Knox County, IN
FIPS 18083 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Knox County had an annual average of 17,077 jobs across 951 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
17,077
-0.8% YoY
Establishments
951
Total Wages
$0.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,983
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,818 | 23 | $899 | $81.5M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,417 | 71 | $389 | $28.7M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,323 | 1 | $1,078 | $74.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,110 | 62 | $1,484 | $84.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 674 | 7 | $1,013 | $35.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 622 | 15 | $876 | $28.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 590 | 14 | $502 | $15.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 535 | 27 | $638 | $17.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 498 | 15 | $1,429 | $21.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 376 | 30 | $1,376 | $26.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 339 | 8 | $1,791 | $22.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 322 | 26 | $1,249 | $20.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 321 | 46 | $1,143 | $19.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 314 | 16 | $2,556 | $39.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 300 | 55 | $797 | $12.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 270 | 49 | $1,466 | $20.3M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 268 | 6 | $1,009 | $14.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 242 | 14 | $659 | $8.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 221 | 19 | $933 | $10.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 216 | 11 | $1,938 | $21.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 202 | 19 | $358 | $3.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 197 | 12 | $457 | $4.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 160 | 16 | $500 | $4.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 144 | 21 | $830 | $6.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 142 | 22 | $934 | $6.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 142 | 24 | $937 | $6.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 136 | 25 | $1,244 | $8.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 131 | 25 | $431 | $2.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 124 | 6 | $854 | $5.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 116 | 14 | $773 | $4.7M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 97 | 4 | $1,177 | $5.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 97 | 11 | $358 | $1.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 93 | 4 | $819 | $4.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 90 | 14 | $269 | $1.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 81 | 3 | $1,187 | $5.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 62 | 5 | $1,480 | $3.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 60 | 10 | $1,213 | $3.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 59 | 12 | $736 | $2.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 55 | 6 | $811 | $2.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 54 | 19 | $1,422 | $2.4M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 52 | 6 | $772 | $2.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 46 | 1 | $431 | $1.0M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 31 | 2 | $406 | $0.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 12 | 1 | $1,799 | $1.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 12 | 2 | $1,281 | $0.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1 | 1 | $630 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
149
jobs · $78,503 avg pay
State Government
1,307
jobs · $49,999 avg pay
Local Government
2,765
jobs · $49,543 avg pay
Private
12,856
jobs · $51,074 avg pay
IN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.2%
April 2026
Other IN Counties
The largest counties in IN by total employment.
- Marion County 625,533 jobs
- Allen County 197,886 jobs
- Lake County 191,632 jobs
- Hamilton County 163,937 jobs
- Elkhart County 127,099 jobs
- St. Joseph County 121,043 jobs
- Vanderburgh County 107,140 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 99,720 jobs