Polk County, IA
FIPS 19153 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Polk County had an annual average of 317,846 jobs across 20,580 establishments, paying $23.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
317,846
+1.3% YoY
Establishments
20,580
Total Wages
$23.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$72,557
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 21,254 | 741 | $3,084 | $2,604.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 20,773 | 1,158 | $479 | $517.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 20,195 | 3,397 | $2,028 | $2,128.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 16,712 | 1,349 | $1,095 | $952.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 15,078 | 976 | $1,513 | $1,186.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 14,096 | 1,183 | $2,462 | $1,187.5M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 11,248 | 32 | $1,936 | $827.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 10,422 | 555 | $2,414 | $1,308.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 9,998 | 960 | $1,788 | $929.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 9,182 | 706 | $609 | $290.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 9,037 | 436 | $2,181 | $1,014.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 7,978 | 113 | $1,751 | $624.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 7,104 | 495 | $2,154 | $795.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 6,758 | 190 | $541 | $190.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 6,609 | 139 | $899 | $309.0M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 5,838 | 65 | $951 | $288.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 5,566 | 106 | $552 | $159.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 4,832 | 245 | $1,391 | $349.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 4,676 | 360 | $872 | $211.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 4,514 | 206 | $1,403 | $329.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 4,494 | 77 | $1,440 | $336.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 4,060 | 43 | $1,853 | $391.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,776 | 372 | $1,755 | $344.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,637 | 167 | $404 | $76.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 3,510 | 118 | $743 | $135.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,476 | 428 | $1,319 | $238.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 3,420 | 50 | $911 | $162.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 3,279 | 500 | $1,431 | $243.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,260 | 446 | $680 | $115.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,254 | 344 | $589 | $99.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 3,168 | 824 | $1,351 | $222.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 3,019 | 79 | $1,894 | $245.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,918 | 126 | $872 | $132.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,784 | 204 | $608 | $88.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,054 | 119 | $1,739 | $183.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2,039 | 80 | $2,291 | $178.2M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 2,000 | 18 | $1,437 | $149.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,914 | 62 | $1,796 | $160.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,914 | 28 | $1,440 | $143.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,646 | 200 | $871 | $74.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,619 | 170 | $1,240 | $104.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,608 | 25 | $1,166 | $97.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,604 | 288 | $2,220 | $185.2M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,501 | 122 | $1,270 | $99.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,443 | 54 | $1,311 | $98.4M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 1,441 | 96 | $846 | $63.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,373 | 172 | $523 | $37.4M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,255 | 352 | $2,982 | $194.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1,223 | 68 | $1,221 | $77.6M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,164 | 18 | $1,240 | $75.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,146 | 72 | $1,606 | $95.7M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 1,115 | 143 | $2,488 | $144.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,046 | 61 | $1,180 | $64.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 881 | 69 | $1,436 | $65.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 848 | 36 | $1,633 | $72.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 800 | 20 | $1,175 | $48.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 766 | 216 | $2,174 | $86.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 735 | 36 | $1,326 | $50.7M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 684 | 22 | $1,217 | $43.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 639 | 64 | $2,477 | $73.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 596 | 4 | $1,360 | $42.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 476 | 27 | $745 | $18.4M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 444 | 18 | $1,251 | $28.9M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 441 | 29 | $1,338 | $30.7M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 420 | 49 | $656 | $14.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 400 | 12 | $791 | $16.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 328 | 37 | $1,302 | $22.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 262 | 27 | $1,218 | $16.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 186 | 180 | $608 | $5.9M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 176 | 6 | $1,262 | $11.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 167 | 26 | $826 | $7.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 116 | 8 | $1,756 | $10.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 68 | 28 | $2,473 | $8.7M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 58 | 5 | $981 | $3.0M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 49 | 6 | $1,410 | $3.6M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 45 | 14 | $715 | $1.7M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 12 | 7 | $1,428 | $0.9M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 12 | 2 | $2,182 | $1.4M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 6 | 3 | $1,742 | $0.5M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 6 | 1 | $3,003 | $0.9M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
6,682
jobs · $90,460 avg pay
State Government
7,993
jobs · $75,010 avg pay
Local Government
23,940
jobs · $62,926 avg pay
Private
279,231
jobs · $72,884 avg pay
IA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.3%
April 2026
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