Washington County, MN
FIPS 27163 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Washington County had an annual average of 95,624 jobs across 7,011 establishments, paying $5.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
95,624
+2% YoY
Establishments
7,011
Total Wages
$5.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$60,700
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 9,281 | 438 | $461 | $222.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 7,844 | 195 | $1,233 | $449.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 7,454 | 422 | $1,537 | $595.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 4,745 | 48 | $618 | $152.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 4,183 | 844 | $1,675 | $364.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 3,527 | 520 | $712 | $130.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,819 | 434 | $1,572 | $230.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,736 | 95 | $673 | $95.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,407 | 300 | $1,558 | $124.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 2,350 | 164 | $1,933 | $236.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,243 | 130 | $445 | $51.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,236 | 30 | $1,948 | $161.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,841 | 64 | $2,464 | $235.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,784 | 251 | $649 | $60.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,616 | 157 | $584 | $49.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,518 | 93 | $1,825 | $144.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,444 | 10 | $2,974 | $123.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,414 | 46 | $746 | $54.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,113 | 186 | $1,575 | $91.2M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,072 | 6 | $2,245 | $125.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,051 | 30 | $1,752 | $91.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,030 | 19 | $1,755 | $94.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,028 | 72 | $1,167 | $62.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 898 | 149 | $1,170 | $54.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 885 | 83 | $532 | $24.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 858 | 60 | $697 | $31.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 830 | 24 | $929 | $40.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 810 | 81 | $1,757 | $23.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 776 | 94 | $1,430 | $57.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 761 | 297 | $986 | $39.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 730 | 43 | $1,392 | $52.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 726 | 178 | $1,964 | $74.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 722 | 77 | $849 | $31.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 670 | 40 | $549 | $19.1M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 638 | 138 | $2,727 | $90.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 629 | 74 | $794 | $26.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 601 | 18 | $855 | $26.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 525 | 11 | $724 | $19.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 467 | 47 | $1,485 | $36.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 452 | 78 | $1,766 | $41.5M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 434 | 3 | $3,291 | $74.3M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 376 | 7 | $1,129 | $22.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 371 | 22 | $1,671 | $25.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 337 | 16 | $1,471 | $25.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 298 | 10 | $2,691 | $41.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 258 | 343 | $442 | $5.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 255 | 12 | $980 | $13.0M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 232 | 8 | $1,082 | $13.1M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 205 | 7 | $1,831 | $19.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 204 | 19 | $1,333 | $14.2M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 188 | 6 | $2,123 | $20.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 180 | 32 | $1,543 | $11.6M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 176 | 8 | $1,339 | $12.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 143 | 33 | $1,463 | $10.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 142 | 48 | $533 | $3.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 129 | 14 | $1,809 | $12.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 112 | 36 | $2,001 | $11.6M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 97 | 18 | $2,223 | $11.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 96 | 7 | $2,013 | $5.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 67 | 6 | $694 | $2.4M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 56 | 3 | $706 | $2.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 47 | 8 | $1,623 | $4.0M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 45 | 13 | $1,149 | $2.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 37 | 5 | $1,232 | $1.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 35 | 1 | $1,432 | $2.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 28 | 8 | $2,081 | $3.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 24 | 1 | $1,389 | $1.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 22 | 7 | $171 | $0.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 17 | 1 | $2,258 | $2.0M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 7 | 8 | $4,935 | $1.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
415
jobs · $79,852 avg pay
State Government
1,322
jobs · $84,400 avg pay
Local Government
9,357
jobs · $66,302 avg pay
Private
84,530
jobs · $59,615 avg pay
MN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.5%
April 2026
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