Hughes County, SD
FIPS 46065 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Hughes County had an annual average of 10,868 jobs across 941 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
10,868
-0.6% YoY
Establishments
941
Total Wages
$0.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$61,733
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 | 666 | 41 | $410 | $14.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 581 | 10 | $1,815 | $41.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 560 | 19 | $1,986 | $36.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 528 | 144 | $1,745 | $46.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 483 | 13 | $2,210 | $40.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 482 | 10 | $2,451 | $34.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 390 | 44 | $1,849 | $37.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 326 | 64 | $1,108 | $18.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 309 | 17 | $826 | $13.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 293 | 20 | $2,005 | $27.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 254 | 12 | $943 | $12.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 233 | 22 | $1,544 | $18.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 226 | 16 | $1,165 | $13.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 223 | 48 | $1,143 | $13.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 205 | 35 | $1,134 | $12.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 190 | 27 | $1,911 | $18.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 164 | 11 | $1,002 | $8.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 150 | 13 | $494 | $3.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 147 | 33 | $1,138 | $8.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 132 | 16 | $512 | $3.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 126 | 6 | $662 | $4.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 116 | 18 | $1,010 | $6.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 100 | 11 | $274 | $1.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 93 | 17 | $596 | $2.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 81 | 12 | $1,802 | $7.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 79 | 14 | $505 | $2.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 75 | 14 | $1,248 | $4.9M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 70 | 18 | $2,835 | $10.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 67 | 9 | $1,900 | $5.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 56 | 16 | $1,037 | $3.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 46 | 9 | $1,032 | $2.5M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 46 | 4 | $901 | $2.1M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 39 | 5 | $1,044 | $2.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 38 | 4 | $640 | $1.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 30 | 7 | $912 | $1.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 23 | 4 | $1,516 | $1.8M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 22 | 7 | $1,999 | $2.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 20 | 3 | $1,372 | $1.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 19 | 5 | $1,007 | $1.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 9 | 6 | $1,412 | $0.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 7 | 4 | $1,522 | $0.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 3 | 4 | $805 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
267
jobs · $100,792 avg pay
State Government
2,763
jobs · $71,660 avg pay
Local Government
784
jobs · $53,100 avg pay
Private
7,054
jobs · $57,336 avg pay
SD Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.2%
April 2026
Other SD Counties
The largest counties in SD by total employment.
- Minnehaha County 138,555 jobs
- Pennington County 62,113 jobs
- Lincoln County 29,694 jobs
- Brown County 19,809 jobs
- Codington County 17,261 jobs
- Brookings County 14,939 jobs
- Lawrence County 13,566 jobs
- Yankton County 13,092 jobs