2004 Annual County Profile
Fremont
Executive Summary As of 2003, Fremont County’s largest private sector was Manufacturing, representing 40.69 percent (1,400) of the county’s total covered employment of 3,441. Over 42 percent of the employment in this sector was in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing. The county’s total employment increased by 0.35 percent since 2002 and the average annual wage increased by 3.70 percent to $28,014 for all industries. Fremont County’s average weekly wage for all industries was $539 for 2003. This was an increase of 3.65 percent since 2002. The highest average weekly wage for a private sector was Manufacturing, averaging $736 with gross total wages of $53.6 million.
State of Iowa
Fremont County
2003 Industry Breakout by Employment in Fremont County
Government 522 Other Services 30 Leisure 193 Manufacturing 1,400 Natural Resources Construction 57 40
Quick Facts
Covered Employment (2003)
%
Total Employment Average Weekly Wage Largest Private Sector: Manufacturing
3,441 0.25¹ $539 91.2²
Edu/Health Services 337 Professional Services 78 FIRE 91 Information 25 Transportation Trade 638 29
1,400 0.64³
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
7,862 -4.4% 2.7% $26,310 $38,345
89 74 97 44 31
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Name of Company Eaton Corporation Pella Corporation Golden Valley Microwave Foods Wal-Mart Stores Grape Community Hospital Hy-Vee Food Stores Tabor Manor Care Center Sidney Care Sapp Bros Truck Stops McDonald's Restaurant
Industry Manufacturing Manufacturing Manufacturing Retail Trade Health Services Retail Trade Health Services Health Services Retail Trade Accom./Food Services
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 Fremont County
Reporting Units 2002 246 210 13 19 9 56 20 37 13 6 19 20 16 22 17 36 7 22 7 2003 % Change 247 0.41% Total All Industries 212 0.95% Private Business 12 19 9 56 16 40 14 6 21 21 17 22 15 36 7 22 7 -7.69% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -20.00% 8.11% 7.69% 0.00% 10.53% 5.00% 6.25% 0.00% -11.76% 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 3,429 2,904 54 46 1,379 652 137 515 27 23 92 72 331 178 52 525 30 450 45 Employment 2003 % Change 3,441 0.35% 2,919 0.52% 57 40 1,400 638 125 514 29 25 91 78 337 193 30 522 29 449 44 5.56% -13.04% 1.52% -2.15% -8.76% -0.19% 7.41% 8.70% -1.09% 8.33% 1.81% 8.43% -42.31% -0.57% -3.33% -0.22% -2.22%
0.00% Government State 0.00% Local 0.00% Federal 0.00%
Reporting Units by Industry in 2003 in Fremont County
Quick Facts
60
A Unit is Defined as a Worksite
Education & Health Services 17
Leisure & Hospitality 22
Professional Services 21
Fremont County’s Largest Industries by Worksites Number of Units
50
Trade 56
40 Government 36
Transportation & Utilities 14
Construction 19
Government 36
10
Leisure & Hospitality 22
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Trade - Wholesale & Retail Trade F.I.R.E. - Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate;
Natural Resources - Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Mining.
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Information 6
20
Manufacturing 9
Wholesale & Retail Trade 56
FIRE 21
30
Natural Resources 12
Other Services 15
2004 Quarterly Census OF Employment and Wages Profile
2003 Average Annual and Weekly Wage by Industry in Fremont County
Average Annual Wage $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2002 27,015 27,762 24,667 18,966 37,133 18,985 34,583 14,836 30,333 17,413 29,217 19,240 22,960 6,474 15,135 22,885 31,375 21,458 31,496 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2003 % Change 28,014 3.70% Total All Industries 28,827 3.84% Private Business 27,974 20,855 38,289 19,269 34,861 15,440 30,042 16,689 29,105 22,628 24,686 6,519 18,025 23,464 31,684 22,054 32,435 13.41% 9.96% 3.11% 1.49% 0.80% 4.07% -0.96% -4.16% -0.38% 17.61% 7.51% 0.70% 19.10% 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 520 534 474 365 714 365 665 285 583 335 562 370 442 124 291 440 603 413 606 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2003 % Change 539 3.65% 554 3.75% 538 401 736 371 670 297 578 321 560 435 475 125 347 451 609 424 624 13.50% 9.86% 3.08% 1.64% 0.75% 4.21% -0.86% -4.18% -0.36% 17.57% 7.47% 0.81% 19.24% 2.50% 1.00% 2.66% 2.97%
2.53% Government State 0.99% Local 2.77% Federal 2.98%
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
Fremont $539 Rank Among All 99 Iowa Counties -23Statewide $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 Fremont 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 999 50 to 99 20 to 49 10 to 19 5 to 9 0 to 4 0
5 9 8 34 37
Number of Employees
Number of Employees 0 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 999 Total
Number of Employers 152 37 34 8 9 5 245
Employment 283 254 435 224 696 1,511 3,403
Size of firm based on employment as of March 2003
152 50 100 150 200
Number of Employers
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