Marion County, IA
FIPS 19125 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Marion County had an annual average of 19,680 jobs across 1,063 establishments, paying $1.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
19,680
+1.4% YoY
Establishments
1,063
Total Wages
$1.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$63,553
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 4,635 | 12 | $1,554 | $374.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,139 | 20 | $802 | $47.5M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,043 | 69 | $317 | $17.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 674 | 8 | $646 | $22.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 509 | 64 | $1,316 | $34.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 490 | 14 | $534 | $13.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 484 | 15 | $417 | $10.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 394 | 105 | $1,301 | $26.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 371 | 63 | $1,123 | $21.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 348 | 48 | $1,849 | $33.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 320 | 6 | $879 | $14.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 301 | 48 | $989 | $15.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 209 | 18 | $1,137 | $12.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 192 | 20 | $1,533 | $15.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 190 | 14 | $441 | $4.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 187 | 17 | $658 | $6.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 141 | 18 | $1,236 | $9.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 121 | 34 | $1,042 | $6.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 115 | 24 | $1,273 | $7.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 110 | 11 | $413 | $2.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 102 | 10 | $1,130 | $6.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 93 | 22 | $595 | $2.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 87 | 21 | $1,503 | $6.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 87 | 12 | $598 | $2.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 80 | 11 | $752 | $3.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 74 | 20 | $685 | $2.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 70 | 9 | $273 | $1.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 69 | 6 | $1,182 | $4.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 67 | 5 | $803 | $2.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 63 | 10 | $239 | $0.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 62 | 9 | $1,185 | $3.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 61 | 9 | $669 | $2.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 44 | 7 | $2,093 | $4.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 43 | 15 | $1,638 | $3.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 41 | 7 | $1,361 | $2.9M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 39 | 18 | $2,066 | $4.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 36 | 1 | $1,652 | $3.1M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 35 | 5 | $1,354 | $2.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 35 | 5 | $1,140 | $2.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 31 | 12 | $1,326 | $2.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 21 | 6 | $1,707 | $1.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 20 | 4 | $1,285 | $1.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 14 | 3 | $1,358 | $1.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 9 | 8 | $163 | $0.1M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 4 | 5 | $1,427 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
137
jobs · $70,000 avg pay
State Government
36
jobs · $57,367 avg pay
Local Government
1,732
jobs · $43,893 avg pay
Private
17,775
jobs · $65,432 avg pay
IA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.3%
April 2026
Other IA Counties
The largest counties in IA by total employment.
- Polk County 317,846 jobs
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- Scott County 90,947 jobs
- Johnson County 83,751 jobs
- Black Hawk County 70,886 jobs
- Dubuque County 58,413 jobs
- Dallas County 55,258 jobs
- Woodbury County 51,281 jobs