Waupaca County, WI
FIPS 55135 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Waupaca County had an annual average of 18,648 jobs across 1,385 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
18,648
+0.7% YoY
Establishments
1,385
Total Wages
$0.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$48,248
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 923 | NAICS 923 | — | — | $2,043 | $0.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,534 | 125 | $312 | $24.9M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,480 | 33 | $848 | $65.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,038 | 6 | $1,149 | $62.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,008 | 19 | $772 | $40.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 864 | 10 | $1,202 | $54.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 655 | 24 | $1,214 | $41.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 560 | 142 | $440 | $12.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 504 | 14 | $385 | $10.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 470 | 37 | $567 | $13.8M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 459 | 5 | $1,115 | $26.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 449 | 93 | $1,028 | $24.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 440 | 18 | $422 | $9.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 394 | 26 | $566 | $11.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 341 | 32 | $906 | $16.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 341 | 10 | $1,055 | $18.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 315 | 26 | $738 | $12.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 279 | 15 | $1,439 | $15.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 246 | 43 | $699 | $9.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 229 | 34 | $1,328 | $15.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 222 | 25 | $1,164 | $13.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 220 | 10 | $1,459 | $15.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 205 | 43 | $989 | $10.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 156 | 8 | $333 | $2.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 143 | 16 | $595 | $4.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 138 | 9 | $1,158 | $8.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 138 | 30 | $1,001 | $7.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 134 | 9 | $435 | $3.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 129 | 6 | $852 | $5.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 117 | 15 | $490 | $3.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 116 | 23 | $375 | $2.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 111 | 14 | $1,173 | $6.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 93 | 35 | $1,021 | $4.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 92 | 23 | $667 | $3.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 80 | 19 | $607 | $2.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 70 | 3 | $321 | $1.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 66 | 29 | $732 | $2.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 63 | 34 | $865 | $2.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 59 | 6 | $1,210 | $3.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 46 | 13 | $917 | $2.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 39 | 8 | $254 | $0.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 38 | 7 | $728 | $1.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 35 | 5 | $2,403 | $4.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 35 | 8 | $1,397 | $2.6M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 34 | 11 | $2,036 | $3.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 18 | 6 | $216 | $0.2M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 15 | 5 | $448 | $0.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 5 | 1 | $637 | $0.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 3 | 1 | $1,420 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
122
jobs · $60,623 avg pay
State Government
530
jobs · $57,451 avg pay
Local Government
2,624
jobs · $42,089 avg pay
Private
15,372
jobs · $48,882 avg pay
WI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.5%
April 2026
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