Woodbury County, IA
FIPS 19193 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Woodbury County had an annual average of 51,281 jobs across 3,308 establishments, paying $2.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
51,281
-0.2% YoY
Establishments
3,308
Total Wages
$2.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$54,684
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 4,824 | 26 | $1,291 | $323.9M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 4,596 | 238 | $379 | $90.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 4,430 | 76 | $1,044 | $229.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,670 | 203 | $1,406 | $195.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,572 | 210 | $734 | $98.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 2,271 | 9 | $1,377 | $162.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,147 | 210 | $1,361 | $151.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,814 | 63 | $737 | $69.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,755 | 33 | $513 | $46.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,515 | 21 | $2,158 | $100.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,440 | 130 | $1,568 | $117.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,398 | 212 | $577 | $42.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,143 | 33 | $501 | $29.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,060 | 280 | $1,515 | $83.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 979 | 69 | $1,216 | $61.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 899 | 80 | $1,612 | $75.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 810 | 76 | $1,380 | $58.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 757 | 18 | $1,254 | $49.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 732 | 68 | $557 | $21.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 708 | 27 | $609 | $22.4M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 660 | 13 | $1,106 | $38.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 632 | 28 | $667 | $21.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 587 | 98 | $1,028 | $31.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 521 | 43 | $462 | $12.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 514 | 68 | $1,131 | $30.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 492 | 80 | $2,608 | $39.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 464 | 56 | $1,289 | $31.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 445 | 58 | $699 | $16.2M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 421 | 14 | $924 | $20.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 415 | 28 | $1,529 | $32.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 411 | 46 | $489 | $10.4M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 402 | 11 | $2,474 | $51.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 392 | 47 | $2,019 | $41.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 357 | 38 | $699 | $13.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 355 | 31 | $333 | $6.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 334 | 45 | $668 | $11.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 302 | 100 | $926 | $14.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 301 | 46 | $925 | $14.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 215 | 12 | $1,503 | $16.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 185 | 16 | $1,263 | $12.1M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 181 | 8 | $973 | $9.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 179 | 9 | $662 | $5.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 165 | 11 | $1,783 | $12.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 160 | 13 | $2,066 | $14.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 158 | 18 | $1,730 | $12.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 156 | 13 | $1,369 | $11.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 149 | 8 | $1,245 | $9.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 145 | 9 | $1,064 | $8.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 130 | 20 | $1,105 | $7.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 121 | 24 | $1,248 | $7.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 118 | 1 | $1,749 | $10.7M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 99 | 8 | $1,652 | $8.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 81 | 5 | $949 | $4.0M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 78 | 5 | $782 | $3.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 76 | 9 | $640 | $2.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 68 | 19 | $1,463 | $5.2M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 52 | 3 | $262 | $0.7M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 50 | 4 | $1,187 | $3.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 40 | 17 | $1,454 | $3.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 35 | 6 | $426 | $0.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 32 | 5 | $1,513 | $2.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 21 | 16 | $459 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
508
jobs · $88,823 avg pay
State Government
462
jobs · $67,241 avg pay
Local Government
5,437
jobs · $56,632 avg pay
Private
44,874
jobs · $53,932 avg pay
IA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.3%
April 2026
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