Hoosiers by the Numbers
Rush 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 | 4,767 | 4,813 | 4,848 | 4,901 | 4,885 | 118 | 2.48% |
| Total Private Employment | 3,691 | 3,730 | 3,777 | 3,806 | 3,765 | 74 | 2.00% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 104 | 106 | 106 | 111 | 112 | 8 | 7.69% |
| Mining | D | D | D | D | D | 3 | 60.00% |
| Construction | 236 | 260 | 326 | 323 | 270 | 34 | 14.41% |
| Manufacturing | 984 | 963 | 932 | 983 | 982 | -2 | -0.20% |
| Wholesale Trade | 171 | 184 | 202 | 205 | 202 | 31 | 18.13% |
| Retail Trade | 532 | 591 | 616 | 626 | 610 | 78 | 14.66% |
| Transport. and Warehousing | 276 | 301 | 328 | 363 | 354 | 78 | 28.26% |
| Utilities | D | D | D | D | D | -6 | -11.11% |
| Information | D | 61 | D | D | 47 | -14 | -22.95% |
| Finance and Insurance | 103 | 97 | 92 | 84 | 80 | -23 | -22.33% |
| Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 16.67% |
| Professional and Tech. Servs. | 137 | 132 | 144 | 116 | 118 | -19 | -13.87% |
| Mgmt. of Companies | 41 | 40 | 35 | 34 | 35 | -6 | -14.63% |
| Admin. and Waste Services | 90 | 92 | 83 | 85 | 112 | 22 | 24.44% |
| Educational Services | D | 54 | 44 | 39 | 37 | -7 | -15.91% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 293 | 284 | 262 | 267 | 299 | 6 | 2.05% |
| Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 24 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 13 | -11 | -45.83% |
| Accommodation and Food Service | 392 | 323 | 310 | 282 | 283 | -109 | -27.81% |
| Other Services | 133 | 147 | 152 | 149 | 143 | 10 | 7.52% |
| Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 1,076 | 1,084 | 1,071 | 1,095 | 1,120 | 44 | 4.09% |
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 | 434 | 435 | 429 | 430 | 433 | -1 | -0.23% |
| Total Private Establishments | 389 | 391 | 396 | 397 | 401 | 12 | 3.08% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mining | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
| Construction | 45 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 2 | 4.44% |
| Manufacturing | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 3.70% |
| Wholesale Trade | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Retail Trade | 64 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 5 | 7.81% |
| Transport. and Warehousing | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Utilities | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
| Information | D | 4 | D | D | 4 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finance and Insurance | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | -6 | -25.00% |
| Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 66.67% |
| Professional and Tech. Servs. | 31 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 3 | 9.68% |
| Mgmt. of Companies | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -25.00% |
| Admin. and Waste Services | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 14.29% |
| Educational Services | D | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 50.00% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 7.14% |
| Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Accommodation and Food Service | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Services | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | -1 | -3.03% |
| Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 46 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 32 | -14 | -30.43% |
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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