Huntington County, IN
| Population | Education | Commuting | Labor Force | Industry | Income | Firm Size |
Employment
Industry employment is tabulated as jobs by place-of-work. Keep in mind that people may hold multiple jobs and that each job is counted by its industry.
| Average Employment by Sector | |||||||
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 5 Year Change | 5 Year % Change | |
| Total Employment | 13,445 | 13,810 | 13,867 | 13,632 | 13,856 | 411 | 3.06% |
| Total Private Employment | 12,036 | 12,414 | 12,450 | 12,199 | 12,367 | 331 | 2.75% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 235 | 248 | 258 | 257 | 254 | 19 | 8.09% |
| Mining | D | D | D | D | D | 6 | 22.22% |
| Construction | 510 | 518 | 525 | 544 | 571 | 61 | 11.96% |
| Manufacturing | 3,442 | 3,509 | 3,446 | 3,479 | 3,552 | 110 | 3.20% |
| Wholesale Trade | 498 | 522 | 530 | 537 | 511 | 13 | 2.61% |
| Retail Trade | 1,314 | 1,368 | 1,360 | 1,364 | 1,340 | 26 | 1.98% |
| Transport. and Warehousing | 528 | 618 | 698 | 565 | 571 | 43 | 8.14% |
| Utilities | 48 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 47 | -1 | -2.08% |
| Information | D | D | D | D | D | -33 | -9.73% |
| Finance and Insurance | 479 | 417 | 409 | 407 | 348 | -131 | -27.35% |
| Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 96 | 99 | 93 | 92 | 94 | -2 | -2.08% |
| Professional and Tech. Servs. | 294 | 349 | 333 | 270 | 326 | 32 | 10.88% |
| Mgmt. of Companies | D | D | D | D | D | 28 | 66.67% |
| Admin. and Waste Services | 429 | 462 | 478 | 417 | 414 | -15 | -3.50% |
| Educational Services | 287 | 302 | 295 | 299 | 320 | 33 | 11.50% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 1,481 | 1,448 | 1,512 | 1,598 | 1,611 | 130 | 8.78% |
| Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 47 | 66 | 84 | 78 | 108 | 61 | 129.79% |
| Accommodation and Food Service | 1,158 | 1,181 | 1,180 | 1,127 | 1,136 | -22 | -1.90% |
| Other Services | 780 | 811 | 792 | 701 | 756 | -24 | -3.08% |
| Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 1,410 | 1,397 | 1,417 | 1,432 | 1,489 | 79 | 5.60% |
Note: D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of 6/16/26.
| Establishments by Sector | |||||||
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 5 Year Change | 5 Year % Change | |
| Total Establishments | 930 | 957 | 965 | 989 | 1,004 | 74 | 7.96% |
| Total Private Establishments | 879 | 907 | 922 | 945 | 959 | 80 | 9.10% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 8.33% |
| Mining | D | D | D | D | D | -1 | -50.00% |
| Construction | 84 | 88 | 96 | 99 | 97 | 13 | 15.48% |
| Manufacturing | 71 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 61 | -10 | -14.08% |
| Wholesale Trade | 50 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 10 | 20.00% |
| Retail Trade | 127 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 130 | 3 | 2.36% |
| Transport. and Warehousing | 50 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | -5 | -10.00% |
| Utilities | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 25.00% |
| Information | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finance and Insurance | 77 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 76 | -1 | -1.30% |
| Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 44 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 40 | -4 | -9.09% |
| Professional and Tech. Servs. | 60 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 18 | 30.00% |
| Mgmt. of Companies | D | D | D | D | D | 1 | 25.00% |
| Admin. and Waste Services | 33 | 37 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 19 | 57.58% |
| Educational Services | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 33.33% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 56 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 12 | 21.43% |
| Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 57.14% |
| Accommodation and Food Service | 80 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 80 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Services | 83 | 80 | 85 | 90 | 94 | 11 | 13.25% |
| Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 50 | 50 | 43 | 44 | 45 | -5 | -10.00% |
Note: �Total employment represents the sum of total private sector and total government sector employment. �State and local government schools and hospitals are included in the government total. �Sectors may not sum to the total (or agree with BLS published total employment) due to suppression issues. �D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. �Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics & Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of June 2026.
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