Lawrence County, SD

FIPS 46081 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lawrence County had an annual average of 13,566 jobs across 1,629 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

13,566

+1.3% YoY

Establishments

1,629

Total Wages

$0.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,202

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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Lawrence County, SD, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
721 NAICS 721 1,878 60 $666 $65.0M
722 NAICS 722 1,425 95 $434 $32.2M
541 NAICS 541 695 256 $1,570 $56.7M
621 NAICS 621 569 63 $1,227 $36.3M
238 NAICS 238 520 110 $1,075 $29.1M
713 NAICS 713 514 26 $695 $18.6M
921 NAICS 921 483 6 $961 $24.2M
623 NAICS 623 365 14 $786 $14.9M
561 NAICS 561 348 96 $724 $13.1M
441 NAICS 441 303 23 $1,212 $19.1M
236 NAICS 236 282 84 $1,095 $16.1M
445 NAICS 445 265 12 $531 $7.3M
459 NAICS 459 212 39 $606 $6.7M
531 NAICS 531 194 90 $732 $7.4M
321 NAICS 321 176 6 $1,309 $12.0M
457 NAICS 457 166 18 $643 $5.6M
444 NAICS 444 165 14 $899 $7.7M
811 NAICS 811 156 54 $829 $6.7M
424 NAICS 424 154 19 $621 $5.0M
524 NAICS 524 140 42 $1,293 $9.4M
522 NAICS 522 132 30 $1,295 $8.9M
924 NAICS 924 130 2 $1,589 $10.7M
485 NAICS 485 122 8 $540 $3.4M
237 NAICS 237 118 20 $1,572 $9.6M
812 NAICS 812 110 29 $611 $3.5M
813 NAICS 813 100 24 $760 $4.0M
458 NAICS 458 88 22 $458 $2.1M
484 NAICS 484 80 36 $1,226 $5.1M
611 NAICS 611 74 26 $663 $2.6M
423 NAICS 423 59 34 $2,027 $6.2M
311 NAICS 311 53 3 $977 $2.7M
532 NAICS 532 51 10 $932 $2.5M
712 NAICS 712 50 6 $466 $1.2M
562 NAICS 562 40 9 $1,148 $2.4M
922 NAICS 922 39 5 $1,375 $2.8M
491 NAICS 491 36 6 $1,280 $2.4M
523 NAICS 523 30 18 $2,562 $3.9M
517 NAICS 517 30 3 $1,253 $1.9M
551 NAICS 551 29 6 $1,350 $2.0M
221 NAICS 221 28 5 $1,927 $2.8M
312 NAICS 312 27 3 $426 $0.6M
711 NAICS 711 23 9 $462 $0.5M
926 NAICS 926 19 7 $2,713 $1.2M
326 NAICS 326 19 3 $1,140 $1.1M
112 NAICS 112 18 4 $749 $0.7M
339 NAICS 339 18 4 $825 $0.8M
488 NAICS 488 15 6 $913 $0.7M
923 NAICS 923 14 6 $1,293 $1.0M
518 NAICS 518 8 12 $2,128 $0.9M
814 NAICS 814 8 6 $474 $0.2M
425 NAICS 425 3 3 $2,577 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

168

jobs · $79,836 avg pay

State Government

538

jobs · $59,401 avg pay

Local Government

966

jobs · $48,714 avg pay

Private

11,894

jobs · $49,487 avg pay

SD Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

2.2%

April 2026

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