Bell County, TX

FIPS 48027 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Bell County had an annual average of 129,626 jobs across 6,520 establishments, paying $8.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

129,626

+1.1% YoY

Establishments

6,520

Total Wages

$8.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$62,107

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 Bell County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 15,666 114 $1,388 $779.6M
622 NAICS 622 13,503 15 $1,922 $1,159.8M
722 NAICS 722 13,193 648 $515 $288.2M
621 NAICS 621 9,157 457 $2,578 $1,227.5M
541 NAICS 541 5,435 566 $1,787 $421.5M
455 NAICS 455 4,677 100 $560 $134.6M
561 NAICS 561 4,485 413 $856 $199.6M
445 NAICS 445 4,147 113 $819 $173.2M
238 NAICS 238 3,132 370 $1,113 $181.3M
928 NAICS 928 2,776 2 $1,668 $240.8M
624 NAICS 624 2,553 321 $1,125 $81.0M
441 NAICS 441 2,506 116 $1,206 $157.1M
236 NAICS 236 2,475 168 $1,994 $256.6M
424 NAICS 424 2,466 58 $1,673 $214.5M
522 NAICS 522 2,239 147 $1,860 $145.4M
922 NAICS 922 2,069 19 $1,656 $159.4M
531 NAICS 531 1,904 344 $963 $95.3M
423 NAICS 423 1,771 108 $1,435 $132.1M
811 NAICS 811 1,761 234 $1,081 $98.9M
444 NAICS 444 1,730 64 $852 $76.7M
623 NAICS 623 1,528 39 $813 $64.6M
326 NAICS 326 1,426 15 $1,517 $112.5M
713 NAICS 713 1,304 86 $707 $29.6M
459 NAICS 459 1,290 159 $702 $35.3M
551 NAICS 551 1,252 32 $2,009 $130.8M
237 NAICS 237 1,229 51 $1,401 $83.7M
484 NAICS 484 1,201 120 $1,197 $74.7M
322 NAICS 322 1,200 6 $1,296 $80.9M
921 NAICS 921 1,120 19 $1,711 $62.7M
457 NAICS 457 1,088 118 $603 $34.1M
493 NAICS 493 1,063 16 $1,050 $58.0M
812 NAICS 812 1,007 196 $602 $31.5M
721 NAICS 721 957 75 $617 $24.5M
221 NAICS 221 876 36 $1,755 $70.3M
488 NAICS 488 796 34 $1,472 $60.9M
333 NAICS 333 752 12 $1,290 $50.5M
458 NAICS 458 729 92 $389 $14.8M
337 NAICS 337 707 18 $1,024 $37.7M
524 NAICS 524 679 125 $1,431 $50.5M
813 NAICS 813 618 55 $569 $18.3M
331 NAICS 331 570 8 $1,146 $34.0M
492 NAICS 492 542 8 $907 $25.6M
456 NAICS 456 496 70 $732 $18.9M
311 NAICS 311 484 21 $1,058 $26.6M
312 NAICS 312 482 15 $1,301 $32.6M
449 NAICS 449 458 58 $941 $22.4M
491 NAICS 491 420 15 $1,212 $26.4M
332 NAICS 332 350 26 $1,280 $23.3M
923 NAICS 923 335 7 $1,701 $21.8M
325 NAICS 325 295 10 $1,267 $19.5M
517 NAICS 517 288 23 $1,431 $21.4M
925 NAICS 925 251 6 $1,099 $14.4M
212 NAICS 212 240 7 $1,246 $15.5M
562 NAICS 562 224 17 $1,224 $13.9M
481 NAICS 481 188 6 $3,685 $36.0M
926 NAICS 926 186 16 $1,671 $13.5M
512 NAICS 512 184 10 $533 $5.1M
513 NAICS 513 154 20 $1,665 $13.3M
712 NAICS 712 143 4 $945 $7.0M
323 NAICS 323 134 16 $690 $4.8M
336 NAICS 336 123 7 $1,320 $8.4M
924 NAICS 924 118 3 $1,812 $11.2M
327 NAICS 327 117 10 $1,966 $12.0M
814 NAICS 814 104 90 $604 $3.3M
339 NAICS 339 96 14 $863 $4.3M
112 NAICS 112 91 25 $805 $3.8M
425 NAICS 425 91 26 $2,777 $13.1M
111 NAICS 111 90 13 $632 $3.0M
324 NAICS 324 89 5 $1,678 $7.8M
519 NAICS 519 89 5 $859 $3.6M
518 NAICS 518 75 14 $2,518 $9.8M
999 NAICS 999 69 45 $928 $3.3M
334 NAICS 334 33 4 $2,385 $4.1M
115 NAICS 115 28 5 $909 $1.3M
335 NAICS 335 22 5 $1,165 $1.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

10,110

jobs · $85,296 avg pay

State Government

1,370

jobs · $56,883 avg pay

Local Government

19,665

jobs · $53,400 avg pay

Private

98,481

jobs · $61,538 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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