Pennington County, SD
FIPS 46103 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Pennington County had an annual average of 62,113 jobs across 5,799 establishments, paying $3.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
62,113
+1.2% YoY
Establishments
5,799
Total Wages
$3.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,286
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 | 6,177 | 287 | $510 | $163.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 4,172 | 386 | $1,505 | $326.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 3,045 | 103 | $909 | $140.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,994 | 1,034 | $1,775 | $255.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,863 | 385 | $1,261 | $187.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,354 | 14 | $2,154 | $137.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,343 | 415 | $836 | $101.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,996 | 144 | $557 | $57.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,878 | 36 | $569 | $55.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,703 | 26 | $869 | $76.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,556 | 136 | $563 | $45.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,468 | 241 | $1,546 | $118.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,418 | 114 | $1,768 | $108.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,365 | 78 | $1,237 | $87.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,173 | 185 | $1,274 | $77.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,118 | 92 | $1,011 | $58.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 959 | 42 | $846 | $42.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 907 | 29 | $2,511 | $118.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 886 | 93 | $1,383 | $63.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 863 | 176 | $1,002 | $44.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 824 | 38 | $549 | $23.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 819 | 75 | $649 | $19.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 775 | 51 | $1,585 | $63.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 774 | 68 | $594 | $23.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 769 | 4 | $1,347 | $53.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 762 | 147 | $1,526 | $60.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 733 | 103 | $701 | $26.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 565 | 254 | $962 | $28.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 469 | 54 | $1,029 | $25.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 456 | 10 | $1,969 | $46.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 436 | 88 | $1,273 | $28.9M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 436 | 6 | $1,137 | $25.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 435 | 68 | $476 | $10.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 399 | 34 | $751 | $15.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 384 | 18 | $901 | $18.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 377 | 15 | $2,142 | $30.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 343 | 25 | $1,229 | $21.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 282 | 15 | $1,349 | $11.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 266 | 15 | $1,128 | $15.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 253 | 15 | $1,442 | $19.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 231 | 8 | $1,427 | $17.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 220 | 27 | $1,107 | $12.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 195 | 10 | $2,043 | $20.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 194 | 6 | $1,671 | $16.9M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 181 | 15 | $1,136 | $10.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 166 | 10 | $1,482 | $12.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 164 | 16 | $1,867 | $14.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 149 | 7 | $1,800 | $9.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 131 | 30 | $646 | $4.4M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 114 | 8 | $854 | $5.1M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 113 | 8 | $606 | $3.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 111 | 12 | $990 | $5.7M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 111 | 6 | $1,335 | $7.7M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 99 | 9 | $578 | $3.0M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 96 | 6 | $1,362 | $6.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 94 | 38 | $1,573 | $7.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 91 | 17 | $1,427 | $6.8M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 85 | 12 | $380 | $1.7M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 77 | 9 | $847 | $3.4M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 66 | 1 | $2,055 | $7.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 60 | 1 | $611 | $1.9M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 54 | 46 | $2,755 | $7.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 54 | 14 | $6,058 | $16.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 52 | 10 | $555 | $1.5M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 46 | 6 | $1,127 | $2.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 40 | 5 | $439 | $0.9M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 37 | 6 | $791 | $1.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 26 | 27 | $612 | $0.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 18 | 14 | $1,897 | $1.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,733
jobs · $78,239 avg pay
State Government
1,376
jobs · $68,165 avg pay
Local Government
4,965
jobs · $52,058 avg pay
Private
54,039
jobs · $56,817 avg pay
SD Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.2%
April 2026
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- Yankton County 13,092 jobs
- Davison County 12,547 jobs