Hoosiers by the Numbers
Sullivan 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 | 5,415 | 5,735 | 5,776 | 5,720 | 5,632 | 217 | 4.01% |
| Total Private Employment | 3,502 | 3,830 | 3,842 | 3,746 | 3,659 | 157 | 4.48% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 54 | 58 | 56 | 61 | 65 | 11 | 20.37% |
| Mining | D | D | D | D | D | 212 | 45.11% |
| Construction | 70 | 82 | 91 | 111 | 113 | 43 | 61.43% |
| Manufacturing | 577 | 686 | 651 | 636 | 566 | -11 | -1.91% |
| Wholesale Trade | 125 | 123 | 120 | 115 | 113 | -12 | -9.60% |
| Retail Trade | 610 | 606 | 629 | 601 | 558 | -52 | -8.52% |
| Transport. and Warehousing | 107 | 87 | 82 | 77 | 69 | -38 | -35.51% |
| Utilities | 202 | 185 | 205 | 214 | 215 | 13 | 6.44% |
| Information | 100 | 98 | 101 | 95 | 92 | -8 | -8.00% |
| Finance and Insurance | 102 | 99 | 96 | 104 | 104 | 2 | 1.96% |
| Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | D | D | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 33.33% |
| Professional and Tech. Servs. | 96 | 101 | 113 | 118 | 125 | 29 | 30.21% |
| Mgmt. of Companies | D | D | D | D | D | 5 | 166.67% |
| Admin. and Waste Services | 45 | 53 | 53 | 44 | 63 | 18 | 40.00% |
| Educational Services | D | D | D | D | D | -27 | -77.14% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 283 | 311 | 302 | 300 | 298 | 15 | 5.30% |
| Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | D | D | D | D | D | -25 | -71.43% |
| Accommodation and Food Service | 483 | 493 | 468 | 462 | 459 | -24 | -4.97% |
| Other Services | 102 | 124 | 118 | 111 | 108 | 6 | 5.88% |
| Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 1,913 | 1,905 | 1,935 | 1,974 | 1,973 | 60 | 3.14% |
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 | 373 | 388 | 379 | 372 | 366 | -7 | -1.88% |
| Total Private Establishments | 326 | 340 | 337 | 332 | 327 | 1 | 0.31% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mining | D | D | D | D | D | -2 | -50.00% |
| Construction | 27 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 18.52% |
| Manufacturing | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | -1 | -5.56% |
| Wholesale Trade | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | -4 | -25.00% |
| Retail Trade | 51 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 6 | 11.76% |
| Transport. and Warehousing | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | -4 | -19.05% |
| Utilities | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 16.67% |
| Information | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 16.67% |
| Finance and Insurance | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | -1 | -5.88% |
| Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | D | D | 6 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -25.00% |
| Professional and Tech. Servs. | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 21.74% |
| Mgmt. of Companies | D | D | D | D | D | 1 | 50.00% |
| Admin. and Waste Services | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 6.25% |
| Educational Services | D | D | D | D | D | -2 | -66.67% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 31 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 3 | 9.68% |
| Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
| Accommodation and Food Service | 36 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | -6 | -16.67% |
| Other Services | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 23 | -2 | -8.00% |
| Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 48 | 49 | 42 | 40 | 38 | -10 | -20.83% |
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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