Watonwan County, MN

FIPS 27165 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Watonwan County had an annual average of 4,510 jobs across 344 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,510

-0.6% YoY

Establishments

344

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,320

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 Watonwan County, MN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
311 NAICS 311 1,327 7 $1,018 $70.2M
611 NAICS 611 352 6 $932 $17.1M
921 NAICS 921 236 12 $724 $8.9M
623 NAICS 623 149 4 $728 $5.7M
238 NAICS 238 128 31 $1,150 $7.6M
424 NAICS 424 112 7 $1,201 $7.0M
236 NAICS 236 108 11 $1,355 $7.6M
522 NAICS 522 106 9 $1,160 $6.4M
484 NAICS 484 71 20 $1,216 $4.5M
813 NAICS 813 64 10 $239 $0.8M
923 NAICS 923 55 2 $1,231 $3.5M
441 NAICS 441 50 10 $844 $2.2M
455 NAICS 455 50 6 $453 $1.2M
112 NAICS 112 44 5 $758 $1.7M
237 NAICS 237 39 7 $1,294 $2.2M
491 NAICS 491 29 7 $925 $1.4M
621 NAICS 621 29 10 $1,125 $1.7M
926 NAICS 926 21 2 $1,426 $1.6M
111 NAICS 111 18 6 $709 $0.7M
444 NAICS 444 14 3 $286 $0.2M
519 NAICS 519 14 1 $501 $0.4M
922 NAICS 922 10 2 $1,359 $0.7M
924 NAICS 924 9 1 $1,283 $0.6M
221 NAICS 221 8 1 $1,673 $0.7M
925 NAICS 925 4 1 $759 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

51

jobs · $59,100 avg pay

State Government

29

jobs · $68,231 avg pay

Local Government

692

jobs · $46,126 avg pay

Private

3,738

jobs · $48,428 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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