
Steuben 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 | 15,049 | 15,633 | 16,486 | 16,539 | 16,253 | 1,204 | 8.00% |
Total Private Employment | 13,618 | 14,201 | 15,026 | 15,100 | 14,798 | 1,180 | 8.67% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 107 | 97 | 96 | 91 | 95 | -12 | -11.21% |
Mining | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 50.00% |
Construction | 490 | 524 | 494 | 497 | 538 | 48 | 9.80% |
Manufacturing | 5,108 | 5,088 | 5,114 | 5,195 | 5,068 | -40 | -0.78% |
Wholesale Trade | 268 | 290 | 353 | 409 | 398 | 130 | 48.51% |
Retail Trade | 2,013 | 2,054 | 2,036 | 2,063 | 2,086 | 73 | 3.63% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 601 | 625 | 760 | 758 | 726 | 125 | 20.80% |
Utilities | D | D | D | D | D | 98 | N/A |
Information | 80 | 80 | 89 | 95 | 102 | 22 | 27.50% |
Finance and Insurance | 167 | 176 | 177 | 176 | 171 | 4 | 2.40% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 88 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 88 | 0 | 0.00% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 319 | 364 | 396 | 410 | 328 | 9 | 2.82% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 100.00% |
Admin. and Waste Services | 545 | 865 | 1,339 | 1,066 | 864 | 319 | 58.53% |
Educational Services | D | D | D | D | D | 867 | N/A |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 1,245 | 1,254 | 1,334 | 1,423 | 1,438 | 193 | 15.50% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 94 | 106 | 108 | 104 | 102 | 8 | 8.51% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 1,394 | 1,425 | 1,352 | 1,375 | 1,347 | -47 | -3.37% |
Other Services | 343 | 363 | 415 | 419 | 457 | 114 | 33.24% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 1,431 | 1,431 | 1,459 | 1,439 | 1,455 | 24 | 1.68% |
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 | 985 | 986 | 1,003 | 1,010 | 1,023 | 38 | 3.86% |
Total Private Establishments | 928 | 928 | 948 | 959 | 973 | 45 | 4.85% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | -2 | -10.00% |
Mining | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.00% |
Construction | 91 | 97 | 99 | 96 | 97 | 6 | 6.59% |
Manufacturing | 103 | 103 | 99 | 97 | 100 | -3 | -2.91% |
Wholesale Trade | 44 | 45 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 21 | 47.73% |
Retail Trade | 159 | 153 | 148 | 148 | 147 | -12 | -7.55% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 44 | 45 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 2.27% |
Utilities | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
Information | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 37.50% |
Finance and Insurance | 48 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 4 | 8.33% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 40 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 43 | 3 | 7.50% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 66 | 63 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 7 | 10.61% |
Mgmt. of Companies | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 50.00% |
Admin. and Waste Services | 47 | 51 | 57 | 61 | 60 | 13 | 27.66% |
Educational Services | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 56 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 6 | 10.71% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | -4 | -23.53% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 88 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 86 | -2 | -2.27% |
Other Services | 79 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 2 | 2.53% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 57 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 51 | -6 | -10.53% |
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.