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.
| 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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