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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Pottawattamie County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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