Minnehaha County, SD
FIPS 46099 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Minnehaha County had an annual average of 138,555 jobs across 9,989 establishments, paying $9.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
138,555
+2.2% YoY
Establishments
9,989
Total Wages
$9.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$65,101
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 16,022 | 10 | $1,743 | $1,234.4M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 10,576 | 503 | $473 | $260.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 6,356 | 1,890 | $2,203 | $608.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 6,264 | 421 | $2,317 | $754.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 5,814 | 239 | $1,908 | $533.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 5,682 | 612 | $1,399 | $413.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 5,170 | 607 | $1,820 | $489.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 4,244 | 757 | $901 | $198.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 4,195 | 19 | $1,134 | $247.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 3,435 | 80 | $841 | $150.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 3,223 | 189 | $634 | $106.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 3,104 | 58 | $642 | $103.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,858 | 18 | $3,309 | $205.9M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 2,687 | 14 | $913 | $127.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,609 | 66 | $521 | $70.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 2,481 | 106 | $1,263 | $163.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,369 | 174 | $679 | $83.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 2,249 | 315 | $2,682 | $208.3M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,166 | 130 | $442 | $49.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 2,093 | 296 | $1,503 | $163.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,833 | 251 | $1,303 | $124.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,809 | 71 | $2,729 | $256.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,637 | 292 | $1,379 | $117.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,540 | 234 | $1,340 | $107.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,528 | 64 | $973 | $77.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,500 | 146 | $758 | $59.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,447 | 86 | $1,889 | $141.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,400 | 34 | $1,574 | $114.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,322 | 103 | $643 | $44.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 1,305 | 322 | $1,301 | $88.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,305 | 116 | $486 | $33.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,257 | 25 | $852 | $55.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,161 | 56 | $568 | $34.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,119 | 165 | $736 | $42.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,116 | 31 | $1,183 | $68.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,073 | 99 | $1,059 | $59.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 995 | 16 | $1,425 | $73.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 990 | 164 | $1,055 | $54.3M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 880 | 11 | $1,160 | $53.1M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 834 | 11 | $1,273 | $55.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 816 | 74 | $815 | $34.6M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 811 | 64 | $570 | $24.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 771 | 17 | $2,270 | $62.7M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 747 | 14 | $1,372 | $53.3M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 744 | 19 | $657 | $25.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 702 | 16 | $1,341 | $49.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 699 | 178 | $2,811 | $102.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 696 | 59 | $1,230 | $43.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 610 | 11 | $1,076 | $34.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 594 | 16 | $1,500 | $46.3M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 588 | 26 | $1,179 | $36.0M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 398 | 4 | $1,321 | $27.3M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 377 | 14 | $691 | $13.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 371 | 44 | $1,205 | $23.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 352 | 35 | $1,223 | $22.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 310 | 10 | $2,139 | $22.6M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 275 | 12 | $1,414 | $20.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 250 | 16 | $1,978 | $22.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 233 | 12 | $2,719 | $32.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 228 | 3 | $1,700 | $20.1M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 226 | 22 | $1,191 | $14.0M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 220 | 30 | $884 | $10.1M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 210 | 10 | $1,057 | $11.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 181 | 68 | $2,249 | $21.2M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 173 | 115 | $1,930 | $17.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 166 | 62 | $1,740 | $15.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 118 | 18 | $790 | $4.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 109 | 2 | $2,113 | $12.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 98 | 4 | $765 | $3.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 59 | 76 | $611 | $1.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 50 | 7 | $440 | $1.2M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 50 | 16 | $1,735 | $4.5M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 49 | 12 | $2,141 | $5.5M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 36 | 6 | $990 | $1.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 29 | 25 | $1,967 | $3.0M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 10 | 3 | $2,509 | $1.3M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 9 | 7 | $1,589 | $0.8M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 5 | 1 | $2,497 | $0.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,848
jobs · $92,579 avg pay
State Government
1,634
jobs · $73,558 avg pay
Local Government
8,508
jobs · $55,545 avg pay
Private
125,565
jobs · $65,014 avg pay
SD Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.2%
April 2026
Other SD Counties
The largest counties in SD by total employment.
- Pennington County 62,113 jobs
- Lincoln County 29,694 jobs
- Brown County 19,809 jobs
- Codington County 17,261 jobs
- Brookings County 14,939 jobs
- Lawrence County 13,566 jobs
- Yankton County 13,092 jobs
- Davison County 12,547 jobs