14 $880 $1.7M
922 NAICS 922 26 5 $1,979 $2.7M
562 NAICS 562 25 4 $1,092 $1.4M
517 NAICS 517 25 3 $1,090 $1.4M
484 NAICS 484 23 11 $1,105 $1.3M
999 NAICS 999 22 10 $506 $0.6M
325 NAICS 325 22 3 $1,170 $1.4M
115 NAICS 115 22 7 $1,031 $1.2M
339 NAICS 339 17 6 $492 $0.4M
814 NAICS 814 10 6 $198 $0.1M
926 NAICS 926 10 4 $1,540 $0.8M
928 NAICS 928 5 1 $1,166 $0.3M
923 NAICS 923 4 1 $1,767 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

166

jobs · $71,292 avg pay

Private

8,884

jobs · $47,971 avg pay

MI Unemployment

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

5.0%

April 2026

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