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.
| 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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