Washington County, IA

FIPS 19183 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Washington County had an annual average of 8,558 jobs across 859 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

8,558

+2.8% YoY

Establishments

859

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,540

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 Washington County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
623 NAICS 623 576 16 $685 $20.5M
238 NAICS 238 510 72 $1,060 $28.1M
921 NAICS 921 316 10 $1,055 $17.4M
624 NAICS 624 296 39 $362 $5.6M
112 NAICS 112 285 22 $1,183 $17.5M
424 NAICS 424 273 36 $1,463 $20.8M
455 NAICS 455 230 10 $580 $6.9M
333 NAICS 333 208 5 $868 $9.4M
445 NAICS 445 204 6 $419 $4.4M
236 NAICS 236 202 42 $1,115 $11.7M
541 NAICS 541 190 68 $1,253 $12.4M
457 NAICS 457 172 18 $485 $4.3M
237 NAICS 237 158 10 $1,370 $11.3M
484 NAICS 484 126 42 $1,050 $6.9M
811 NAICS 811 117 27 $1,137 $6.9M
522 NAICS 522 111 14 $1,197 $6.9M
813 NAICS 813 111 12 $257 $1.5M
321 NAICS 321 101 6 $1,015 $5.3M
441 NAICS 441 99 12 $820 $4.2M
444 NAICS 444 95 9 $732 $3.6M
449 NAICS 449 90 9 $813 $3.8M
311 NAICS 311 88 10 $489 $2.2M
524 NAICS 524 71 23 $1,332 $4.9M
611 NAICS 611 64 8 $504 $1.7M
561 NAICS 561 62 27 $746 $2.4M
456 NAICS 456 56 6 $1,098 $3.2M
459 NAICS 459 54 9 $362 $1.0M
111 NAICS 111 40 14 $840 $1.8M
491 NAICS 491 40 7 $1,201 $2.5M
812 NAICS 812 38 8 $610 $1.2M
713 NAICS 713 24 3 $294 $0.4M
458 NAICS 458 22 4 $585 $0.7M
513 NAICS 513 20 5 $1,185 $1.2M
551 NAICS 551 16 8 $1,728 $1.4M
523 NAICS 523 16 10 $1,870 $1.5M
562 NAICS 562 14 4 $1,017 $0.7M
327 NAICS 327 14 4 $1,054 $0.8M
926 NAICS 926 12 1 $1,014 $0.6M
814 NAICS 814 4 5 $467 $0.1M
924 NAICS 924 3 1 $1,559 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

55

jobs · $61,332 avg pay

State Government

70

jobs · $58,292 avg pay

Local Government

1,457

jobs · $51,061 avg pay

Private

6,976

jobs · $47,812 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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