Tama County, IA

FIPS 19171 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Tama County had an annual average of 5,357 jobs across 439 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

5,357

-0.1% YoY

Establishments

439

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,766

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 Tama County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
921 NAICS 921 693 12 $1,017 $36.7M
611 NAICS 611 469 11 $854 $20.8M
623 NAICS 623 308 12 $792 $12.7M
424 NAICS 424 210 26 $1,209 $13.2M
457 NAICS 457 186 13 $530 $5.1M
445 NAICS 445 155 6 $400 $3.2M
624 NAICS 624 116 24 $328 $2.0M
238 NAICS 238 99 23 $1,119 $5.8M
522 NAICS 522 87 15 $1,491 $6.7M
561 NAICS 561 87 12 $1,131 $5.1M
444 NAICS 444 72 7 $634 $2.4M
441 NAICS 441 64 9 $791 $2.7M
111 NAICS 111 63 19 $1,082 $3.6M
524 NAICS 524 41 11 $1,113 $2.4M
491 NAICS 491 37 11 $1,087 $2.1M
811 NAICS 811 36 10 $818 $1.5M
112 NAICS 112 31 5 $808 $1.3M
562 NAICS 562 26 4 $951 $1.3M
926 NAICS 926 22 1 $1,338 $1.5M
236 NAICS 236 22 5 $1,619 $1.9M
812 NAICS 812 20 6 $350 $0.4M
459 NAICS 459 20 6 $280 $0.3M
237 NAICS 237 12 4 $1,229 $0.8M
517 NAICS 517 8 3 $1,292 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $1,312 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

61

jobs · $61,639 avg pay

State Government

24

jobs · $53,217 avg pay

Local Government

1,835

jobs · $48,152 avg pay

Private

3,437

jobs · $48,846 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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