Van Buren County, MI

FIPS 26159 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Van Buren County had an annual average of 21,597 jobs across 1,642 establishments, paying $1.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

21,597

-0.7% YoY

Establishments

1,642

Total Wages

$1.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,294

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 Van Buren County, MI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
541 NAICS 541 2,178 88 $1,463 $165.6M
722 NAICS 722 1,947 124 $411 $41.6M
111 NAICS 111 1,050 96 $672 $36.7M
455 NAICS 455 930 29 $574 $27.8M
561 NAICS 561 748 74 $1,074 $41.8M
326 NAICS 326 722 8 $979 $36.7M
921 NAICS 921 707 24 $944 $34.7M
312 NAICS 312 655 8 $1,090 $37.1M
311 NAICS 311 638 18 $956 $31.7M
333 NAICS 333 572 17 $1,459 $43.4M
623 NAICS 623 498 21 $818 $21.2M
445 NAICS 445 457 37 $508 $12.1M
238 NAICS 238 451 80 $1,217 $28.6M
621 NAICS 621 405 44 $1,137 $23.9M
332 NAICS 332 381 19 $1,356 $26.9M
444 NAICS 444 336 28 $701 $12.3M
423 NAICS 423 293 28 $1,290 $19.7M
551 NAICS 551 257 9 $2,732 $36.6M
721 NAICS 721 253 31 $506 $6.7M
484 NAICS 484 219 18 $1,028 $11.7M
441 NAICS 441 217 27 $806 $9.1M
812 NAICS 812 213 32 $522 $5.8M
457 NAICS 457 212 27 $598 $6.6M
236 NAICS 236 194 60 $953 $9.6M
424 NAICS 424 193 17 $1,366 $13.7M
713 NAICS 713 180 23 $424 $4.0M
459 NAICS 459 170 30 $549 $4.9M
813 NAICS 813 167 31 $575 $5.0M
456 NAICS 456 160 16 $865 $7.2M
811 NAICS 811 137 40 $1,063 $7.6M
112 NAICS 112 131 9 $839 $5.7M
491 NAICS 491 128 13 $1,145 $7.6M
922 NAICS 922 107 3 $1,810 $10.1M
522 NAICS 522 103 21 $1,080 $5.8M
524 NAICS 524 78 27 $1,262 $5.1M
519 NAICS 519 78 3 $450 $1.8M
339 NAICS 339 77 8 $967 $3.9M
999 NAICS 999 72 25 $781 $2.9M
611 NAICS 611 69 10 $650 $2.3M
458 NAICS 458 62 18 $311 $1.0M
237 NAICS 237 51 9 $1,392 $3.7M
517 NAICS 517 45 8 $1,502 $3.5M
327 NAICS 327 32 3 $1,145 $1.9M
449 NAICS 449 29 6 $680 $1.0M
425 NAICS 425 25 11 $784 $1.0M
814 NAICS 814 20 32 $400 $0.4M
513 NAICS 513 12 6 $804 $0.5M
562 NAICS 562 10 3 $2,445 $1.2M
926 NAICS 926 9 4 $1,301 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $1,719 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

138

jobs · $60,472 avg pay

State Government

300

jobs · $69,188 avg pay

Local Government

4,083

jobs · $52,772 avg pay

Private

17,076

jobs · $50,550 avg pay

MI Unemployment

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

5.0%

April 2026

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