Morton County, ND
FIPS 38059 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Morton County had an annual average of 12,333 jobs across 1,239 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
12,333
+1.2% YoY
Establishments
1,239
Total Wages
$0.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$58,636
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,043 | 9 | $1,369 | $50.5M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 915 | 67 | $386 | $18.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 906 | 16 | $865 | $40.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 868 | 133 | $1,848 | $76.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 826 | 126 | $1,312 | $56.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 529 | 24 | $1,268 | $34.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 522 | 66 | $1,190 | $30.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 444 | 21 | $370 | $6.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 401 | 10 | $1,397 | $21.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 392 | 48 | $1,361 | $16.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 391 | 28 | $1,615 | $32.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 383 | 48 | $1,236 | $23.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 365 | 54 | $1,479 | $28.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 245 | 15 | $581 | $7.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 172 | 44 | $1,484 | $13.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 164 | 38 | $1,052 | $8.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 146 | 24 | $983 | $7.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 140 | 45 | $1,100 | $8.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 124 | 12 | $516 | $3.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 118 | 17 | $1,837 | $11.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 109 | 4 | $1,208 | $6.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 98 | 24 | $610 | $3.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 96 | 32 | $1,407 | $7.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 86 | 9 | $546 | $2.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 76 | 8 | $1,599 | $6.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 72 | 21 | $1,787 | $6.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 71 | 5 | $1,365 | $5.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 64 | 9 | $2,391 | $7.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 63 | 13 | $1,088 | $3.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 59 | 5 | $1,472 | $4.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 54 | 6 | $1,371 | $3.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 49 | 6 | $1,313 | $3.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 45 | 6 | $794 | $1.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 43 | 15 | $677 | $1.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 34 | 4 | $902 | $1.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 32 | 2 | $1,334 | $2.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 31 | 8 | $1,298 | $2.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 31 | 6 | $1,703 | $1.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 26 | 12 | $2,250 | $3.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 22 | 5 | $1,606 | $1.8M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 21 | 4 | $508 | $0.6M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 17 | 1 | $578 | $0.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 13 | 1 | $1,078 | $0.8M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 13 | 4 | $514 | $0.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 11 | 16 | $1,077 | $0.6M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 11 | 10 | $1,548 | $0.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 10 | 8 | $860 | $0.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 6 | 1 | $1,555 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
120
jobs · $75,035 avg pay
State Government
372
jobs · $68,303 avg pay
Local Government
1,643
jobs · $46,186 avg pay
Private
10,198
jobs · $60,104 avg pay
ND Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.4%
April 2026
Other ND Counties
The largest counties in ND by total employment.
- Cass County 128,034 jobs
- Burleigh County 58,034 jobs
- Grand Forks County 40,704 jobs
- Ward County 31,358 jobs
- Williams County 27,125 jobs
- Stark County 19,526 jobs
- McKenzie County 11,484 jobs
- Stutsman County 11,077 jobs