Polk County, GA

FIPS 13233 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Polk County had an annual average of 11,149 jobs across 817 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

11,149

-1.6% YoY

Establishments

817

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,734

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 Polk County, GA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,199 74 $390 $24.3M
611 NAICS 611 1,125 21 $1,087 $62.0M
921 NAICS 921 607 6 $1,247 $25.3M
623 NAICS 623 396 6 $808 $16.7M
238 NAICS 238 349 54 $1,386 $25.2M
445 NAICS 445 299 28 $535 $8.3M
621 NAICS 621 295 34 $1,100 $16.1M
561 NAICS 561 230 64 $978 $11.7M
444 NAICS 444 220 17 $635 $7.3M
812 NAICS 812 204 22 $774 $8.2M
456 NAICS 456 181 9 $864 $8.1M
333 NAICS 333 161 5 $1,202 $10.1M
449 NAICS 449 158 13 $979 $8.1M
457 NAICS 457 143 36 $494 $3.7M
441 NAICS 441 140 19 $809 $5.9M
423 NAICS 423 137 12 $1,075 $7.7M
484 NAICS 484 127 13 $1,239 $8.2M
459 NAICS 459 112 13 $645 $3.8M
811 NAICS 811 108 22 $769 $4.3M
713 NAICS 713 95 8 $296 $1.5M
236 NAICS 236 90 23 $1,613 $7.5M
524 NAICS 524 89 22 $1,124 $5.2M
562 NAICS 562 66 5 $1,544 $5.3M
491 NAICS 491 65 3 $1,220 $4.1M
517 NAICS 517 62 4 $1,514 $4.9M
332 NAICS 332 49 6 $1,176 $3.0M
922 NAICS 922 41 4 $1,305 $2.8M
721 NAICS 721 34 12 $339 $0.6M
237 NAICS 237 29 7 $1,016 $1.5M
322 NAICS 322 22 3 $1,091 $1.3M
531 NAICS 531 20 16 $710 $0.7M
532 NAICS 532 18 6 $946 $0.9M
321 NAICS 321 17 3 $803 $0.7M
999 NAICS 999 16 40 $765 $0.6M
926 NAICS 926 11 3 $2,628 $0.9M
488 NAICS 488 5 1 $759 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 4 2 $1,002 $0.2M
925 NAICS 925 2 1 $1,359 $0.1M
813 NAICS 813 2 1 $789 $0.1M
923 NAICS 923 1 1 $432 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

70

jobs · $68,071 avg pay

State Government

159

jobs · $49,940 avg pay

Local Government

1,676

jobs · $51,197 avg pay

Private

9,244

jobs · $48,122 avg pay

GA Unemployment

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

3.5%

April 2026

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