Wood County, WI
FIPS 55141 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Wood County had an annual average of 36,183 jobs across 2,131 establishments, paying $2.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
36,183
-1.2% YoY
Establishments
2,131
Total Wages
$2.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$56,502
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,318 | 97 | $1,842 | $317.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 3,050 | 65 | $1,039 | $164.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,972 | 162 | $354 | $36.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,364 | 44 | $852 | $60.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,259 | 38 | $887 | $58.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,246 | 110 | $1,223 | $79.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 855 | 8 | $1,645 | $73.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 844 | 17 | $437 | $19.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 826 | 19 | $1,058 | $45.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 800 | 90 | $716 | $29.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 780 | 46 | $1,412 | $57.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 762 | 118 | $1,614 | $63.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 734 | 26 | $585 | $22.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 731 | 40 | $1,572 | $59.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 703 | 21 | $1,360 | $49.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 662 | 44 | $1,192 | $41.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 657 | 15 | $623 | $21.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 636 | 7 | $1,695 | $56.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 632 | 10 | $1,097 | $36.0M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 630 | 6 | $1,653 | $54.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 543 | 42 | $553 | $15.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 515 | 40 | $900 | $24.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 506 | 26 | $991 | $26.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 491 | 27 | $377 | $9.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 476 | 28 | $768 | $19.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 302 | 70 | $984 | $15.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 274 | 50 | $1,221 | $17.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 268 | 37 | $1,060 | $14.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 252 | 14 | $1,627 | $21.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 250 | 36 | $775 | $10.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 244 | 12 | $520 | $6.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 201 | 32 | $510 | $5.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 193 | 10 | $2,191 | $18.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 190 | 20 | $788 | $7.8M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 189 | 22 | $676 | $6.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 186 | 4 | $923 | $8.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 178 | 6 | $880 | $8.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 165 | 13 | $1,501 | $12.9M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 148 | 10 | $1,008 | $7.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 146 | 10 | $1,264 | $9.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 142 | 28 | $814 | $6.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 136 | 16 | $1,215 | $8.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 116 | 11 | $896 | $5.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 106 | 47 | $738 | $4.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 80 | 15 | $3,413 | $14.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 74 | 22 | $2,574 | $9.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 70 | 12 | $476 | $1.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 67 | 6 | $1,156 | $4.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 53 | 11 | $315 | $0.9M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 48 | 10 | $824 | $2.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 43 | 4 | $1,239 | $2.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 34 | 7 | $1,029 | $1.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 24 | 3 | $1,521 | $1.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 15 | 11 | $499 | $0.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 13 | 4 | $1,289 | $0.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 9 | 1 | $1,464 | $0.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 7 | 1 | $1,571 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
186
jobs · $68,525 avg pay
State Government
243
jobs · $62,056 avg pay
Local Government
3,917
jobs · $50,520 avg pay
Private
31,837
jobs · $57,125 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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