Iowa County, IA
FIPS 19095 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Iowa County had an annual average of 9,039 jobs across 708 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
9,039
-0.6% YoY
Establishments
708
Total Wages
$0.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,381
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 | 399 | 29 | $391 | $8.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 355 | 8 | $737 | $13.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 346 | 23 | $1,385 | $24.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 267 | 26 | $1,144 | $15.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 263 | 20 | $492 | $6.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 234 | 8 | $879 | $10.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 210 | 47 | $924 | $10.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 180 | 98 | $1,486 | $13.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 168 | 9 | $437 | $3.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 146 | 14 | $1,128 | $8.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 145 | 12 | $493 | $3.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 134 | 8 | $2,039 | $14.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 127 | 35 | $434 | $2.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 123 | 24 | $1,098 | $7.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 87 | 12 | $372 | $1.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 85 | 7 | $349 | $1.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 68 | 6 | $862 | $3.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 68 | 8 | $500 | $1.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 62 | 6 | $2,361 | $7.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 59 | 10 | $643 | $2.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 59 | 4 | $571 | $1.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 55 | 19 | $1,049 | $3.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 54 | 6 | $416 | $1.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 52 | 10 | $1,470 | $3.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 48 | 18 | $830 | $2.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 42 | 11 | $1,171 | $2.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 38 | 14 | $2,156 | $4.3M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 30 | 4 | $600 | $0.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 26 | 10 | $574 | $0.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 20 | 3 | $800 | $0.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 20 | 5 | $758 | $0.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 19 | 6 | $740 | $0.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 16 | 4 | $1,247 | $1.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 12 | 11 | $1,000 | $0.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 9 | 1 | $1,314 | $0.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 9 | 2 | $1,112 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
61
jobs · $61,563 avg pay
State Government
35
jobs · $57,283 avg pay
Local Government
1,047
jobs · $51,674 avg pay
Private
7,896
jobs · $50,092 avg pay
IA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.3%
April 2026
Other IA Counties
The largest counties in IA by total employment.
- Polk County 317,846 jobs
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- Scott County 90,947 jobs
- Johnson County 83,751 jobs
- Black Hawk County 70,886 jobs
- Dubuque County 58,413 jobs
- Dallas County 55,258 jobs
- Woodbury County 51,281 jobs