
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 | |||||||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 5 Year Change | 5 Year % Change | |
Total Employment | 5,358 | 5,415 | 5,735 | 5,776 | 5,720 | 362 | 6.76% |
Total Private Employment | 3,452 | 3,502 | 3,830 | 3,842 | 3,746 | 294 | 8.52% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 51 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 61 | 10 | 19.61% |
Mining | D | D | D | D | D | 663 | N/A |
Construction | 67 | 70 | 82 | 91 | 111 | 44 | 65.67% |
Manufacturing | 553 | 577 | 686 | 651 | 636 | 83 | 15.01% |
Wholesale Trade | 135 | 125 | 123 | 120 | 115 | -20 | -14.81% |
Retail Trade | 580 | 610 | 606 | 629 | 601 | 21 | 3.62% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 116 | 107 | 87 | 82 | 77 | -39 | -33.62% |
Utilities | 218 | 202 | 185 | 205 | 214 | -4 | -1.83% |
Information | 104 | 100 | 98 | 101 | 95 | -9 | -8.65% |
Finance and Insurance | 101 | 102 | 99 | 96 | 104 | 3 | 2.97% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 8 | D | D | 5 | 6 | -2 | -25.00% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 92 | 96 | 101 | 113 | 118 | 26 | 28.26% |
Mgmt. of Companies | D | D | D | D | D | 8 | N/A |
Admin. and Waste Services | 45 | 45 | 53 | 53 | 44 | -1 | -2.22% |
Educational Services | 35 | D | D | D | D | -28 | -80.00% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 309 | 283 | 311 | 302 | 300 | -9 | -2.91% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | D | D | D | D | D | 13 | N/A |
Accommodation and Food Service | 448 | 483 | 493 | 468 | 462 | 14 | 3.13% |
Other Services | 99 | 102 | 124 | 118 | 111 | 12 | 12.12% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 1,906 | 1,913 | 1,905 | 1,935 | 1,974 | 68 | 3.57% |
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 | 383 | 373 | 388 | 379 | 375 | -8 | -2.09% |
Total Private Establishments | 333 | 326 | 340 | 337 | 335 | 2 | 0.60% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | -2 | -9.52% |
Mining | D | D | D | D | D | -1 | -25.00% |
Construction | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 17.24% |
Manufacturing | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | -3 | -15.00% |
Wholesale Trade | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | -5 | -27.78% |
Retail Trade | 51 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 4 | 7.84% |
Transport. and Warehousing | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | -3 | -13.04% |
Utilities | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 16.67% |
Information | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 16.67% |
Finance and Insurance | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 17.65% |
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 5 | D | D | 6 | 4 | -1 | -20.00% |
Professional and Tech. Servs. | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 6 | 27.27% |
Mgmt. of Companies | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
Admin. and Waste Services | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 7.14% |
Educational Services | 4 | D | D | D | D | -3 | -75.00% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 30 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 6 | 20.00% |
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation | D | D | D | D | D | 0 | 0.00% |
Accommodation and Food Service | 34 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 31 | -3 | -8.82% |
Other Services | 26 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 | -4 | -15.38% |
Federal, State, & Local Govt. | 50 | 48 | 49 | 42 | 40 | -10 | -20.00% |
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.