Platte County, MO
FIPS 29165 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Platte County had an annual average of 48,079 jobs across 3,085 establishments, paying $2.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
48,079
+2.1% YoY
Establishments
3,085
Total Wages
$2.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$59,070
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 | 4,954 | 213 | $496 | $127.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 3,759 | 80 | $1,020 | $190.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 3,062 | 167 | $1,251 | $192.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,157 | 201 | $1,462 | $163.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 2,104 | 91 | $1,806 | $197.6M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 2,074 | 47 | $1,129 | $121.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,915 | 365 | $1,783 | $166.0M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,764 | 12 | $1,184 | $108.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,252 | 24 | $510 | $33.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,228 | 159 | $1,385 | $88.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,005 | 23 | $507 | $26.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 988 | 45 | $2,031 | $104.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 986 | 60 | $700 | $35.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 983 | 31 | $684 | $34.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 865 | 47 | $813 | $36.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 835 | 36 | $638 | $27.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 825 | 225 | $546 | $23.4M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 813 | 15 | $1,437 | $60.7M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 792 | 19 | $798 | $32.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 781 | 36 | $1,364 | $55.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 692 | 66 | $1,516 | $54.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 623 | 22 | $704 | $22.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 585 | 10 | $1,140 | $34.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 583 | 44 | $571 | $17.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 521 | 142 | $1,014 | $27.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 514 | 19 | $2,404 | $60.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 508 | 66 | $1,170 | $30.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 449 | 22 | $2,267 | $26.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 435 | 40 | $627 | $14.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 409 | 72 | $689 | $14.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 400 | 31 | $1,884 | $39.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 383 | 29 | $513 | $10.2M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 365 | 7 | $1,312 | $24.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 361 | 79 | $2,148 | $40.3M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 346 | 16 | $1,011 | $18.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 346 | 11 | $1,047 | $14.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 332 | 47 | $1,187 | $20.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 322 | 34 | $3,407 | $57.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 319 | 9 | $2,609 | $23.9M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 289 | 8 | $2,827 | $42.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 236 | 10 | $1,546 | $18.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 234 | 9 | $2,193 | $25.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 208 | 12 | $2,498 | $25.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 164 | 8 | $1,658 | $14.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 148 | 4 | $2,498 | $19.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 147 | 11 | $1,516 | $11.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 119 | 20 | $1,220 | $7.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 118 | 8 | $446 | $2.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 102 | 1 | $1,154 | $6.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 93 | 3 | $1,658 | $8.0M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 81 | 5 | $715 | $3.0M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 75 | 10 | $619 | $2.4M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 69 | 4 | $1,848 | $6.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 65 | 7 | $1,140 | $3.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 49 | 6 | $2,605 | $6.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 48 | 9 | $1,448 | $3.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 47 | 5 | $1,090 | $2.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 38 | 18 | $1,007 | $2.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 37 | 7 | $1,301 | $2.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 34 | 31 | $757 | $1.3M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 32 | 5 | $944 | $1.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 29 | 4 | $1,124 | $1.5M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 4 | 1 | $909 | $0.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 2 | 1 | $636 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
703
jobs · $108,222 avg pay
State Government
68
jobs · $44,415 avg pay
Local Government
4,534
jobs · $54,388 avg pay
Private
42,774
jobs · $58,782 avg pay
MO Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.8%
April 2026
Other MO Counties
The largest counties in MO by total employment.
- St. Louis County 596,675 jobs
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- St. Louis City 221,464 jobs
- Greene County 178,374 jobs
- St. Charles County 162,612 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 138,687 jobs
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- Boone County 98,656 jobs