Portage County, OH
FIPS 39133 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Portage County had an annual average of 56,561 jobs across 3,770 establishments, paying $3.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
56,561
-0% YoY
Establishments
3,770
Total Wages
$3.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,669
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 | 7,826 | 91 | $1,416 | $503.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 5,289 | 320 | $388 | $106.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 2,950 | 40 | $1,383 | $212.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,443 | 402 | $1,573 | $199.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 2,273 | 138 | $2,088 | $246.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,005 | 188 | $1,979 | $116.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,798 | 45 | $525 | $49.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,723 | 36 | $770 | $69.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,412 | 250 | $1,295 | $95.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,361 | 36 | $1,415 | $100.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,349 | 64 | $1,332 | $93.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,318 | 65 | $1,329 | $91.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,197 | 67 | $529 | $32.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,080 | 32 | $1,664 | $93.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,020 | 204 | $1,070 | $50.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,016 | 95 | $1,312 | $69.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 924 | 24 | $1,899 | $66.2M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 832 | 7 | $1,278 | $55.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 753 | 35 | $609 | $23.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 672 | 92 | $649 | $20.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 659 | 38 | $570 | $14.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 657 | 9 | $1,414 | $48.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 629 | 67 | $1,270 | $41.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 622 | 66 | $2,062 | $66.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 584 | 31 | $1,789 | $50.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 581 | 42 | $857 | $25.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 574 | 19 | $1,373 | $41.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 568 | 81 | $598 | $17.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 541 | 122 | $917 | $25.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 521 | 109 | $994 | $26.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 497 | 44 | $552 | $14.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 459 | 31 | $516 | $12.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 449 | 46 | $436 | $10.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 417 | 104 | $1,385 | $30.0M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 416 | 20 | $1,322 | $28.6M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 414 | 12 | $1,420 | $30.6M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 390 | 4 | $1,368 | $27.7M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 387 | 6 | $1,333 | $26.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 384 | 16 | $1,032 | $20.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 361 | 58 | $561 | $10.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 342 | 58 | $1,219 | $21.7M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 326 | 10 | $1,174 | $19.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 316 | 36 | $701 | $11.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 296 | 3 | $1,080 | $16.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 268 | 12 | $1,296 | $18.0M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 228 | 5 | $1,137 | $13.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 226 | 18 | $1,475 | $16.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 219 | 15 | $1,281 | $14.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 161 | 14 | $1,192 | $10.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 145 | 4 | $1,379 | $9.0M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 138 | 3 | $601 | $4.3M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 136 | 1 | $772 | $5.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 129 | 11 | $1,578 | $10.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 116 | 25 | $1,661 | $10.1M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 104 | 14 | $1,235 | $6.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 95 | 13 | $691 | $3.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 95 | 36 | $2,006 | $9.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 90 | 7 | $1,867 | $5.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 79 | 8 | $732 | $3.0M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 76 | 6 | $1,181 | $4.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 72 | 22 | $838 | $3.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 70 | 7 | $1,411 | $5.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 68 | 10 | $1,224 | $4.1M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 64 | 8 | $675 | $2.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 62 | 3 | $754 | $2.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 59 | 8 | $1,189 | $3.6M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 54 | 6 | $1,348 | $3.8M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 38 | 2 | $1,419 | $2.8M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 29 | 14 | $1,099 | $1.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 21 | 29 | $692 | $0.8M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 2 | 3 | $490 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
340
jobs · $73,067 avg pay
State Government
4,331
jobs · $73,612 avg pay
Local Government
5,749
jobs · $56,335 avg pay
Private
46,141
jobs · $56,226 avg pay
OH Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
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