Montrose County, CO

FIPS 08085 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Montrose County had an annual average of 17,014 jobs across 1,725 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

17,014

+2.7% YoY

Establishments

1,725

Total Wages

$0.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$52,652

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 Montrose County, CO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,524 91 $491 $38.9M
238 NAICS 238 1,463 200 $1,164 $88.6M
621 NAICS 621 1,162 136 $1,207 $72.8M
611 NAICS 611 1,008 13 $944 $48.7M
622 NAICS 622 814 1 $1,539 $65.2M
624 NAICS 624 743 69 $1,271 $25.6M
541 NAICS 541 590 177 $2,032 $38.1M
455 NAICS 455 584 12 $602 $18.3M
445 NAICS 445 518 28 $724 $19.5M
921 NAICS 921 509 7 $1,288 $34.0M
236 NAICS 236 367 74 $1,192 $22.7M
441 NAICS 441 359 21 $1,217 $22.7M
561 NAICS 561 353 83 $830 $15.2M
444 NAICS 444 334 22 $837 $14.5M
423 NAICS 423 291 43 $1,376 $20.8M
922 NAICS 922 280 11 $1,577 $21.3M
237 NAICS 237 260 15 $1,414 $15.7M
221 NAICS 221 253 18 $1,882 $23.4M
811 NAICS 811 242 55 $1,236 $15.5M
924 NAICS 924 234 7 $1,758 $19.3M
459 NAICS 459 223 33 $722 $8.4M
721 NAICS 721 215 24 $599 $6.7M
488 NAICS 488 201 12 $1,432 $9.2M
321 NAICS 321 201 9 $1,167 $12.2M
713 NAICS 713 197 1 $277 $2.8M
485 NAICS 485 190 5 $648 $6.4M
339 NAICS 339 188 11 $838 $8.2M
492 NAICS 492 186 6 $1,020 $9.9M
522 NAICS 522 167 22 $1,197 $10.4M
531 NAICS 531 156 67 $1,104 $8.9M
532 NAICS 532 139 15 $1,096 $7.9M
562 NAICS 562 126 8 $1,129 $7.4M
424 NAICS 424 126 21 $1,632 $10.7M
457 NAICS 457 122 14 $581 $3.7M
812 NAICS 812 117 29 $668 $4.0M
332 NAICS 332 113 14 $1,061 $6.3M
524 NAICS 524 97 26 $1,156 $5.8M
327 NAICS 327 94 7 $1,122 $5.5M
311 NAICS 311 91 5 $722 $3.4M
456 NAICS 456 89 12 $817 $3.8M
449 NAICS 449 88 18 $884 $4.0M
115 NAICS 115 86 17 $797 $3.5M
112 NAICS 112 85 19 $816 $3.6M
926 NAICS 926 84 5 $2,691 $10.3M
517 NAICS 517 76 6 $1,291 $5.1M
312 NAICS 312 70 5 $545 $2.0M
813 NAICS 813 67 14 $702 $2.4M
491 NAICS 491 64 8 $1,297 $4.3M
337 NAICS 337 62 9 $944 $3.1M
484 NAICS 484 54 22 $853 $2.4M
523 NAICS 523 53 17 $2,187 $6.1M
513 NAICS 513 46 8 $1,976 $4.7M
519 NAICS 519 39 1 $848 $1.7M
814 NAICS 814 37 22 $561 $1.1M
551 NAICS 551 36 13 $1,796 $3.4M
712 NAICS 712 30 1 $1,349 $2.1M
923 NAICS 923 30 4 $1,491 $1.7M
323 NAICS 323 25 3 $771 $1.0M
458 NAICS 458 24 4 $361 $0.4M
325 NAICS 325 14 3 $1,383 $1.0M
425 NAICS 425 8 6 $1,206 $0.5M
925 NAICS 925 6 1 $1,038 $0.4M
999 NAICS 999 2 4 $1,011 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

353

jobs · $92,034 avg pay

State Government

250

jobs · $72,578 avg pay

Local Government

2,886

jobs · $61,063 avg pay

Private

13,525

jobs · $49,458 avg pay

CO Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.9%

April 2026

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