Ward County, ND

FIPS 38101 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Ward County had an annual average of 31,358 jobs across 2,724 establishments, paying $1.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

31,358

+0.8% YoY

Establishments

2,724

Total Wages

$1.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$60,491

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 Ward County, ND, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 2,933 51 $1,040 $142.5M
722 NAICS 722 2,915 167 $450 $67.5M
624 NAICS 624 1,622 93 $1,124 $63.0M
238 NAICS 238 1,320 214 $1,272 $87.3M
621 NAICS 621 1,164 159 $1,591 $81.6M
213 NAICS 213 1,154 42 $2,245 $134.7M
455 NAICS 455 1,057 25 $575 $30.1M
541 NAICS 541 986 305 $2,298 $84.9M
561 NAICS 561 975 168 $918 $44.4M
423 NAICS 423 973 96 $1,760 $89.1M
921 NAICS 921 812 14 $2,026 $52.8M
713 NAICS 713 775 51 $503 $16.6M
441 NAICS 441 733 32 $1,382 $52.7M
424 NAICS 424 694 58 $1,481 $53.4M
928 NAICS 928 654 5 $1,699 $57.5M
811 NAICS 811 630 82 $1,230 $40.3M
522 NAICS 522 597 47 $1,628 $49.1M
459 NAICS 459 595 56 $572 $17.7M
445 NAICS 445 592 20 $1,084 $16.5M
444 NAICS 444 570 22 $771 $22.9M
484 NAICS 484 513 85 $1,394 $37.2M
721 NAICS 721 489 33 $541 $11.4M
237 NAICS 237 456 37 $1,761 $40.5M
457 NAICS 457 435 36 $585 $13.2M
524 NAICS 524 347 87 $1,503 $27.1M
449 NAICS 449 326 37 $955 $16.1M
236 NAICS 236 319 63 $1,164 $19.3M
531 NAICS 531 312 85 $1,187 $17.5M
458 NAICS 458 287 40 $412 $6.1M
812 NAICS 812 275 51 $691 $9.8M
492 NAICS 492 259 9 $1,058 $14.3M
211 NAICS 211 246 8 $4,501 $57.5M
488 NAICS 488 241 20 $1,758 $16.7M
456 NAICS 456 190 24 $713 $7.0M
221 NAICS 221 143 9 $2,618 $18.8M
551 NAICS 551 141 50 $2,019 $14.8M
311 NAICS 311 125 11 $909 $5.9M
212 NAICS 212 114 3 $2,042 $12.1M
485 NAICS 485 108 8 $645 $3.6M
327 NAICS 327 106 7 $1,286 $7.1M
562 NAICS 562 106 16 $1,277 $7.1M
922 NAICS 922 102 9 $2,367 $7.7M
491 NAICS 491 93 10 $1,617 $7.8M
111 NAICS 111 70 20 $990 $3.6M
926 NAICS 926 54 8 $1,204 $3.2M
513 NAICS 513 49 22 $875 $2.2M
512 NAICS 512 42 5 $243 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 39 6 $1,627 $2.4M
323 NAICS 323 38 6 $623 $1.2M
332 NAICS 332 34 4 $1,457 $2.6M
622 NAICS 622 28 1 $1,170 $1.7M
339 NAICS 339 21 4 $1,197 $1.3M
923 NAICS 923 21 3 $1,484 $1.5M
337 NAICS 337 18 6 $915 $0.9M
493 NAICS 493 18 5 $1,251 $1.2M
334 NAICS 334 17 6 $1,565 $1.4M
425 NAICS 425 14 5 $1,340 $1.0M
711 NAICS 711 8 1 $349 $0.1M
519 NAICS 519 8 1 $684 $0.3M
925 NAICS 925 6 1 $1,122 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

1,184

jobs · $73,577 avg pay

State Government

940

jobs · $56,920 avg pay

Local Government

3,312

jobs · $51,807 avg pay

Private

25,922

jobs · $61,132 avg pay

ND Unemployment

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

2.4%

April 2026

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