Porter County, IN
FIPS 18127 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Porter County had an annual average of 63,768 jobs across 4,215 establishments, paying $3.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
63,768
+0.6% YoY
Establishments
4,215
Total Wages
$3.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$58,217
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 6,465 | 330 | $461 | $140.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 5,515 | 114 | $1,628 | $248.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 4,965 | 328 | $1,321 | $340.9M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 4,721 | 9 | $1,958 | $480.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 3,237 | 563 | $1,279 | $215.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 3,194 | 269 | $1,582 | $262.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,370 | 225 | $870 | $104.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,968 | 38 | $816 | $83.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,888 | 37 | $537 | $52.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,862 | 23 | $3,077 | $97.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,601 | 116 | $1,291 | $107.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,379 | 176 | $1,533 | $110.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,218 | 36 | $1,568 | $99.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 981 | 76 | $499 | $25.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 956 | 44 | $551 | $27.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 913 | 39 | $778 | $36.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 909 | 58 | $1,147 | $54.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 820 | 18 | $2,098 | $89.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 820 | 131 | $1,122 | $46.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 816 | 86 | $554 | $23.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 806 | 70 | $1,532 | $64.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 783 | 125 | $1,518 | $61.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 772 | 103 | $572 | $23.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 754 | 94 | $1,529 | $60.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 670 | 61 | $550 | $19.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 621 | 13 | $2,021 | $65.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 591 | 150 | $891 | $27.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 529 | 46 | $777 | $21.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 524 | 30 | $1,935 | $52.7M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 458 | 6 | $1,354 | $32.2M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 395 | 10 | $1,019 | $20.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 391 | 16 | $1,828 | $37.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 369 | 36 | $466 | $8.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 360 | 20 | $713 | $13.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 342 | 94 | $1,307 | $23.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 336 | 31 | $487 | $8.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 285 | 32 | $841 | $12.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 248 | 18 | $1,645 | $21.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 223 | 34 | $1,245 | $14.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 212 | 8 | $1,311 | $14.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 198 | 32 | $588 | $6.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 194 | 13 | $1,438 | $14.5M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 189 | 8 | $1,585 | $15.6M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 169 | 11 | $1,341 | $11.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 160 | 2 | $494 | $4.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 144 | 5 | $2,161 | $11.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 138 | 18 | $987 | $7.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 134 | 1 | $1,469 | $10.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 116 | 26 | $1,929 | $11.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 106 | 6 | $1,815 | $5.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 86 | 10 | $644 | $2.9M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 82 | 18 | $1,981 | $8.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 81 | 8 | $1,794 | $5.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 81 | 1 | $611 | $2.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 77 | 7 | $1,287 | $5.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 74 | 1 | $1,360 | $5.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 53 | 12 | $987 | $2.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 29 | 38 | $614 | $0.9M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 28 | 3 | $1,142 | $1.6M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 18 | 4 | $505 | $0.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 18 | 4 | $1,140 | $1.1M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 13 | 5 | $978 | $0.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1 | 2 | $2,442 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
453
jobs · $79,811 avg pay
State Government
194
jobs · $45,982 avg pay
Local Government
6,120
jobs · $48,514 avg pay
Private
57,001
jobs · $59,129 avg pay
IN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.2%
April 2026
Other IN Counties
The largest counties in IN by total employment.
- Marion County 625,533 jobs
- Allen County 197,886 jobs
- Lake County 191,632 jobs
- Hamilton County 163,937 jobs
- Elkhart County 127,099 jobs
- St. Joseph County 121,043 jobs
- Vanderburgh County 107,140 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 99,720 jobs