Pontotoc County, MS
FIPS 28115 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Pontotoc County had an annual average of 11,758 jobs across 563 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
11,758
+0.8% YoY
Establishments
563
Total Wages
$0.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$41,730
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 4,734 | 24 | $793 | $195.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 837 | 10 | $843 | $36.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 635 | 30 | $1,235 | $40.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 473 | 14 | $545 | $13.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 389 | 5 | $745 | $15.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 314 | 5 | $712 | $11.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 195 | 15 | $988 | $10.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 181 | 24 | $1,016 | $9.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 164 | 14 | $765 | $4.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 151 | 10 | $436 | $3.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 150 | 26 | $914 | $7.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 138 | 31 | $416 | $3.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 130 | 5 | $743 | $5.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 127 | 17 | $1,091 | $7.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 82 | 19 | $897 | $3.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 78 | 9 | $853 | $3.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 72 | 8 | $626 | $2.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 62 | 11 | $661 | $2.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 53 | 3 | $778 | $2.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 46 | 4 | $1,130 | $2.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 41 | 5 | $1,244 | $2.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 34 | 9 | $525 | $0.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 34 | 12 | $317 | $0.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 28 | 6 | $436 | $0.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 26 | 8 | $768 | $1.0M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 20 | 1 | $343 | $0.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 14 | 1 | $894 | $0.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 7 | 3 | $1,295 | $0.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 6 | 2 | $976 | $0.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 5 | 1 | $493 | $0.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 4 | 1 | $1,106 | $0.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1 | 1 | $2,420 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
52
jobs · $64,361 avg pay
State Government
78
jobs · $50,818 avg pay
Local Government
1,179
jobs · $41,592 avg pay
Private
10,449
jobs · $41,559 avg pay
MS Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.8%
April 2026
Other MS Counties
The largest counties in MS by total employment.
- Hinds County 109,171 jobs
- Harrison County 89,013 jobs
- DeSoto County 72,665 jobs
- Rankin County 67,059 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 61,838 jobs
- Madison County 60,205 jobs
- Lee County 52,533 jobs
- Jackson County 51,303 jobs