Marathon County, WI
FIPS 55073 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Marathon County had an annual average of 70,626 jobs across 3,960 establishments, paying $4.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
70,626
+0.9% YoY
Establishments
3,960
Total Wages
$4.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,975
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 | 4,444 | 292 | $375 | $86.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 4,210 | 65 | $1,245 | $272.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 4,149 | 225 | $1,934 | $417.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 3,838 | 62 | $981 | $190.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 3,483 | 21 | $1,131 | $204.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 3,166 | 26 | $1,545 | $254.4M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 2,546 | 5 | $1,213 | $160.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 2,241 | 40 | $1,388 | $161.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 2,163 | 147 | $1,399 | $157.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,112 | 244 | $1,406 | $154.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,955 | 92 | $1,402 | $142.6M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 1,944 | 9 | $1,613 | $163.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 1,869 | 33 | $1,041 | $101.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,743 | 146 | $680 | $61.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,657 | 26 | $480 | $41.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,644 | 452 | $580 | $49.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,608 | 248 | $1,493 | $124.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 1,276 | 107 | $1,884 | $124.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,178 | 50 | $723 | $44.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,172 | 118 | $1,152 | $70.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,163 | 40 | $317 | $19.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,116 | 42 | $544 | $31.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,109 | 64 | $1,095 | $63.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,068 | 56 | $1,274 | $70.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 984 | 68 | $541 | $27.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 979 | 17 | $1,478 | $75.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 837 | 19 | $2,623 | $47.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 812 | 70 | $568 | $24.0M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 799 | 55 | $831 | $34.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 781 | 32 | $748 | $30.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 713 | 116 | $1,174 | $43.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 630 | 108 | $1,264 | $41.4M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 591 | 21 | $1,050 | $32.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 575 | 56 | $1,888 | $19.2M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 560 | 17 | $877 | $25.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 509 | 33 | $468 | $12.4M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 471 | 10 | $1,026 | $25.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 443 | 84 | $881 | $20.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 395 | 37 | $824 | $16.9M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 383 | 5 | $1,467 | $29.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 379 | 88 | $642 | $12.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 334 | 39 | $725 | $12.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 317 | 13 | $498 | $8.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 312 | 30 | $838 | $13.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 266 | 8 | $1,674 | $23.2M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 249 | 18 | $1,153 | $15.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 248 | 13 | $971 | $12.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 241 | 22 | $857 | $10.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 231 | 32 | $560 | $6.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 228 | 13 | $1,899 | $22.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 179 | 56 | $2,384 | $22.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 178 | 12 | $1,350 | $12.5M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 173 | 6 | $1,045 | $9.4M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 156 | 16 | $1,003 | $8.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 152 | 17 | $1,402 | $11.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 132 | 18 | $1,394 | $9.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 123 | 5 | $1,913 | $11.0M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 119 | 13 | $889 | $5.5M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 109 | 3 | $1,302 | $7.4M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 109 | 10 | $875 | $4.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 83 | 6 | $939 | $4.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 63 | 14 | $3,084 | $10.2M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 54 | 5 | $695 | $2.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 43 | 5 | $1,304 | $2.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 37 | 28 | $385 | $0.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 26 | 11 | $2,102 | $2.8M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 22 | 6 | $1,908 | $2.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 18 | 1 | $1,005 | $0.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 6 | 1 | $1,396 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
342
jobs · $77,496 avg pay
State Government
362
jobs · $63,464 avg pay
Local Government
6,520
jobs · $49,764 avg pay
Private
63,402
jobs · $58,683 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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