Sauk County, WI
FIPS 55111 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Sauk County had an annual average of 36,499 jobs across 2,219 establishments, paying $1.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
36,499
+1.6% YoY
Establishments
2,219
Total Wages
$1.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,176
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 | 4,165 | 199 | $479 | $103.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 3,360 | 75 | $622 | $108.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,858 | 47 | $919 | $87.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,568 | 4 | $1,502 | $122.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,267 | 138 | $1,337 | $88.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,255 | 105 | $1,778 | $110.5M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,176 | 11 | $1,186 | $72.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,136 | 38 | $1,096 | $64.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,105 | 22 | $1,053 | $60.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,041 | 36 | $522 | $28.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,024 | 16 | $503 | $26.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 883 | 30 | $1,191 | $54.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 839 | 155 | $1,160 | $50.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 818 | 46 | $567 | $24.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 783 | 28 | $689 | $28.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 732 | 32 | $492 | $18.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 620 | 40 | $623 | $20.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 598 | 58 | $1,516 | $47.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 587 | 20 | $1,755 | $53.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 583 | 174 | $616 | $18.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 500 | 36 | $1,054 | $27.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 489 | 16 | $705 | $17.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 428 | 47 | $1,426 | $31.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 421 | 49 | $1,260 | $27.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 363 | 13 | $2,508 | $47.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 342 | 10 | $1,223 | $21.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 340 | 57 | $440 | $7.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 318 | 68 | $730 | $12.1M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 284 | 42 | $791 | $11.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 254 | 22 | $1,003 | $13.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 233 | 33 | $1,153 | $14.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 228 | 8 | $1,436 | $17.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 223 | 48 | $1,071 | $12.4M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 176 | 4 | $533 | $4.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 174 | 47 | $632 | $5.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 157 | 41 | $1,267 | $10.3M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 154 | 9 | $1,350 | $10.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 152 | 19 | $756 | $6.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 141 | 11 | $1,311 | $5.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 124 | 6 | $1,197 | $7.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 118 | 27 | $762 | $4.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 115 | 14 | $1,293 | $7.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 103 | 10 | $495 | $2.7M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 100 | 8 | $691 | $3.6M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 84 | 4 | $1,199 | $5.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 77 | 17 | $823 | $3.3M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 61 | 6 | $958 | $3.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 58 | 39 | $222 | $0.7M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 49 | 11 | $962 | $2.4M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 48 | 6 | $1,273 | $3.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 39 | 6 | $1,461 | $2.9M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 37 | 3 | $181 | $0.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 27 | 19 | $1,603 | $2.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 25 | 8 | $799 | $1.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 16 | 8 | $1,971 | $1.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 14 | 2 | $1,239 | $0.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 4 | 1 | $1,292 | $0.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 3 | 1 | $1,221 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
162
jobs · $70,476 avg pay
State Government
132
jobs · $51,825 avg pay
Local Government
4,087
jobs · $51,047 avg pay
Private
32,118
jobs · $49,957 avg pay
WI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.5%
April 2026
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