Wells County, IN

FIPS 18179 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Wells County had an annual average of 11,294 jobs across 706 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

11,294

+1.6% YoY

Establishments

706

Total Wages

$0.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,044

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 Wells County, IN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
336 NAICS 336 966 4 $1,066 $53.5M
611 NAICS 611 812 6 $858 $36.2M
311 NAICS 311 569 10 $1,089 $32.2M
623 NAICS 623 516 7 $646 $17.4M
722 NAICS 722 514 41 $338 $9.0M
238 NAICS 238 358 52 $1,151 $21.4M
921 NAICS 921 341 6 $821 $14.5M
624 NAICS 624 335 10 $679 $11.8M
484 NAICS 484 317 21 $1,391 $22.9M
621 NAICS 621 315 46 $1,188 $19.4M
423 NAICS 423 306 22 $1,275 $20.3M
333 NAICS 333 290 12 $1,169 $17.7M
444 NAICS 444 266 10 $648 $9.0M
424 NAICS 424 265 28 $1,565 $21.6M
332 NAICS 332 264 13 $922 $12.7M
811 NAICS 811 253 30 $1,199 $15.8M
541 NAICS 541 232 42 $1,123 $13.6M
561 NAICS 561 191 36 $763 $7.6M
441 NAICS 441 157 18 $775 $6.3M
445 NAICS 445 128 7 $474 $3.2M
532 NAICS 532 105 4 $1,812 $9.9M
112 NAICS 112 102 12 $802 $4.2M
813 NAICS 813 102 12 $351 $1.9M
522 NAICS 522 96 16 $1,203 $6.0M
457 NAICS 457 94 13 $499 $2.4M
459 NAICS 459 68 12 $325 $1.1M
524 NAICS 524 66 14 $966 $3.3M
531 NAICS 531 63 30 $790 $2.6M
812 NAICS 812 58 10 $698 $2.1M
456 NAICS 456 47 5 $667 $1.6M
519 NAICS 519 44 1 $550 $1.3M
449 NAICS 449 42 9 $804 $1.8M
491 NAICS 491 41 9 $1,151 $2.5M
212 NAICS 212 34 3 $1,496 $2.6M
926 NAICS 926 33 5 $1,167 $1.7M
923 NAICS 923 23 2 $1,012 $1.2M
924 NAICS 924 22 3 $1,658 $0.6M
523 NAICS 523 13 12 $3,114 $2.1M
814 NAICS 814 5 6 $729 $0.2M
928 NAICS 928 1 1 $674 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

49

jobs · $60,725 avg pay

State Government

70

jobs · $42,675 avg pay

Local Government

1,199

jobs · $43,386 avg pay

Private

9,976

jobs · $50,848 avg pay

IN Unemployment

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

3.2%

April 2026

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