Brazos County, TX
FIPS 48041 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Brazos County had an annual average of 123,468 jobs across 5,241 establishments, paying $6.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
123,468
+2.1% YoY
Establishments
5,241
Total Wages
$6.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$54,374
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 | 15,661 | 487 | $450 | $366.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 7,213 | 67 | $923 | $343.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 6,790 | 613 | $1,577 | $556.7M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 5,571 | 9 | $1,440 | $417.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 5,342 | 388 | $2,222 | $350.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 4,253 | 344 | $1,699 | $375.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 3,077 | 84 | $573 | $91.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 3,025 | 290 | $1,166 | $183.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2,217 | 20 | $1,919 | $192.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,196 | 42 | $600 | $68.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 1,750 | 339 | $1,022 | $93.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,497 | 20 | $1,760 | $69.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,472 | 67 | $453 | $34.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,406 | 34 | $684 | $50.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,380 | 69 | $531 | $38.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,365 | 106 | $539 | $38.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,325 | 67 | $1,350 | $93.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,317 | 116 | $1,521 | $104.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,214 | 56 | $857 | $54.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,198 | 116 | $568 | $35.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,128 | 136 | $1,061 | $62.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,115 | 112 | $2,501 | $91.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,102 | 171 | $1,441 | $82.6M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 1,085 | 49 | $1,877 | $105.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 991 | 118 | $667 | $34.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 989 | 24 | $1,074 | $55.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 974 | 83 | $418 | $21.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 895 | 37 | $1,331 | $61.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 877 | 45 | $1,045 | $47.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 873 | 11 | $1,793 | $63.3M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 741 | 13 | $1,329 | $51.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 697 | 55 | $1,356 | $49.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 650 | 88 | $508 | $17.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 612 | 32 | $1,223 | $38.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 610 | 56 | $990 | $31.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 591 | 27 | $1,828 | $56.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 542 | 89 | $1,832 | $51.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 518 | 9 | $909 | $24.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 490 | 15 | $807 | $20.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 463 | 52 | $680 | $16.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 432 | 8 | $1,712 | $38.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 349 | 52 | $1,283 | $23.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 286 | 16 | $955 | $14.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 282 | 7 | $1,676 | $24.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 261 | 19 | $2,453 | $33.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 256 | 6 | $1,480 | $19.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 218 | 18 | $1,652 | $18.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 208 | 11 | $1,233 | $13.4M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 194 | 10 | $311 | $3.1M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 191 | 10 | $1,130 | $11.2M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 182 | 10 | $1,135 | $10.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 179 | 14 | $899 | $8.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 164 | 13 | $1,079 | $9.2M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 164 | 12 | $1,564 | $13.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 142 | 12 | $1,557 | $11.5M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 127 | 10 | $1,695 | $11.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 126 | 6 | $1,702 | $7.7M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 93 | 5 | $2,338 | $11.3M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 92 | 45 | $1,454 | $4.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 91 | 62 | $770 | $3.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 81 | 5 | $838 | $3.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 80 | 18 | $1,948 | $8.1M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 59 | 5 | $986 | $3.0M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 44 | 8 | $1,697 | $3.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 43 | 2 | $1,430 | $3.2M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 24 | 1 | $1,776 | $2.3M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 16 | 3 | $820 | $0.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 11 | 3 | $1,022 | $0.6M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 2 | 1 | $2,453 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
730
jobs · $87,587 avg pay
State Government
31,543
jobs · $54,740 avg pay
Local Government
9,574
jobs · $57,165 avg pay
Private
81,621
jobs · $53,608 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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