Polk County, MN
FIPS 27119 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Polk County had an annual average of 12,036 jobs across 1,028 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
12,036
+1.3% YoY
Establishments
1,028
Total Wages
$0.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$54,722
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 713 | NAICS 713 | — | 1 | $254 | $0.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,560 | 27 | $1,288 | $83.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 888 | 7 | $1,472 | $68.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 847 | 18 | $837 | $34.4M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 780 | 58 | $398 | $16.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 718 | 20 | $1,070 | $39.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 536 | 147 | $981 | $27.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 482 | 34 | $1,475 | $36.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 441 | 3 | $1,674 | $38.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 355 | 14 | $462 | $8.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 350 | 44 | $590 | $10.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 314 | 17 | $578 | $9.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 241 | 23 | $272 | $3.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 235 | 31 | $1,287 | $15.7M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 221 | 9 | $1,135 | $13.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 212 | 37 | $1,943 | $15.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 210 | 11 | $590 | $6.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 188 | 61 | $1,104 | $10.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 158 | 17 | $1,654 | $13.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 145 | 13 | $496 | $3.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 114 | 6 | $626 | $3.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 111 | 2 | $1,326 | $7.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 106 | 15 | $849 | $4.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 103 | 35 | $1,324 | $3.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 90 | 9 | $418 | $2.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 88 | 14 | $946 | $4.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 62 | 22 | $1,033 | $3.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 59 | 12 | $1,056 | $3.2M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 59 | 14 | $1,306 | $4.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 56 | 24 | $891 | $2.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 49 | 7 | $811 | $2.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 43 | 3 | $1,440 | $3.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 38 | 40 | $328 | $0.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 32 | 6 | $1,666 | $2.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 29 | 9 | $721 | $1.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 28 | 3 | $2,613 | $3.8M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 27 | 8 | $800 | $1.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 22 | 5 | $1,392 | $1.3M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 20 | 2 | $1,151 | $1.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 20 | 12 | $1,659 | $1.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 17 | 5 | $399 | $0.4M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 15 | 3 | $580 | $0.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 12 | 7 | $411 | $0.3M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 9 | 5 | $1,020 | $0.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 6 | 3 | $679 | $0.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 1 | 2 | $1,593 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
92
jobs · $61,137 avg pay
State Government
505
jobs · $67,776 avg pay
Local Government
1,988
jobs · $52,135 avg pay
Private
9,451
jobs · $54,508 avg pay
MN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.5%
April 2026
Other MN Counties
The largest counties in MN by total employment.
- Hennepin County 917,117 jobs
- Ramsey County 325,225 jobs
- Dakota County 189,387 jobs
- Anoka County 133,130 jobs
- Olmsted County 103,905 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 96,988 jobs
- Washington County 95,624 jobs
- St. Louis County 95,505 jobs