La Crosse County, WI
FIPS 55063 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, La Crosse County had an annual average of 69,520 jobs across 3,551 establishments, paying $4.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
69,520
+1% YoY
Establishments
3,551
Total Wages
$4.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$58,449
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 8,642 | 4 | $1,743 | $783.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 5,715 | 305 | $383 | $113.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 4,220 | 84 | $1,014 | $215.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,056 | 185 | $2,071 | $205.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 2,354 | 434 | $607 | $74.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,155 | 20 | $1,043 | $116.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,149 | 145 | $826 | $92.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,121 | 276 | $2,078 | $181.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 2,011 | 116 | $1,518 | $158.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,904 | 212 | $1,328 | $131.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,774 | 18 | $445 | $41.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,650 | 14 | $1,505 | $129.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,595 | 48 | $707 | $58.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,474 | 26 | $547 | $41.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,393 | 22 | $1,554 | $68.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,233 | 26 | $975 | $62.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,208 | 54 | $1,127 | $70.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,200 | 56 | $1,611 | $100.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,177 | 50 | $1,868 | $114.3M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,160 | 8 | $1,088 | $65.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,086 | 53 | $1,460 | $82.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,027 | 90 | $580 | $31.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,026 | 49 | $409 | $21.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,022 | 77 | $1,337 | $71.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 928 | 54 | $484 | $23.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 873 | 25 | $1,517 | $68.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 868 | 84 | $1,253 | $56.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 835 | 103 | $673 | $29.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 748 | 90 | $1,784 | $69.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 720 | 36 | $494 | $18.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 700 | 22 | $738 | $26.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 520 | 12 | $865 | $23.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 456 | 139 | $1,036 | $24.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 454 | 8 | $2,168 | $51.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 412 | 43 | $771 | $16.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 390 | 38 | $808 | $16.4M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 296 | 10 | $940 | $14.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 257 | 3 | $915 | $12.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 247 | 13 | $2,123 | $27.2M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 236 | 6 | $1,059 | $13.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 231 | 6 | $1,285 | $15.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 190 | 16 | $1,028 | $10.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 184 | 3 | $1,702 | $16.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 182 | 15 | $4,530 | $42.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 161 | 7 | $1,304 | $10.9M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 136 | 4 | $1,074 | $7.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 135 | 12 | $511 | $3.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 98 | 9 | $1,214 | $6.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 95 | 13 | $368 | $1.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 68 | 10 | $1,122 | $4.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 66 | 8 | $1,143 | $3.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 64 | 6 | $2,950 | $4.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 58 | 6 | $653 | $2.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 47 | 4 | $1,752 | $3.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 40 | 6 | $629 | $1.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 39 | 3 | $419 | $0.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 33 | 23 | $448 | $0.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 33 | 4 | $1,401 | $2.4M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 28 | 3 | $1,279 | $1.8M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 25 | 1 | $1,601 | $2.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 10 | 5 | $551 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
514
jobs · $84,376 avg pay
State Government
1,444
jobs · $70,166 avg pay
Local Government
5,878
jobs · $51,714 avg pay
Private
61,684
jobs · $58,599 avg pay
WI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.5%
April 2026
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