Story County, IA

FIPS 19169 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Story County had an annual average of 34,030 jobs across 2,971 establishments, paying $2.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

34,030

-0.6% YoY

Establishments

2,971

Total Wages

$2.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$60,081

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 Story County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 4,169 214 $379 $82.2M
541 NAICS 541 2,456 521 $2,130 $272.1M
621 NAICS 621 2,000 151 $1,839 $188.9M
561 NAICS 561 1,706 166 $841 $74.6M
624 NAICS 624 1,533 112 $606 $48.3M
455 NAICS 455 1,334 21 $504 $35.0M
333 NAICS 333 1,257 11 $1,469 $96.0M
445 NAICS 445 1,161 28 $479 $28.9M
238 NAICS 238 1,146 128 $1,259 $75.0M
311 NAICS 311 865 17 $1,318 $59.3M
926 NAICS 926 767 5 $1,652 $65.9M
551 NAICS 551 715 65 $2,787 $103.6M
323 NAICS 323 697 10 $1,317 $47.7M
441 NAICS 441 663 31 $1,190 $41.1M
531 NAICS 531 653 140 $986 $33.5M
423 NAICS 423 544 86 $1,583 $44.8M
236 NAICS 236 534 62 $1,555 $43.2M
522 NAICS 522 527 67 $1,568 $43.0M
424 NAICS 424 522 69 $1,885 $51.2M
444 NAICS 444 510 26 $733 $19.4M
457 NAICS 457 503 30 $550 $14.4M
811 NAICS 811 490 79 $1,156 $29.5M
721 NAICS 721 478 48 $486 $12.1M
325 NAICS 325 434 22 $1,770 $40.0M
459 NAICS 459 428 58 $489 $10.9M
713 NAICS 713 388 26 $410 $8.3M
812 NAICS 812 355 56 $619 $11.4M
611 NAICS 611 347 62 $691 $12.5M
332 NAICS 332 286 9 $1,380 $20.5M
813 NAICS 813 271 66 $1,037 $14.6M
513 NAICS 513 257 48 $1,867 $25.0M
111 NAICS 111 248 37 $655 $8.5M
524 NAICS 524 237 58 $1,821 $22.4M
237 NAICS 237 237 19 $1,472 $18.1M
532 NAICS 532 236 12 $1,455 $17.9M
458 NAICS 458 233 32 $400 $4.8M
326 NAICS 326 201 4 $1,398 $14.6M
449 NAICS 449 199 28 $621 $6.4M
456 NAICS 456 180 31 $704 $6.6M
112 NAICS 112 171 13 $1,366 $12.1M
517 NAICS 517 140 9 $1,398 $10.2M
484 NAICS 484 134 33 $1,085 $7.6M
491 NAICS 491 132 14 $1,263 $8.7M
562 NAICS 562 108 8 $1,129 $6.3M
493 NAICS 493 102 8 $1,116 $5.9M
488 NAICS 488 101 7 $1,105 $5.8M
485 NAICS 485 76 4 $609 $2.4M
516 NAICS 516 57 10 $5,574 $16.5M
922 NAICS 922 56 6 $1,571 $4.5M
312 NAICS 312 33 4 $306 $0.5M
425 NAICS 425 32 16 $1,930 $3.2M
924 NAICS 924 23 7 $2,258 $1.8M
814 NAICS 814 16 16 $306 $0.3M
339 NAICS 339 16 4 $1,431 $1.2M
928 NAICS 928 8 1 $1,267 $0.5M
923 NAICS 923 7 1 $1,655 $0.6M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

922

jobs · $83,117 avg pay

Private

33,108

jobs · $59,440 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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