Vilas County, WI

FIPS 55125 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Vilas County had an annual average of 8,274 jobs across 1,010 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

8,274

+0.9% YoY

Establishments

1,010

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$45,118

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 Vilas County, WI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,076 125 $434 $24.3M
721 NAICS 721 620 76 $596 $19.2M
921 NAICS 921 488 18 $849 $21.6M
238 NAICS 238 276 97 $1,035 $14.8M
445 NAICS 445 271 10 $509 $7.2M
236 NAICS 236 245 56 $1,014 $12.9M
561 NAICS 561 230 56 $921 $11.0M
457 NAICS 457 221 25 $579 $6.7M
441 NAICS 441 203 17 $1,003 $10.6M
621 NAICS 621 191 18 $1,896 $18.8M
237 NAICS 237 182 15 $2,111 $20.0M
423 NAICS 423 174 13 $1,212 $11.0M
321 NAICS 321 157 5 $1,066 $8.7M
444 NAICS 444 136 16 $975 $6.9M
713 NAICS 713 126 23 $598 $3.9M
522 NAICS 522 120 14 $1,103 $6.9M
531 NAICS 531 80 29 $814 $3.4M
449 NAICS 449 75 11 $1,163 $4.5M
484 NAICS 484 74 16 $955 $3.7M
459 NAICS 459 67 18 $337 $1.2M
424 NAICS 424 64 10 $856 $2.8M
458 NAICS 458 57 7 $351 $1.0M
811 NAICS 811 54 20 $1,062 $3.0M
111 NAICS 111 51 10 $1,047 $2.8M
456 NAICS 456 46 7 $689 $1.6M
524 NAICS 524 42 9 $1,155 $2.6M
611 NAICS 611 40 6 $744 $1.6M
812 NAICS 812 40 14 $522 $1.1M
491 NAICS 491 38 10 $1,213 $2.4M
221 NAICS 221 33 10 $1,778 $3.1M
813 NAICS 813 31 14 $921 $1.5M
924 NAICS 924 29 1 $1,398 $2.1M
562 NAICS 562 27 3 $973 $1.4M
455 NAICS 455 24 4 $477 $0.6M
532 NAICS 532 23 8 $570 $0.7M
922 NAICS 922 16 4 $1,277 $1.1M
517 NAICS 517 15 6 $1,383 $1.1M
488 NAICS 488 14 4 $753 $0.5M
814 NAICS 814 11 8 $512 $0.3M
337 NAICS 337 7 3 $653 $0.2M
523 NAICS 523 6 4 $3,372 $1.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

67

jobs · $67,284 avg pay

State Government

57

jobs · $56,246 avg pay

Local Government

2,040

jobs · $46,964 avg pay

Private

6,110

jobs · $44,147 avg pay

WI Unemployment

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

3.5%

April 2026

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