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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Pennington County, SD, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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