Barnstable County, MA

FIPS 25001 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Barnstable County had an annual average of 96,279 jobs across 9,789 establishments, paying $6.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

96,279

+0.3% YoY

Establishments

9,789

Total Wages

$6.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$64,707

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 Barnstable County, MA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 6 — —
722 NAICS 722 12,411 821 $727 $469.0M
621 NAICS 621 5,478 455 $1,503 $428.3M
445 NAICS 445 5,048 278 $702 $184.2M
541 NAICS 541 5,047 927 $2,477 $480.1M
238 NAICS 238 4,525 919 $1,516 $356.6M
561 NAICS 561 4,050 706 $1,183 $249.2M
622 NAICS 622 3,714 14 $2,402 $373.2M
623 NAICS 623 3,315 93 $1,133 $195.2M
721 NAICS 721 3,266 234 $941 $159.8M
624 NAICS 624 2,620 641 $843 $114.9M
713 NAICS 713 2,581 178 $898 $119.7M
236 NAICS 236 2,343 497 $1,612 $196.3M
922 NAICS 922 2,203 66 $2,731 $234.2M
444 NAICS 444 1,750 104 $1,092 $99.4M
921 NAICS 921 1,612 54 $2,873 $108.4M
441 NAICS 441 1,593 93 $1,512 $125.2M
455 NAICS 455 1,468 49 $551 $42.0M
812 NAICS 812 1,358 248 $1,398 $57.0M
522 NAICS 522 1,285 139 $4,651 $127.4M
813 NAICS 813 1,268 181 $1,127 $74.3M
459 NAICS 459 1,248 264 $664 $43.1M
531 NAICS 531 1,095 312 $1,336 $76.1M
458 NAICS 458 1,053 208 $643 $35.2M
611 NAICS 611 980 111 $1,087 $55.4M
423 NAICS 423 930 122 $1,646 $79.6M
237 NAICS 237 881 56 $1,953 $74.4M
456 NAICS 456 878 104 $862 $39.3M
457 NAICS 457 808 106 $1,056 $44.3M
811 NAICS 811 802 194 $1,139 $47.5M
449 NAICS 449 740 103 $1,121 $43.1M
424 NAICS 424 712 96 $1,329 $49.2M
334 NAICS 334 691 12 $2,261 $81.3M
485 NAICS 485 623 22 $1,114 $36.1M
221 NAICS 221 622 28 $2,445 $72.9M
524 NAICS 524 619 96 $2,401 $77.2M
551 NAICS 551 592 30 $1,375 $42.4M
311 NAICS 311 522 32 $795 $21.6M
491 NAICS 491 495 53 $1,303 $33.5M
492 NAICS 492 383 7 $1,179 $23.5M
712 NAICS 712 370 30 $1,413 $17.5M
928 NAICS 928 368 10 $1,751 $32.9M
562 NAICS 562 340 51 $1,329 $23.5M
513 NAICS 513 304 69 $1,660 $26.2M
483 NAICS 483 288 9 $980 $14.7M
923 NAICS 923 282 23 $2,126 $22.8M
711 NAICS 711 279 60 $1,065 $15.4M
484 NAICS 484 266 54 $1,108 $15.3M
517 NAICS 517 260 29 $1,888 $25.5M
523 NAICS 523 238 82 $4,770 $59.1M
926 NAICS 926 224 10 $1,843 $20.9M
532 NAICS 532 222 46 $1,043 $12.0M
814 NAICS 814 198 122 $1,048 $10.8M
487 NAICS 487 161 24 $1,039 $8.7M
425 NAICS 425 154 50 $3,023 $24.3M
488 NAICS 488 152 26 $1,308 $10.4M
924 NAICS 924 143 9 $2,345 $15.1M
518 NAICS 518 142 14 $1,576 $11.6M
519 NAICS 519 138 28 $800 $5.7M
512 NAICS 512 135 26 $623 $4.4M
323 NAICS 323 126 18 $991 $6.5M
327 NAICS 327 119 10 $1,794 $11.1M
333 NAICS 333 112 4 $2,007 $11.7M
112 NAICS 112 110 24 $1,055 $6.0M
111 NAICS 111 98 11 $765 $3.9M
925 NAICS 925 92 14 $1,272 $6.1M
312 NAICS 312 92 7 $757 $3.6M
516 NAICS 516 91 17 $1,184 $5.6M
339 NAICS 339 84 20 $1,242 $5.5M
337 NAICS 337 65 9 $1,541 $5.2M
115 NAICS 115 53 7 $1,084 $3.0M
332 NAICS 332 48 12 $1,516 $3.8M
336 NAICS 336 39 5 $812 $1.7M
314 NAICS 314 29 8 $822 $1.2M
321 NAICS 321 19 6 $1,057 $1.0M
335 NAICS 335 11 4 $958 $0.5M
525 NAICS 525 5 6 $1,744 $0.5M
315 NAICS 315 4 4 $548 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

1,560

jobs · $90,604 avg pay

State Government

2,591

jobs · $82,809 avg pay

Local Government

10,480

jobs · $72,738 avg pay

Private

81,648

jobs · $62,606 avg pay

MA Unemployment

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

4.7%

April 2026

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