Lincoln County, MT
FIPS 30053 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Lincoln County had an annual average of 6,259 jobs across 960 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
6,259
+2.9% YoY
Establishments
960
Total Wages
$0.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$47,586
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 928 | NAICS 928 | — | — | $2,546 | $0.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 543 | 50 | $382 | $10.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 523 | 25 | $961 | $22.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 458 | 48 | $1,009 | $24.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 336 | 15 | $542 | $9.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 323 | 80 | $1,092 | $18.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 301 | 8 | $1,755 | $25.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 284 | 17 | $838 | $12.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 223 | 6 | $1,017 | $10.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 168 | 18 | $384 | $3.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 156 | 15 | $502 | $4.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 148 | 48 | $1,162 | $9.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 148 | 50 | $871 | $6.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 125 | 35 | $330 | $2.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 109 | 10 | $716 | $4.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 104 | 14 | $956 | $5.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 104 | 12 | $412 | $2.2M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 89 | 4 | $1,086 | $5.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 86 | 5 | $2,685 | $10.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 84 | 15 | $994 | $4.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 84 | 16 | $1,367 | $5.5M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 77 | 24 | $1,157 | $4.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 72 | 22 | $673 | $2.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 69 | 18 | $488 | $1.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 66 | 28 | $905 | $3.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 55 | 20 | $1,277 | $3.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 54 | 2 | $2,259 | $6.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 53 | 2 | $2,030 | $5.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 53 | 9 | $714 | $2.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 52 | 4 | $1,576 | $4.3M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 43 | 6 | $601 | $1.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 40 | 7 | $433 | $0.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 33 | 19 | $869 | $1.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 31 | 7 | $720 | $1.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 30 | 6 | $1,340 | $2.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 28 | 20 | $2,183 | $3.2M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 27 | 10 | $1,400 | $1.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 26 | 10 | $1,344 | $1.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 25 | 2 | $1,166 | $1.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 16 | 6 | $835 | $0.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 12 | 5 | $931 | $0.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 9 | 4 | $365 | $0.2M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 5 | 4 | $2,698 | $0.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 3 | 4 | $1,691 | $0.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 3 | 2 | $329 | $0.0M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 2 | 1 | $710 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
480
jobs · $95,782 avg pay
State Government
89
jobs · $68,827 avg pay
Local Government
695
jobs · $43,567 avg pay
Private
4,995
jobs · $43,131 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