Walsh County, ND
FIPS 38099 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Walsh County had an annual average of 4,790 jobs across 519 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
4,790
+0.9% YoY
Establishments
519
Total Wages
$0.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,224
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 600 | 4 | $1,080 | $30.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 493 | 83 | $1,108 | $28.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 416 | 7 | $905 | $19.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 143 | 12 | $894 | $6.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 139 | 20 | $1,202 | $8.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 135 | 32 | $633 | $4.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 122 | 4 | $420 | $2.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 112 | 15 | $1,526 | $7.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 104 | 16 | $1,557 | $8.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 100 | 10 | $448 | $2.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 98 | 27 | $1,323 | $6.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 94 | 4 | $1,127 | $5.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 93 | 28 | $1,170 | $5.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 55 | 10 | $404 | $0.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 48 | 4 | $963 | $2.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 41 | 17 | $1,121 | $2.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 41 | 6 | $642 | $1.4M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 29 | 6 | $2,534 | $3.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 28 | 12 | $758 | $1.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 28 | 6 | $937 | $1.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 27 | 6 | $1,393 | $1.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 27 | 8 | $1,177 | $1.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 20 | 10 | $1,181 | $0.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 19 | 2 | $724 | $0.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 17 | 6 | $1,207 | $0.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 15 | 3 | $1,697 | $0.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 15 | 5 | $368 | $0.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 13 | 7 | $515 | $0.3M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 9 | 2 | $1,298 | $0.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 8 | 1 | $1,145 | $0.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 5 | 1 | $330 | $0.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1 | 1 | $1,161 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
51
jobs · $65,580 avg pay
State Government
351
jobs · $56,598 avg pay
Local Government
643
jobs · $45,085 avg pay
Private
3,745
jobs · $59,246 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
- Stark County 19,526 jobs
- Morton County 12,333 jobs
- McKenzie County 11,484 jobs