Washtenaw County, MI

FIPS 26161 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Washtenaw County had an annual average of 217,948 jobs across 9,619 establishments, paying $16.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

217,948

+0.5% YoY

Establishments

9,619

Total Wages

$16.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$74,298

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 Washtenaw County, MI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
541 NAICS 541 17,908 1,510 $2,262 $2,106.1M
621 NAICS 621 13,194 627 $1,720 $1,179.8M
722 NAICS 722 12,582 677 $522 $341.6M
561 NAICS 561 6,765 444 $937 $329.7M
921 NAICS 921 4,118 38 $2,557 $271.7M
423 NAICS 423 4,044 211 $1,963 $412.7M
611 NAICS 611 3,590 192 $849 $158.5M
622 NAICS 622 3,193 1 $2,077 $344.8M
238 NAICS 238 3,117 344 $1,540 $249.6M
455 NAICS 455 3,067 57 $635 $101.3M
445 NAICS 445 3,058 156 $612 $97.3M
336 NAICS 336 2,566 23 $1,680 $224.2M
813 NAICS 813 2,259 219 $1,023 $120.2M
531 NAICS 531 2,166 284 $1,204 $135.7M
459 NAICS 459 2,032 209 $594 $62.8M
713 NAICS 713 2,030 103 $459 $48.4M
481 NAICS 481 1,856 8 $2,228 $215.0M
551 NAICS 551 1,845 50 $3,100 $297.3M
236 NAICS 236 1,604 236 $1,347 $112.3M
522 NAICS 522 1,579 143 $2,230 $145.6M
424 NAICS 424 1,555 72 $1,499 $121.2M
441 NAICS 441 1,507 74 $1,441 $112.9M
513 NAICS 513 1,450 110 $2,418 $182.4M
334 NAICS 334 1,428 74 $1,939 $144.0M
444 NAICS 444 1,304 56 $1,008 $68.3M
812 NAICS 812 1,294 245 $693 $46.6M
721 NAICS 721 1,209 56 $671 $42.2M
449 NAICS 449 1,209 75 $1,050 $66.0M
458 NAICS 458 1,146 95 $638 $38.0M
456 NAICS 456 1,138 146 $788 $46.6M
323 NAICS 323 1,085 32 $1,089 $61.4M
311 NAICS 311 1,056 49 $1,076 $59.1M
339 NAICS 339 1,054 68 $1,985 $108.8M
519 NAICS 519 1,037 58 $4,164 $199.1M
332 NAICS 332 1,020 52 $1,341 $71.1M
333 NAICS 333 994 55 $1,622 $83.8M
523 NAICS 523 989 139 $2,445 $125.7M
518 NAICS 518 975 60 $2,308 $117.0M
484 NAICS 484 913 83 $1,481 $70.3M
811 NAICS 811 840 175 $1,145 $50.0M
425 NAICS 425 725 52 $1,680 $63.3M
326 NAICS 326 651 9 $1,939 $65.7M
491 NAICS 491 595 16 $1,345 $38.1M
492 NAICS 492 594 16 $1,005 $31.0M
325 NAICS 325 580 26 $1,792 $54.0M
457 NAICS 457 564 74 $602 $17.7M
711 NAICS 711 524 81 $768 $20.9M
814 NAICS 814 508 467 $547 $14.5M
488 NAICS 488 496 34 $2,299 $33.1M
999 NAICS 999 478 146 $1,261 $31.4M
922 NAICS 922 438 10 $2,299 $49.3M
562 NAICS 562 430 32 $1,581 $35.4M
924 NAICS 924 430 5 $2,478 $55.4M
517 NAICS 517 411 32 $1,430 $30.5M
111 NAICS 111 401 42 $718 $15.0M
221 NAICS 221 397 19 $3,717 $76.8M
327 NAICS 327 333 11 $1,792 $31.0M
485 NAICS 485 251 11 $825 $10.8M
337 NAICS 337 240 12 $1,655 $20.6M
533 NAICS 533 220 9 $1,530 $17.5M
335 NAICS 335 215 16 $1,708 $19.1M
532 NAICS 532 195 23 $1,178 $11.9M
237 NAICS 237 186 17 $2,087 $20.2M
493 NAICS 493 141 18 $1,012 $7.4M
312 NAICS 312 130 14 $609 $4.1M
516 NAICS 516 126 18 $1,220 $8.0M
322 NAICS 322 102 4 $1,831 $9.7M
712 NAICS 712 87 10 $635 $2.9M
321 NAICS 321 83 7 $1,161 $5.0M
926 NAICS 926 63 7 $2,284 $7.1M
928 NAICS 928 59 1 $1,667 $5.1M
512 NAICS 512 52 25 $1,422 $3.8M
324 NAICS 324 49 4 $2,172 $5.5M
112 NAICS 112 48 13 $562 $1.4M
923 NAICS 923 21 1 $1,845 $2.0M
315 NAICS 315 9 4 $836 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

4,735

jobs · $106,983 avg pay

State Government

67,242

jobs · $78,258 avg pay

Local Government

12,303

jobs · $61,151 avg pay

Private

133,668

jobs · $72,358 avg pay

MI Unemployment

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

5.0%

April 2026

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