Amherst County, VA

FIPS 51009 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Amherst County had an annual average of 8,168 jobs across 795 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

8,168

+4.4% YoY

Establishments

795

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,246

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 Amherst County, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 831 3 $879 $37.9M
624 NAICS 624 679 177 $867 $22.1M
332 NAICS 332 436 10 $1,157 $26.2M
621 NAICS 621 429 34 $1,246 $27.8M
455 NAICS 455 353 10 $573 $10.5M
238 NAICS 238 311 60 $1,192 $19.3M
921 NAICS 921 243 6 $4,373 $9.8M
922 NAICS 922 220 10 $1,577 $13.3M
623 NAICS 623 200 8 $922 $8.1M
333 NAICS 333 198 6 $1,304 $13.4M
444 NAICS 444 195 8 $659 $6.7M
339 NAICS 339 192 3 $899 $9.0M
541 NAICS 541 177 48 $1,312 $12.1M
441 NAICS 441 125 16 $988 $6.4M
457 NAICS 457 104 13 $575 $3.1M
811 NAICS 811 96 28 $781 $3.9M
236 NAICS 236 95 28 $1,016 $5.0M
561 NAICS 561 89 28 $672 $3.1M
713 NAICS 713 80 7 $428 $1.7M
484 NAICS 484 77 18 $994 $4.0M
237 NAICS 237 64 6 $1,078 $3.4M
522 NAICS 522 63 14 $1,081 $3.5M
459 NAICS 459 60 10 $510 $1.6M
337 NAICS 337 57 4 $808 $2.4M
321 NAICS 321 55 5 $716 $2.0M
491 NAICS 491 49 4 $1,273 $3.3M
812 NAICS 812 48 17 $447 $1.1M
999 NAICS 999 38 17 $513 $1.0M
423 NAICS 423 34 5 $1,197 $2.1M
113 NAICS 113 32 8 $946 $1.6M
221 NAICS 221 26 1 $1,124 $1.5M
926 NAICS 926 24 5 $1,248 $0.8M
519 NAICS 519 22 1 $551 $0.6M
312 NAICS 312 21 5 $345 $0.4M
449 NAICS 449 18 6 $530 $0.5M
622 NAICS 622 18 1 $1,074 $1.0M
813 NAICS 813 16 5 $543 $0.5M
562 NAICS 562 14 3 $839 $0.6M
923 NAICS 923 13 2 $1,379 $0.9M
814 NAICS 814 11 16 $363 $0.2M
925 NAICS 925 10 1 $473 $0.2M
551 NAICS 551 8 3 $748 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 4 2 $782 $0.2M
928 NAICS 928 3 1 $1,553 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

58

jobs · $67,423 avg pay

State Government

138

jobs · $59,716 avg pay

Local Government

1,377

jobs · $45,425 avg pay

Private

6,595

jobs · $47,190 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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