Hoosiers by the Numbers
Owen 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 | 5,110 | 5,558 | 5,484 | 5,316 | 5,192 | 82 | 1.60% |
| Total Private Employment | 4,357 | 4,813 | 4,736 | 4,568 | 4,459 | 102 | 2.34% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 15 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 26.67% |
| Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | D | 0 | N/A |
| Construction | 153 | 165 | 141 | 142 | 156 | 3 | 1.96% |
| Manufacturing | 2,405 | 2,688 | 2,642 | 2,473 | 2,276 | -129 | -5.36% |
| Wholesale Trade | 50 | 50 | 46 | 42 | 26 | -24 | -48.00% |
| Retail Trade | 484 | 509 | 544 | 524 | 534 | 50 | 10.33% |
| Transport. and Warehousing | 57 | 58 | 59 | 63 | 62 | 5 | 8.77% |
| Utilities | D | D | 101 | 107 | 108 | 23 | 27.06% |
| Information | D | D | D | D | 4 | -8 | -66.67% |
| Finance and Insurance | 91 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 82 | -9 | -9.89% |
| Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 10 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Professional and Tech. Servs. | 73 | 79 | 64 | 74 | 76 | 3 | 4.11% |
| Mgmt. of Companies | 0 | D | D | D | D | 3 | N/A |
| Admin. and Waste Services | D | D | D | D | 235 | 118 | 100.85% |
| Educational Services | 10 | 15 | D | 17 | D | -2 | -20.00% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 360 | 366 | 374 | 378 | 390 | 30 | 8.33% |
| Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 31 | 22 | 27 | D | 23 | -8 | -25.81% |
| Accommodation and Food Service | 321 | 374 | 336 | 322 | 333 | 12 | 3.74% |
| Other Services | 85 | 87 | 71 | 102 | 114 | 29 | 34.12% |
| Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 754 | 744 | 748 | 749 | 733 | -21 | -2.79% |
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 | 315 | 344 | 337 | 330 | 390 | 75 | 23.81% |
| Total Private Establishments | 284 | 313 | 312 | 306 | 366 | 82 | 28.87% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 14.29% |
| Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | D | 1 | N/A |
| Construction | 44 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 3 | 6.82% |
| Manufacturing | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 6.06% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | -2 | -15.38% |
| Retail Trade | 45 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 44 | -1 | -2.22% |
| Transport. and Warehousing | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Utilities | D | D | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 33.33% |
| Information | D | D | D | D | 3 | 1 | 50.00% |
| Finance and Insurance | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 25.00% |
| Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 14.29% |
| Professional and Tech. Servs. | 17 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 64.71% |
| Mgmt. of Companies | 0 | D | D | D | D | 1 | N/A |
| Admin. and Waste Services | D | D | D | D | 60 | 50 | 500.00% |
| Educational Services | 3 | 3 | D | 4 | D | 0 | 0.00% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 4.76% |
| Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 5 | 5 | 5 | D | 5 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Accommodation and Food Service | 26 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 5 | 19.23% |
| Other Services | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 23.81% |
| Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 31 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 25 | -6 | -19.35% |
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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