Scott County, IA
FIPS 19163 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Scott County had an annual average of 90,947 jobs across 6,239 establishments, paying $5.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
90,947
+1.2% YoY
Establishments
6,239
Total Wages
$5.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$61,138
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 | 8,007 | 444 | $396 | $164.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 5,794 | 433 | $1,984 | $417.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 5,061 | 318 | $1,570 | $413.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 4,288 | 386 | $926 | $206.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 3,341 | 741 | $1,921 | $281.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 3,252 | 123 | $2,267 | $383.4M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 3,105 | 13 | $1,795 | $289.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 3,045 | 312 | $1,604 | $254.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 2,909 | 16 | $1,371 | $207.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 2,820 | 22 | $1,762 | $258.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 2,504 | 50 | $784 | $102.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,441 | 49 | $598 | $75.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,336 | 17 | $1,946 | $144.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 2,057 | 396 | $559 | $59.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,969 | 59 | $540 | $55.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,688 | 84 | $1,290 | $78.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,648 | 87 | $1,232 | $105.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,632 | 19 | $1,578 | $134.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,566 | 41 | $659 | $53.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,325 | 92 | $622 | $42.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 1,296 | 172 | $1,674 | $112.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,230 | 137 | $1,527 | $97.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,154 | 159 | $1,018 | $61.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,152 | 38 | $1,210 | $72.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,132 | 114 | $1,754 | $103.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,067 | 53 | $776 | $43.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,046 | 118 | $518 | $28.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,046 | 143 | $1,623 | $88.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,004 | 97 | $545 | $28.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 989 | 86 | $1,233 | $63.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 966 | 123 | $739 | $37.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 911 | 51 | $419 | $19.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 849 | 73 | $980 | $43.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 832 | 8 | $1,147 | $49.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 736 | 25 | $1,062 | $40.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 660 | 58 | $1,007 | $34.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 623 | 218 | $1,084 | $35.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 586 | 74 | $475 | $14.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 555 | 41 | $1,595 | $44.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 469 | 26 | $2,156 | $52.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 460 | 19 | $1,535 | $36.7M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 402 | 25 | $427 | $8.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 310 | 26 | $1,325 | $21.3M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 274 | 12 | $579 | $8.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 256 | 58 | $1,502 | $20.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 253 | 15 | $1,442 | $19.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 237 | 24 | $1,029 | $12.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 236 | 1 | $1,650 | $20.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 190 | 15 | $1,273 | $12.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 170 | 18 | $1,322 | $11.7M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 161 | 6 | $1,225 | $10.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 151 | 48 | $2,195 | $17.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 116 | 9 | $1,352 | $8.2M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 115 | 10 | $401 | $2.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 103 | 12 | $437 | $2.4M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 99 | 7 | $1,142 | $5.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 95 | 4 | $700 | $3.5M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 93 | 10 | $1,143 | $5.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 81 | 17 | $1,677 | $7.1M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 79 | 4 | $1,549 | $6.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 70 | 22 | $909 | $3.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 60 | 7 | $1,359 | $4.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 49 | 49 | $489 | $1.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 45 | 3 | $2,067 | $4.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 35 | 10 | $1,638 | $2.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 26 | 3 | $1,781 | $2.4M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 22 | 7 | $242 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
888
jobs · $89,199 avg pay
State Government
415
jobs · $66,682 avg pay
Local Government
7,582
jobs · $55,764 avg pay
Private
82,062
jobs · $61,303 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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