Norton County, KS

FIPS 20137 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Norton County had an annual average of 2,281 jobs across 196 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,281

+0.3% YoY

Establishments

196

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,245

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 Norton County, KS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
922 NAICS 922 209 6 $1,329 $14.4M
621 NAICS 621 200 8 $483 $5.0M
611 NAICS 611 177 2 $653 $6.0M
722 NAICS 722 112 8 $359 $2.1M
622 NAICS 622 111 1 $1,282 $7.4M
921 NAICS 921 90 4 $615 $2.9M
445 NAICS 445 87 4 $403 $1.8M
522 NAICS 522 76 4 $1,402 $5.6M
221 NAICS 221 69 2 $592 $2.1M
624 NAICS 624 61 9 $390 $1.2M
926 NAICS 926 47 3 $1,002 $2.4M
449 NAICS 449 44 5 $1,424 $3.2M
457 NAICS 457 38 4 $480 $0.9M
541 NAICS 541 35 21 $1,292 $1.8M
811 NAICS 811 34 8 $798 $1.4M
444 NAICS 444 32 3 $369 $0.6M
111 NAICS 111 31 6 $596 $1.0M
112 NAICS 112 27 7 $611 $0.9M
238 NAICS 238 22 8 $757 $0.9M
484 NAICS 484 21 4 $1,552 $1.7M
519 NAICS 519 14 2 $545 $0.4M
491 NAICS 491 13 3 $1,029 $0.7M
924 NAICS 924 9 2 $796 $0.3M
713 NAICS 713 6 1 $109 $0.0M
488 NAICS 488 2 1 $256 $0.0M
925 NAICS 925 2 1 $635 $0.1M
812 NAICS 812 1 1 $392 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

19

jobs · $50,330 avg pay

State Government

260

jobs · $65,226 avg pay

Local Government

473

jobs · $40,131 avg pay

Private

1,529

jobs · $46,356 avg pay

KS Unemployment

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

3.9%

April 2026

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