Meade County, SD

FIPS 46093 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Meade County had an annual average of 8,600 jobs across 1,056 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

8,600

+3.4% YoY

Establishments

1,056

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$57,257

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 Meade County, SD, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
561 NAICS 561 — — $84 $0.0M
622 NAICS 622 887 1 $1,808 $83.4M
238 NAICS 238 592 113 $1,170 $36.0M
722 NAICS 722 565 44 $558 $12.1M
923 NAICS 923 511 1 $1,777 $47.2M
921 NAICS 921 354 5 $898 $16.5M
541 NAICS 541 344 143 $1,635 $29.2M
236 NAICS 236 284 52 $1,088 $16.1M
621 NAICS 621 250 24 $1,158 $15.1M
441 NAICS 441 246 23 $1,098 $14.1M
721 NAICS 721 187 27 $601 $5.8M
457 NAICS 457 181 18 $702 $6.6M
423 NAICS 423 173 40 $1,927 $17.3M
237 NAICS 237 173 11 $1,430 $12.9M
445 NAICS 445 173 7 $801 $5.6M
811 NAICS 811 124 36 $941 $6.0M
522 NAICS 522 119 16 $1,174 $7.3M
459 NAICS 459 109 24 $837 $4.7M
484 NAICS 484 97 37 $1,064 $5.4M
524 NAICS 524 83 26 $1,407 $6.1M
531 NAICS 531 79 46 $928 $3.8M
332 NAICS 332 75 10 $1,085 $4.2M
336 NAICS 336 71 3 $1,133 $4.2M
312 NAICS 312 67 3 $457 $1.6M
713 NAICS 713 66 7 $368 $1.3M
488 NAICS 488 54 9 $1,538 $4.3M
455 NAICS 455 51 8 $508 $1.3M
444 NAICS 444 51 6 $557 $1.5M
112 NAICS 112 43 12 $779 $1.7M
611 NAICS 611 43 13 $1,272 $2.9M
456 NAICS 456 31 6 $535 $0.9M
491 NAICS 491 30 9 $1,245 $2.0M
339 NAICS 339 28 4 $656 $0.9M
221 NAICS 221 28 8 $2,091 $3.0M
551 NAICS 551 23 6 $1,816 $2.2M
812 NAICS 812 19 1 $1,306 $1.3M
926 NAICS 926 19 7 $1,187 $1.1M
532 NAICS 532 13 4 $806 $0.5M
928 NAICS 928 12 2 $1,767 $1.1M
924 NAICS 924 7 1 $1,412 $0.5M
518 NAICS 518 6 4 $2,220 $0.6M
523 NAICS 523 5 8 $1,441 $0.4M
624 NAICS 624 2 1 $985 $0.1M
711 NAICS 711 1 1 $191 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

1,524

jobs · $90,580 avg pay

State Government

78

jobs · $60,589 avg pay

Local Government

1,384

jobs · $45,365 avg pay

Private

5,614

jobs · $51,091 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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