Pottawattamie County, IA
FIPS 19155 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Pottawattamie County had an annual average of 41,403 jobs across 2,745 establishments, paying $2.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
41,403
+3.7% YoY
Establishments
2,745
Total Wages
$2.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$56,397
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 3,772 | 12 | $1,199 | $235.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,202 | 170 | $424 | $70.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,240 | 182 | $1,140 | $132.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,010 | 36 | $774 | $80.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,602 | 144 | $1,600 | $133.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,447 | 181 | $1,432 | $107.7M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,445 | 9 | $1,339 | $100.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,432 | 21 | $579 | $43.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,417 | 39 | $833 | $61.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,216 | 16 | $1,335 | $84.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,117 | 151 | $786 | $45.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,088 | 98 | $1,653 | $93.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,073 | 284 | $1,542 | $86.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 966 | 22 | $470 | $23.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 853 | 46 | $1,194 | $53.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 774 | 48 | $578 | $23.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 727 | 101 | $1,251 | $47.3M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 561 | 29 | $438 | $12.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 550 | 33 | $1,308 | $37.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 546 | 46 | $1,378 | $39.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 534 | 30 | $1,067 | $29.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 501 | 17 | $637 | $16.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 467 | 78 | $1,143 | $27.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 457 | 38 | $503 | $11.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 436 | 76 | $1,366 | $31.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 424 | 32 | $626 | $13.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 419 | 12 | $1,415 | $30.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 416 | 4 | $1,243 | $26.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 383 | 71 | $1,613 | $32.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 343 | 64 | $1,384 | $24.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 285 | 90 | $950 | $14.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 263 | 56 | $3,162 | $43.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 258 | 30 | $654 | $8.8M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 248 | 7 | $642 | $8.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 217 | 47 | $684 | $7.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 211 | 12 | $1,640 | $13.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 165 | 27 | $1,358 | $11.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 158 | 15 | $397 | $3.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 138 | 12 | $1,238 | $8.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 130 | 9 | $1,906 | $10.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 113 | 8 | $1,481 | $8.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 106 | 19 | $850 | $4.7M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 106 | 3 | $1,401 | $7.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 74 | 30 | $1,010 | $3.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 62 | 15 | $1,957 | $5.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 42 | 24 | $2,484 | $5.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 36 | 4 | $1,347 | $2.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 30 | 3 | $950 | $1.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 30 | 8 | $875 | $1.4M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 25 | 6 | $1,618 | $2.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 22 | 4 | $952 | $1.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 19 | 10 | $426 | $0.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 16 | 4 | $2,292 | $1.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 14 | 2 | $1,363 | $1.0M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 14 | 1 | $1,316 | $0.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 12 | 3 | $1,469 | $0.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 8 | 8 | $1,930 | $0.8M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
213
jobs · $72,013 avg pay
State Government
643
jobs · $64,214 avg pay
Local Government
4,754
jobs · $55,190 avg pay
Private
35,793
jobs · $56,324 avg pay
IA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.3%
April 2026
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