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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Morton County, ND, BLS QCEW 2024.
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

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