Austin County, TX

FIPS 48015 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Austin County had an annual average of 13,271 jobs across 1,531 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

13,271

+2.8% YoY

Establishments

1,531

Total Wages

$0.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$67,752

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 Austin County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 938 64 $424 $20.7M
541 NAICS 541 818 329 $1,978 $84.1M
238 NAICS 238 735 91 $1,603 $61.3M
621 NAICS 621 706 63 $1,579 $58.0M
561 NAICS 561 578 91 $1,064 $32.0M
522 NAICS 522 531 32 $1,948 $53.8M
327 NAICS 327 390 8 $1,301 $26.4M
332 NAICS 332 381 20 $1,296 $25.7M
445 NAICS 445 322 14 $598 $10.0M
423 NAICS 423 313 38 $1,773 $28.9M
325 NAICS 325 278 4 $1,556 $22.5M
611 NAICS 611 273 24 $1,036 $14.7M
624 NAICS 624 223 26 $522 $6.0M
441 NAICS 441 208 18 $1,146 $12.4M
921 NAICS 921 197 8 $1,044 $10.7M
237 NAICS 237 180 14 $1,516 $14.2M
336 NAICS 336 160 3 $1,535 $12.8M
922 NAICS 922 134 6 $1,051 $7.3M
811 NAICS 811 124 24 $996 $6.4M
424 NAICS 424 120 18 $1,214 $7.6M
457 NAICS 457 110 16 $507 $2.9M
236 NAICS 236 104 34 $1,129 $6.1M
513 NAICS 513 101 16 $2,702 $14.2M
444 NAICS 444 100 11 $793 $4.1M
221 NAICS 221 96 6 $1,723 $8.6M
449 NAICS 449 94 10 $1,925 $9.5M
323 NAICS 323 89 6 $729 $3.4M
551 NAICS 551 87 7 $6,109 $27.8M
532 NAICS 532 87 10 $1,285 $5.8M
531 NAICS 531 83 51 $1,384 $6.0M
425 NAICS 425 83 30 $2,799 $12.1M
488 NAICS 488 82 5 $2,540 $10.9M
713 NAICS 713 82 14 $1,384 $5.9M
112 NAICS 112 62 20 $827 $2.7M
484 NAICS 484 61 20 $1,679 $5.3M
524 NAICS 524 59 21 $882 $2.7M
812 NAICS 812 56 18 $835 $2.4M
491 NAICS 491 56 9 $1,117 $3.3M
721 NAICS 721 56 10 $526 $1.5M
311 NAICS 311 55 4 $1,763 $5.0M
517 NAICS 517 53 7 $1,499 $4.1M
999 NAICS 999 52 36 $1,837 $4.8M
456 NAICS 456 47 10 $1,119 $2.7M
459 NAICS 459 47 18 $1,031 $2.5M
813 NAICS 813 43 12 $1,239 $2.7M
814 NAICS 814 40 21 $1,553 $3.2M
339 NAICS 339 36 8 $2,021 $3.8M
518 NAICS 518 33 12 $1,560 $2.7M
333 NAICS 333 31 4 $1,092 $1.8M
562 NAICS 562 24 4 $908 $1.2M
111 NAICS 111 22 6 $801 $0.9M
923 NAICS 923 20 4 $807 $0.8M
512 NAICS 512 12 14 $3,839 $2.5M
924 NAICS 924 8 2 $1,190 $0.5M
926 NAICS 926 4 1 $2,042 $0.5M
928 NAICS 928 3 1 $4,799 $0.7M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

72

jobs · $69,502 avg pay

State Government

72

jobs · $57,648 avg pay

Local Government

1,469

jobs · $47,158 avg pay

Private

11,658

jobs · $70,400 avg pay

TX Unemployment

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

4.3%

April 2026

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