2004 Annual County Profile
Benton
Executive Summary As of 2003, Benton County’s largest private industry was Trade, representing 21.45 percent (1,184) of the county’s total covered employment of 5,521. Although the county’s total employment decreased by 2.63 percent since 2002, the average annual wage increased by 5.80 percent to $25,747 for all industries. Benton County’s average weekly wage for all industries was $495 for 2003. This was an increase of 5.77 percent since 2002. The highest average weekly wage for a sector was in Manufacturing, averaging $668 with gross total wages of $25.3 million. Between 2002 and 2003, the Wholesale Trade industry had the largest percentage increase in average weekly wage of 16.93 percent ($96).
State of Iowa
Benton County
2003 Industry Breakout by Employment in Benton County
Natural Resources Construction 123 317 Manufacturing 728
Quick Facts
Covered Employment (2003)
%
Government 1,534
Total Employment Average Weekly Wage Largest Private Sector:
5,521 0.39¹ $495 83.8²
Other Services 122 Leisure 311 Edu/Health Services 451 Professional FIRE Services 251 204 Trade 1,184 Transportation 104
Wholesale & Retail Trade
1,184 0.48³
Information 194
¹ Percent is based on statewide covered employment of 1,404,476 ² Percent is based on statewide average weekly wage of $591 ³ Percent is based on statewide covered sector employment
Note: Government includes public education and health institutions
Census Statistics Ten Largest Employers by Employment
Based on Annual 2003 Employment by Private Industry Rank
2003 Population Growth % since 1990 2003 Unemployment Rate 2002 Per Capita Personal Income 2000 Median Household Income
26,243 17.0% 6.0% $26,509 $42,427
24 4 13 37 7
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Name of Company Benco Manufacturing Frontier Natural Brands Lutheran Homes For The Aged South Slope Coop Telephone Co Fareway Stores Keystone Nursing Care Center Belle Plaine NRC Big Timber Pierce Lumber Garling Construction
Industry Manufacturing Manufacturing Health Services Information Retail Trade Health Services Health Services Manufacturing Manufacturing Construction
Ranking based on Iowa’s 99 counties
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2004 Quarterly Census OF Employment and Wages Profile
2003 Covered Employment and Reporting Units by Industry in Benton County
Reporting Units 2002 621 565 11 81 38 148 54 94 44 15 52 56 36 41 44 56 6 42 8 2003 % Change 621 0.00% Total All Industries 566 0.18% Private Business 13 77 38 147 55 93 46 13 52 54 38 45 44 56 7 42 7 18.18% -4.94% 0.00% -0.68% 1.85% -1.06% 4.55% -13.33% 0.00% -3.57% 5.56% 9.76% 0.00% Ag/Natural Resources & Mining Construction Manufacturing Trade Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation & Utilities Information Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Professional & Business Services Education & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services 2002 5,670 4,146 114 355 810 1,201 342 859 108 197 272 229 450 292 118 1,524 140 1,309 75 Employment 2003 % Change 5,521 -2.63% 3,987 -3.84% 123 317 728 1,184 331 853 104 194 251 204 451 311 122 1,534 144 1,313 76 7.89% -10.70% -10.12% -1.42% -3.22% -0.70% -3.70% -1.52% -7.72% -10.92% 0.22% 6.51% 3.39% 0.66% 2.86% 0.31% 1.33%
0.00% Government State 16.67% Local 0.00% Federal -12.50%
Reporting Units by Industry in 2003 in Benton County
Quick Facts
160
A Unit is Defined as a Worksite
100
80 Construction 77
60
Natural Resources 13
Wholesale & Retail Trade 147 Construction 77 Government 56
Education & Health Services 38
Professional Services 54
Transportation & Utilities 46
Benton County’s Largest Industries by Worksites Number of Units
120
Trade 147
140
Leisure & Hospitality 45
Other Services 44
Manufacturing 38
FIRE 52
40
20
0
Trade - Wholesale & Retail Trade F.I.R.E. - Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate; Natural Resources - Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Mining.
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Government 56
Information 13
2004 Quarterly Census OF Employment and Wages Profile
2003 Average Annual and Weekly Wage by Industry in Benton County
Average Annual Wage $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2002 24,336 23,507 25,319 26,918 32,625 20,625 29,478 17,100 29,332 30,704 26,670 19,450 18,328 7,632 20,522 26,591 31,396 25,644 34,148 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2003 % Change 25,747 5.80% Total All Industries 25,176 7.10% Private Business 25,287 31,323 34,757 22,426 34,490 17,745 31,174 32,819 29,018 22,595 19,732 7,666 22,088 27,231 32,576 26,249 34,425 -0.13% 16.37% 6.54% 8.73% 17.00% 3.77% 6.28% 6.89% 8.81% 16.17% 7.66% 0.46% 7.63% Ag/Natural Resources & Mining Construction Manufacturing Trade Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation & Utilities Information Finance, Insurance, Real Estate Professional & Business Services Education & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Average Weekly Wage 2002 468 452 487 518 627 397 567 329 564 590 513 374 352 147 395 511 604 493 657 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2003 % Change 495 5.77% 484 7.08% 486 602 668 431 663 341 600 631 558 435 379 147 425 524 626 505 662 -0.21% 16.22% 6.54% 8.56% 16.93% 3.65% 6.38% 6.95% 8.77% 16.31% 7.67% 0.00% 7.59% 2.54% 3.64% 2.43% 0.76%
2.41% Government State 3.76% Local 2.36% Federal 0.81%
2003 Average Weekly Wage for All Industries by County
Lyon Osceola
426
Sioux
452
O'Brien
Dickinson
Emmet
Winnebago
Worth
494
Clay
483
Kossuth Palo Alto
432 481
Hancock
445 535
Mitchell
Howard Winneshiek
Quick Facts
Allamakee
472
Floyd
476
Chickasaw
508
Cerro Gordo
430 480 468
Fayette Bremer Clayton
484
Plymouth
415
518
Buena Vista
439
Humboldt
564
Wright Franklin
560
Woodbury
Cherokee
489
Ida
461
Pocahontas
449
Sac Calhoun
479
Webster
Butler
443
472
502
Hamilton
503
Hardin
435
Grundy
529
Black Hawk Delaware Dubuque Buchanan
Average Weekly Wage Comparisons
580
551
Monona
516
Crawford
425
Carroll
407
564
528
Boone Story
490
521
Tama
592
485
Benton Linn
513
Jones
Jackson
Greene
413
Harrison
505
456
473
526
Marshall
611
Polk
564
Jasper
466
495
692
475
Cedar
420
Clinton
Benton $495 Rank Among All 99 Iowa Counties -44Statewide $591 Nation* $726
521
Scott
437
Shelby Audubon Guthrie
438
426
Dallas
Poweshiek
Iowa
Johnson
464
Muscatine
449
Adair
580
730
627
Marion
571
Mahaska
579
643 659
Louisa
597
Pottawattamie
Cass
527
Mills
461
481
Madison
Warren
469
Union Clarke
499
588
507
Keokuk
Washington
463
467
482 539 572 Des Moines 557
Lee
520
Fremont
Montgomery Adams
461
Page
Lucas
Monroe
Wapello
Jefferson Henry
461
Taylor
464
474
501 405
591
518 448
539
470
403
Ringgold Decatur
Wayne Appanoose Davis
Van Buren
411
398
475
460
Legend $398 $481.00 $398.00-- $481
$481.01-- $564 $482 $564.00
566
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$564.01 - $647.00 $565 $647 $647.01 - $730.00
$648 - $730
* preliminary data
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2004 Quarterly Census OF Employment and Wages Profile
2003 Size of Firm in Benton County
Contact Info
Iowa Workforce Development, Employment Statistics Bureau 1000 E Grand Ave Des Moines, IA 50319 800-532-1249; Fax: 515-281-8195
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100 to 249 50 to 99
5 13 44 77 109
Number of Employees
20 to 49 10 to 19 5 to 9 0 to 4 0
Number of Employees 0 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 249 Total
Number of Employers 373 109 77 44 13 5 621
Employment 656 692 1,032 1,252 911 836 5,379
Size of firm based on employment as of March 2003
373 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Number of Employers
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