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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Polk County, WI, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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