Stark County, ND
FIPS 38089 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Stark County had an annual average of 19,526 jobs across 1,566 establishments, paying $1.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
19,526
+2.5% YoY
Establishments
1,566
Total Wages
$1.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$72,322
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 2,435 | 68 | $2,417 | $306.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,318 | 77 | $449 | $30.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,190 | 22 | $1,096 | $61.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 914 | 104 | $1,668 | $79.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 805 | 73 | $1,370 | $55.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 761 | 58 | $1,940 | $76.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 689 | 7 | $774 | $27.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 683 | 169 | $1,607 | $56.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 628 | 28 | $1,943 | $62.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 563 | 76 | $2,032 | $59.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 396 | 26 | $1,271 | $26.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 390 | 9 | $1,151 | $23.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 378 | 88 | $1,173 | $20.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 368 | 68 | $1,346 | $25.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 331 | 16 | $812 | $14.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 276 | 30 | $1,774 | $21.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 245 | 22 | $486 | $6.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 238 | 13 | $566 | $7.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 229 | 44 | $1,244 | $14.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 227 | 22 | $1,857 | $21.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 210 | 22 | $637 | $7.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 207 | 4 | $332 | $3.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 198 | 7 | $1,382 | $10.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 176 | 11 | $1,433 | $13.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 162 | 30 | $773 | $6.5M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 150 | 8 | $1,017 | $7.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 149 | 6 | $1,713 | $12.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 139 | 5 | $2,207 | $13.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 124 | 10 | $1,450 | $8.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 122 | 19 | $1,116 | $7.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 116 | 32 | $835 | $5.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 110 | 28 | $490 | $2.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 105 | 14 | $923 | $5.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 94 | 1 | $1,178 | $5.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 75 | 18 | $1,700 | $6.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 49 | 4 | $1,689 | $4.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 48 | 10 | $1,138 | $2.8M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 47 | 3 | $3,298 | $8.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 46 | 6 | $1,466 | $3.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 32 | 9 | $1,219 | $1.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 10 | 5 | $1,112 | $0.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 5 | 1 | $729 | $0.2M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 4 | 1 | $73 | $0.0M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 2 | 1 | $886 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
210
jobs · $82,543 avg pay
State Government
436
jobs · $62,910 avg pay
Local Government
1,803
jobs · $49,135 avg pay
Private
17,077
jobs · $74,883 avg pay
ND Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.4%
April 2026
Other ND Counties
The largest counties in ND by total employment.
- Cass County 128,034 jobs
- Burleigh County 58,034 jobs
- Grand Forks County 40,704 jobs
- Ward County 31,358 jobs
- Williams County 27,125 jobs
- Morton County 12,333 jobs
- McKenzie County 11,484 jobs
- Stutsman County 11,077 jobs