Lake County, SD
FIPS 46079 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Lake County had an annual average of 4,211 jobs across 462 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
4,211
-19.7% YoY
Establishments
462
Total Wages
$0.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$56,897
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 | 483 | 28 | $311 | $7.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 375 | 11 | $1,101 | $16.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 343 | 4 | $1,000 | $17.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 227 | 71 | $1,510 | $17.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 194 | 4 | $837 | $8.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 166 | 7 | $651 | $5.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 161 | 26 | $1,665 | $14.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 133 | 14 | $1,732 | $12.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 110 | 8 | $994 | $5.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 99 | 14 | $1,596 | $8.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 99 | 6 | $1,051 | $5.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 95 | 6 | $418 | $2.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 93 | 26 | $975 | $4.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 91 | 16 | $1,967 | $9.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 78 | 5 | $606 | $2.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 65 | 4 | $1,183 | $4.0M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 60 | 4 | $1,024 | $3.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 60 | 7 | $1,436 | $4.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 54 | 8 | $416 | $1.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 52 | 4 | $563 | $1.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 51 | 11 | $998 | $2.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 42 | 4 | $346 | $0.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 42 | 18 | $900 | $2.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 34 | 18 | $1,073 | $1.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 31 | 7 | $1,201 | $2.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 28 | 6 | $927 | $1.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 25 | 14 | $823 | $1.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 24 | 6 | $1,263 | $1.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 19 | 6 | $369 | $0.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 17 | 2 | $1,787 | $1.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 13 | 4 | $5,663 | $3.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 11 | 3 | $1,187 | $0.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 7 | 4 | $1,277 | $0.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 6 | 8 | $866 | $0.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 6 | 3 | $1,230 | $0.4M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 5 | 5 | $3,607 | $0.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1 | 1 | $2,453 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
53
jobs · $74,562 avg pay
Private
4,158
jobs · $56,669 avg pay
SD Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.2%
April 2026
Other SD Counties
The largest counties in SD by total employment.
- Minnehaha County 138,555 jobs
- Pennington County 62,113 jobs
- Lincoln County 29,694 jobs
- Brown County 19,809 jobs
- Codington County 17,261 jobs
- Brookings County 14,939 jobs
- Lawrence County 13,566 jobs
- Yankton County 13,092 jobs