Island County, WA
FIPS 53029 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Island County had an annual average of 18,271 jobs across 2,142 establishments, paying $1.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
18,271
+1.1% YoY
Establishments
2,142
Total Wages
$1.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$58,930
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 | 2,108 | 160 | $559 | $61.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,264 | 292 | $2,390 | $148.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 920 | 54 | $836 | $40.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 895 | 109 | $1,054 | $49.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 758 | 200 | $1,228 | $48.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 683 | 30 | $2,334 | $27.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 617 | 150 | $1,028 | $33.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 572 | 32 | $858 | $18.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 532 | 57 | $1,114 | $19.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 530 | 2 | $1,745 | $48.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 511 | 27 | $930 | $24.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 453 | 9 | $692 | $15.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 450 | 129 | $1,099 | $25.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 320 | 62 | $571 | $9.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 277 | 48 | $565 | $8.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 254 | 43 | $1,291 | $17.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 242 | 71 | $822 | $10.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 240 | 64 | $771 | $9.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 161 | 12 | $625 | $5.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 149 | 14 | $817 | $6.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 142 | 22 | $724 | $5.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 134 | 24 | $1,837 | $12.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 121 | 7 | $1,957 | $12.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 110 | 6 | $1,292 | $7.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 107 | 15 | $946 | $5.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 105 | 9 | $1,614 | $8.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 105 | 32 | $1,552 | $8.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 104 | 36 | $3,765 | $20.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 90 | 23 | $551 | $2.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 87 | 11 | $1,080 | $4.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 81 | 13 | $1,963 | $8.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 76 | 6 | $1,084 | $4.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 69 | 12 | $987 | $3.5M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 68 | 14 | $636 | $2.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 64 | 13 | $421 | $1.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 64 | 31 | $1,602 | $5.3M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 59 | 8 | $825 | $2.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 59 | 23 | $2,874 | $8.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 57 | 10 | $709 | $2.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 56 | 18 | $3,270 | $9.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 56 | 8 | $967 | $2.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 52 | 10 | $1,518 | $4.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 47 | 47 | $723 | $1.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 46 | 8 | $1,632 | $3.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 45 | 10 | $597 | $1.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 33 | 5 | $1,525 | $2.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 23 | 8 | $1,406 | $1.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 21 | 8 | $554 | $0.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 20 | 3 | $601 | $0.6M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 20 | 4 | $2,407 | $2.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 17 | 4 | $1,250 | $1.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 10 | 6 | $1,343 | $0.7M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 9 | 1 | $1,703 | $0.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 4 | 3 | $1,392 | $0.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 4 | 5 | $1,863 | $0.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 3 | 3 | $1,563 | $0.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 2 | 2 | $2,319 | $0.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1 | 1 | $1,709 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,376
jobs · $70,826 avg pay
State Government
174
jobs · $65,893 avg pay
Local Government
3,175
jobs · $73,661 avg pay
Private
13,546
jobs · $54,178 avg pay
WA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.2%
April 2026
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