Alleghany County, VA

FIPS 51005 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Alleghany County had an annual average of 3,293 jobs across 490 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,293

+0.9% YoY

Establishments

490

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$45,646

Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)

Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Alleghany County, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 437 14 $893 $18.5M
623 NAICS 623 319 7 $878 $14.4M
722 NAICS 722 272 19 $372 $5.3M
621 NAICS 621 194 29 $1,096 $10.1M
922 NAICS 922 145 13 $1,696 $8.9M
445 NAICS 445 87 7 $573 $2.6M
238 NAICS 238 80 21 $1,113 $4.6M
541 NAICS 541 76 48 $1,238 $4.9M
321 NAICS 321 69 5 $894 $3.2M
921 NAICS 921 55 7 $633 $1.8M
811 NAICS 811 54 7 $1,050 $2.8M
624 NAICS 624 53 3 $764 $2.1M
457 NAICS 457 47 14 $524 $1.3M
444 NAICS 444 44 4 $531 $1.2M
812 NAICS 812 43 9 $648 $1.4M
923 NAICS 923 36 4 $1,041 $1.9M
813 NAICS 813 31 7 $362 $0.6M
455 NAICS 455 28 3 $392 $0.6M
441 NAICS 441 21 6 $798 $0.9M
221 NAICS 221 17 3 $973 $0.9M
456 NAICS 456 17 6 $1,558 $1.4M
491 NAICS 491 16 4 $1,129 $1.0M
562 NAICS 562 14 1 $814 $0.6M
713 NAICS 713 14 1 $543 $0.4M
814 NAICS 814 12 11 $395 $0.3M
237 NAICS 237 11 2 $1,446 $0.7M
926 NAICS 926 11 4 $766 $0.5M
459 NAICS 459 8 5 $527 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 5 3 $1,083 $0.3M
561 NAICS 561 4 1 $950 $0.2M
519 NAICS 519 4 1 $466 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

16

jobs · $58,693 avg pay

State Government

165

jobs · $53,787 avg pay

Local Government

638

jobs · $43,031 avg pay

Private

2,474

jobs · $45,689 avg pay

VA Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.8%

April 2026

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