Wright County, IA

FIPS 19197 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Wright County had an annual average of 6,237 jobs across 468 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

6,237

+4.4% YoY

Establishments

468

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$58,580

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 Wright County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
112 NAICS 112 589 32 $1,131 $34.6M
424 NAICS 424 319 22 $1,762 $29.2M
623 NAICS 623 229 4 $715 $8.5M
722 NAICS 722 212 27 $296 $3.3M
445 NAICS 445 152 8 $421 $3.3M
238 NAICS 238 125 22 $1,098 $7.1M
457 NAICS 457 118 9 $438 $2.7M
624 NAICS 624 96 22 $380 $1.9M
541 NAICS 541 81 32 $1,128 $4.8M
522 NAICS 522 71 11 $1,081 $4.0M
423 NAICS 423 69 11 $1,315 $4.7M
484 NAICS 484 64 11 $1,121 $3.7M
811 NAICS 811 58 15 $919 $2.8M
236 NAICS 236 41 7 $1,246 $2.7M
491 NAICS 491 39 7 $984 $2.0M
441 NAICS 441 35 5 $777 $1.4M
456 NAICS 456 32 4 $768 $1.3M
444 NAICS 444 32 4 $478 $0.8M
721 NAICS 721 24 3 $337 $0.4M
926 NAICS 926 23 2 $1,869 $2.2M
237 NAICS 237 22 6 $989 $1.1M
812 NAICS 812 18 5 $650 $0.6M
531 NAICS 531 11 8 $434 $0.3M
425 NAICS 425 6 3 $1,279 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

62

jobs · $68,163 avg pay

State Government

21

jobs · $62,681 avg pay

Local Government

1,487

jobs · $63,954 avg pay

Private

4,667

jobs · $56,717 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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