Sherman County, KS

FIPS 20181 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Sherman County had an annual average of 2,404 jobs across 282 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,404

+1.4% YoY

Establishments

282

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$44,347

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 Sherman County, KS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 264 2 $701 $9.6M
722 NAICS 722 213 17 $364 $4.0M
921 NAICS 921 198 3 $642 $6.6M
424 NAICS 424 161 10 $1,407 $11.7M
622 NAICS 622 132 1 $1,248 $8.5M
522 NAICS 522 78 3 $1,566 $6.3M
423 NAICS 423 75 11 $1,306 $5.1M
624 NAICS 624 71 16 $622 $2.3M
621 NAICS 621 68 10 $958 $3.4M
441 NAICS 441 59 6 $875 $2.7M
484 NAICS 484 47 9 $1,339 $3.3M
111 NAICS 111 41 15 $948 $2.0M
457 NAICS 457 36 3 $534 $1.0M
488 NAICS 488 35 5 $1,826 $2.4M
811 NAICS 811 34 8 $803 $1.4M
238 NAICS 238 32 11 $850 $1.4M
926 NAICS 926 31 7 $980 $1.2M
236 NAICS 236 24 8 $968 $1.2M
459 NAICS 459 23 5 $391 $0.5M
445 NAICS 445 22 5 $367 $0.4M
541 NAICS 541 17 2 $2,261 $1.9M
491 NAICS 491 14 2 $1,198 $0.8M
922 NAICS 922 13 2 $1,209 $0.8M
812 NAICS 812 9 3 $666 $0.3M
519 NAICS 519 9 1 $309 $0.1M
531 NAICS 531 5 1 $837 $0.2M
425 NAICS 425 3 3 $590 $0.1M
923 NAICS 923 2 2 $1,089 $0.1M
924 NAICS 924 2 2 $1,298 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

39

jobs · $83,507 avg pay

State Government

35

jobs · $50,520 avg pay

Local Government

614

jobs · $41,256 avg pay

Private

1,716

jobs · $44,426 avg pay

KS Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.9%

April 2026

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