
Elkhart 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 | 125,027 | 137,274 | 141,264 | 131,391 | 127,066 | 2,039 | 1.63% |
Total Private Employment | 116,611 | 128,969 | 133,040 | 122,980 | 118,310 | 1,699 | 1.46% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 255 | 259 | 294 | 389 | 451 | 196 | 76.86% |
Mining | D | D | D | D | D | 48 | N/A |
Construction | 3,820 | 3,820 | 4,111 | 4,305 | 4,199 | 379 | 9.92% |
Manufacturing | 61,713 | 72,667 | 75,007 | 64,827 | 60,628 | -1,085 | -1.76% |
Wholesale Trade | 6,318 | 6,897 | 7,114 | 7,018 | 7,001 | 683 | 10.81% |
Retail Trade | 9,652 | 9,530 | 10,006 | 10,179 | 9,744 | 92 | 0.95% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 2,458 | 2,438 | 2,563 | 2,451 | 2,295 | -163 | -6.63% |
Utilities | 137 | 127 | 129 | 147 | 192 | 55 | 40.15% |
Information | 346 | 336 | 418 | 449 | 472 | 126 | 36.42% |
Finance and Insurance | 1,780 | 1,711 | 1,720 | 1,755 | 1,790 | 10 | 0.56% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 1,030 | 927 | 840 | 892 | 1,028 | -2 | -0.19% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 1,898 | 1,862 | 1,927 | 2,115 | 2,210 | 312 | 16.44% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 2,456 | 2,705 | 2,958 | 2,678 | 2,588 | 132 | 5.37% |
Admin. and Waste Services | 4,225 | 5,049 | 4,964 | 4,170 | 3,965 | -260 | -6.15% |
Educational Services | 659 | 660 | 708 | 776 | 755 | 96 | 14.57% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 10,811 | 10,602 | 10,449 | 10,799 | 11,090 | 279 | 2.58% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 374 | 364 | 408 | 418 | 467 | 93 | 24.87% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 6,170 | 6,322 | 6,753 | 7,004 | 6,843 | 673 | 10.91% |
Other Services | 2,455 | 2,640 | 2,612 | 2,556 | 2,544 | 89 | 3.63% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 8,416 | 8,305 | 8,223 | 8,411 | 8,756 | 340 | 4.04% |
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 | 4,833 | 4,925 | 5,062 | 5,207 | 5,308 | 475 | 9.83% |
Total Private Establishments | 4,749 | 4,842 | 4,981 | 5,133 | 5,234 | 485 | 10.21% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 42 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 55 | 13 | 30.95% |
Mining | D | D | D | D | D | -1 | -25.00% |
Construction | 482 | 488 | 499 | 515 | 552 | 70 | 14.52% |
Manufacturing | 787 | 801 | 838 | 858 | 861 | 74 | 9.40% |
Wholesale Trade | 412 | 422 | 427 | 437 | 442 | 30 | 7.28% |
Retail Trade | 691 | 700 | 688 | 706 | 698 | 7 | 1.01% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 199 | 208 | 220 | 218 | 216 | 17 | 8.54% |
Utilities | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 14.29% |
Information | 38 | 37 | 39 | 48 | 53 | 15 | 39.47% |
Finance and Insurance | 212 | 214 | 220 | 215 | 223 | 11 | 5.19% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 165 | 166 | 168 | 174 | 191 | 26 | 15.76% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 320 | 330 | 355 | 375 | 395 | 75 | 23.44% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 40 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 42 | 2 | 5.00% |
Admin. and Waste Services | 203 | 206 | 226 | 243 | 250 | 47 | 23.15% |
Educational Services | 20 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 36 | 16 | 80.00% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 326 | 343 | 360 | 373 | 375 | 49 | 15.03% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 49 | 47 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 1 | 2.04% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 373 | 376 | 384 | 399 | 399 | 26 | 6.97% |
Other Services | 381 | 392 | 388 | 390 | 389 | 8 | 2.10% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 84 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 74 | -10 | -11.90% |
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.