
Starke 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 | |||||||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 5 Year Change | 5 Year % Change | |
Total Employment | 3,987 | 4,010 | 4,065 | 4,152 | 4,134 | 147 | 3.69% |
Total Private Employment | 3,085 | 3,120 | 3,162 | 3,243 | 3,210 | 125 | 4.05% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 118 | 132 | 166 | 164 | 115 | -3 | -2.54% |
Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Construction | 86 | 97 | 113 | 118 | 139 | 53 | 61.63% |
Manufacturing | 677 | 592 | 669 | 654 | 636 | -41 | -6.06% |
Wholesale Trade | 76 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 101 | 25 | 32.89% |
Retail Trade | 501 | 528 | 540 | 563 | 578 | 77 | 15.37% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 63 | 68 | 69 | 94 | 85 | 22 | 34.92% |
Utilities | 0 | 0 | D | D | D | 1 | N/A |
Information | 37 | 39 | 34 | 32 | 40 | 3 | 8.11% |
Finance and Insurance | 68 | 77 | 103 | 114 | 122 | 54 | 79.41% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 25 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 15 | -10 | -40.00% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 57 | 60 | 64 | 59 | 61 | 4 | 7.02% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Admin. and Waste Services | 536 | 505 | 379 | 452 | 436 | -100 | -18.66% |
Educational Services | D | D | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | N/A |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 415 | 420 | 426 | 431 | 424 | 9 | 2.17% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 26 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 22 | -4 | -15.38% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 333 | 391 | 381 | 332 | 326 | -7 | -2.10% |
Other Services | 67 | 81 | 85 | 93 | 97 | 30 | 44.78% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 902 | 890 | 903 | 909 | 924 | 22 | 2.44% |
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 5/6/25.
Establishments by Sector | |||||||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 5 Year Change | 5 Year % Change | |
Total Establishments | 322 | 317 | 326 | 334 | 338 | 16 | 4.97% |
Total Private Establishments | 297 | 292 | 301 | 311 | 315 | 18 | 6.06% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | -2 | -11.11% |
Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Construction | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0.00% |
Manufacturing | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4.55% |
Wholesale Trade | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 25.00% |
Retail Trade | 53 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 7 | 13.21% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | -2 | -10.53% |
Utilities | 0 | 0 | D | D | D | 1 | N/A |
Information | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.00% |
Finance and Insurance | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 13.33% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | -4 | -30.77% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 35.71% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Admin. and Waste Services | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 14.29% |
Educational Services | D | D | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 200.00% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 24 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 3 | 12.50% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | -3 | -42.86% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | -4 | -13.79% |
Other Services | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 6 | 26.09% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | -2 | -8.00% |
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 May 2025.