Lake County, MT
FIPS 30047 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Lake County had an annual average of 9,767 jobs across 1,299 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
9,767
+1% YoY
Establishments
1,299
Total Wages
$0.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,287
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,696 | 7 | $1,354 | $97.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,023 | 28 | $987 | $51.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 656 | 81 | $711 | $13.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 339 | 136 | $860 | $15.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 337 | 57 | $1,143 | $20.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 310 | 16 | $598 | $9.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 306 | 6 | $657 | $10.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 304 | 171 | $1,451 | $23.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 268 | 20 | $1,051 | $9.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 202 | 83 | $886 | $9.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 200 | 17 | $939 | $9.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 195 | 52 | $511 | $5.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 193 | 20 | $1,023 | $5.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 184 | 69 | $1,090 | $10.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 163 | 19 | $1,421 | $9.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 144 | 41 | $551 | $4.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 135 | 13 | $862 | $6.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 119 | 10 | $5,862 | $22.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 102 | 13 | $819 | $4.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 101 | 28 | $870 | $4.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 100 | 6 | $1,019 | $5.3M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 96 | 10 | $795 | $4.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 92 | 9 | $655 | $3.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 78 | 16 | $2,290 | $5.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 70 | 13 | $366 | $1.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 66 | 12 | $580 | $2.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 61 | 37 | $1,032 | $3.3M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 61 | 1 | $1,084 | $3.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 47 | 5 | $1,444 | $3.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 45 | 4 | $766 | $1.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 42 | 5 | $1,289 | $2.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 42 | 10 | $783 | $1.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 41 | 8 | $795 | $1.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 40 | 13 | $787 | $1.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 38 | 31 | $1,015 | $2.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 37 | 9 | $1,221 | $2.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 33 | 5 | $665 | $1.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 31 | 6 | $1,759 | $2.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 30 | 2 | $1,269 | $2.0M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 29 | 10 | $1,035 | $1.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 24 | 12 | $1,221 | $1.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 17 | 11 | $1,227 | $1.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 16 | 12 | $1,450 | $1.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 14 | 5 | $2,415 | $1.8M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 13 | 3 | $603 | $0.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 13 | 3 | $536 | $0.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 12 | 8 | $630 | $0.4M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 12 | 3 | $1,190 | $0.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 12 | 6 | $1,033 | $0.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 7 | 3 | $1,608 | $0.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
100
jobs · $69,361 avg pay
State Government
101
jobs · $73,584 avg pay
Local Government
2,930
jobs · $56,535 avg pay
Private
6,636
jobs · $46,874 avg pay
MT Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.5%
April 2026
Other MT Counties
The largest counties in MT by total employment.
- Yellowstone County 87,348 jobs
- Gallatin County 73,216 jobs
- Missoula County 65,649 jobs
- Flathead County 50,610 jobs
- Lewis and Clark County 39,957 jobs
- Cascade County 36,513 jobs
- Silver Bow County 16,507 jobs
- Ravalli County 13,757 jobs