
Brown 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 | 2,606 | 2,772 | 2,871 | 3,086 | 3,261 | 655 | 25.13% |
Total Private Employment | 1,942 | 2,113 | 2,239 | 2,446 | 2,618 | 676 | 34.81% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 42 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 35 | -7 | -16.67% |
Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | D | D | 3 | N/A |
Construction | 147 | 147 | 153 | 160 | 171 | 24 | 16.33% |
Manufacturing | 306 | 285 | 250 | 119 | 154 | -152 | -49.67% |
Wholesale Trade | 16 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 50.00% |
Retail Trade | 310 | 356 | 366 | 390 | 402 | 92 | 29.68% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | -5 | -21.74% |
Utilities | D | D | D | D | D | 13 | N/A |
Information | 5 | D | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.00% |
Finance and Insurance | 31 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 4 | 12.90% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 23 | 31 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 16 | 69.57% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 127 | 136 | 142 | 189 | 258 | 131 | 103.15% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Admin. and Waste Services | 83 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 190 | 107 | 128.92% |
Educational Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | D | D | 7 | N/A |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 271 | 295 | 316 | 374 | 330 | 59 | 21.77% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 62 | 73 | 92 | 100 | 108 | 46 | 74.19% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 409 | 521 | 596 | 776 | 742 | 333 | 81.42% |
Other Services | 76 | 72 | 76 | 82 | 86 | 10 | 13.16% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 664 | 659 | 632 | 641 | 643 | -21 | -3.16% |
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 | 323 | 326 | 336 | 356 | 368 | 45 | 13.93% |
Total Private Establishments | 299 | 302 | 314 | 340 | 352 | 53 | 17.73% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.00% |
Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | D | D | 1 | N/A |
Construction | 36 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 38 | 2 | 5.56% |
Manufacturing | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | -8 | -38.10% |
Wholesale Trade | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.00% |
Retail Trade | 70 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 4 | 5.71% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 22.22% |
Utilities | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
Information | 2 | D | D | 3 | 3 | 1 | 50.00% |
Finance and Insurance | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 60.00% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 70.00% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 25 | 26 | 30 | 38 | 41 | 16 | 64.00% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Admin. and Waste Services | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 33.33% |
Educational Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | D | D | 3 | N/A |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 20.00% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | -1 | -11.11% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 45 | 47 | 45 | 51 | 54 | 9 | 20.00% |
Other Services | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 25.00% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 24 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 16 | -8 | -33.33% |
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.