Ottawa County, MI
FIPS 26139 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Ottawa County had an annual average of 116,256 jobs across 6,798 establishments, paying $6.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
116,256
-1.6% YoY
Establishments
6,798
Total Wages
$6.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$59,571
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 9,773 | 381 | $461 | $234.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 7,575 | 26 | $1,344 | $529.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 6,282 | 322 | $723 | $236.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 5,703 | 164 | $1,342 | $398.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 5,588 | 44 | $1,415 | $411.1M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 4,789 | 43 | $1,454 | $362.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 4,783 | 662 | $1,556 | $386.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 4,569 | 633 | $1,378 | $327.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 4,435 | 28 | $1,681 | $387.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,890 | 319 | $1,177 | $238.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 3,393 | 38 | $667 | $117.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 3,299 | 173 | $1,516 | $260.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,959 | 80 | $845 | $130.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,787 | 55 | $649 | $82.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,733 | 298 | $1,082 | $153.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,704 | 26 | $1,490 | $153.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 2,695 | 89 | $1,691 | $236.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 2,580 | 139 | $752 | $100.8M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 2,316 | 28 | $1,351 | $162.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,091 | 100 | $1,300 | $141.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 2,015 | 362 | $1,399 | $146.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,537 | 96 | $1,492 | $119.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,476 | 106 | $1,289 | $98.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,401 | 94 | $570 | $41.5M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,398 | 21 | $1,837 | $133.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,242 | 57 | $847 | $54.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,187 | 16 | $1,365 | $84.3M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,140 | 74 | $556 | $32.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,124 | 70 | $1,331 | $77.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,077 | 137 | $622 | $34.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,029 | 116 | $557 | $29.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,009 | 120 | $1,542 | $80.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 924 | 127 | $1,634 | $78.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 903 | 123 | $815 | $38.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 883 | 49 | $537 | $24.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 868 | 243 | $1,003 | $45.2M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 793 | 17 | $1,494 | $61.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 775 | 52 | $1,202 | $48.4M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 762 | 9 | $1,297 | $51.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 678 | 9 | $2,485 | $87.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 675 | 49 | $892 | $31.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 622 | 43 | $530 | $17.1M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 612 | 15 | $935 | $29.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 581 | 28 | $1,111 | $33.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 493 | 63 | $444 | $11.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 469 | 29 | $1,650 | $40.2M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 442 | 6 | $1,314 | $30.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 437 | 114 | $2,406 | $54.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 415 | 43 | $741 | $16.0M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 390 | 8 | $1,156 | $23.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 368 | 37 | $1,682 | $32.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 352 | 15 | $1,272 | $23.3M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 339 | 96 | $908 | $16.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 305 | 47 | $1,827 | $29.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 292 | 29 | $1,562 | $23.7M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 286 | 19 | $994 | $14.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 235 | 26 | $1,148 | $11.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 230 | 23 | $2,401 | $28.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 215 | 22 | $1,049 | $11.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 206 | 20 | $1,910 | $20.4M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 191 | 36 | $676 | $6.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 189 | 33 | $1,684 | $16.5M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 180 | 10 | $825 | $7.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 126 | 8 | $996 | $6.5M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 106 | 14 | $439 | $2.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 75 | 80 | $440 | $1.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 63 | 8 | $543 | $1.8M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 51 | 6 | $887 | $2.3M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 45 | 6 | $1,417 | $3.3M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 36 | 13 | $2,369 | $4.5M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 31 | 11 | $1,532 | $2.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 21 | 5 | $1,638 | $1.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 19 | 1 | $1,764 | $1.8M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 11 | 6 | $1,522 | $0.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 6 | 1 | $1,635 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
420
jobs · $68,667 avg pay
Private
115,836
jobs · $59,538 avg pay
MI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.0%
April 2026
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