Polk County, WI
FIPS 55095 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Polk County had an annual average of 16,161 jobs across 1,311 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
16,161
-1.1% YoY
Establishments
1,311
Total Wages
$0.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$47,800
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,446 | 26 | $862 | $63.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,208 | 4 | $1,421 | $89.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,180 | 114 | $322 | $19.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 897 | 22 | $1,131 | $52.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 605 | 13 | $718 | $22.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 561 | 11 | $963 | $28.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 526 | 66 | $566 | $15.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 490 | 52 | $1,188 | $30.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 487 | 14 | $1,381 | $34.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 485 | 110 | $1,068 | $15.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 456 | 13 | $521 | $12.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 422 | 35 | $516 | $11.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 410 | 41 | $613 | $13.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 378 | 14 | $424 | $8.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 356 | 97 | $1,101 | $20.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 348 | 22 | $632 | $11.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 297 | 12 | $1,285 | $19.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 281 | 25 | $1,121 | $16.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 215 | 17 | $348 | $3.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 206 | 23 | $863 | $9.3M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 192 | 6 | $956 | $9.6M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 186 | 8 | $1,083 | $10.5M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 185 | 3 | $1,204 | $11.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 178 | 18 | $949 | $8.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 168 | 13 | $1,184 | $9.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 156 | 22 | $1,254 | $10.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 153 | 46 | $943 | $7.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 146 | 34 | $950 | $7.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 138 | 27 | $991 | $7.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 123 | 12 | $1,661 | $10.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 119 | 3 | $1,120 | $6.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 101 | 18 | $509 | $2.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 100 | 24 | $520 | $2.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 86 | 6 | $1,802 | $8.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 80 | 12 | $1,429 | $5.9M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 80 | 5 | $789 | $3.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 80 | 16 | $466 | $1.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 66 | 7 | $965 | $3.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 60 | 5 | $561 | $1.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 52 | 9 | $785 | $2.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 51 | 8 | $1,120 | $3.0M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 45 | 3 | $535 | $1.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 41 | 8 | $828 | $1.8M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 36 | 1 | $1,542 | $2.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 35 | 6 | $1,100 | $2.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 29 | 3 | $1,205 | $1.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 16 | 6 | $810 | $0.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 16 | 4 | $455 | $0.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 12 | 7 | $585 | $0.3M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 10 | 5 | $552 | $0.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 9 | 1 | $1,123 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
124
jobs · $74,888 avg pay
State Government
30
jobs · $57,363 avg pay
Local Government
2,348
jobs · $43,365 avg pay
Private
13,659
jobs · $48,292 avg pay
WI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.5%
April 2026
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