Brewster County, TX

FIPS 48043 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Brewster County had an annual average of 4,525 jobs across 456 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,525

+2.7% YoY

Establishments

456

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,293

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 Brewster County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
721 NAICS 721 516 25 $719 $19.3M
722 NAICS 722 516 45 $472 $12.7M
922 NAICS 922 278 12 $2,221 $27.2M
621 NAICS 621 156 21 $982 $8.0M
445 NAICS 445 154 10 $418 $3.3M
424 NAICS 424 115 9 $1,612 $9.6M
541 NAICS 541 115 46 $1,387 $8.3M
712 NAICS 712 90 1 $1,499 $7.0M
561 NAICS 561 88 19 $937 $4.3M
522 NAICS 522 85 7 $1,791 $7.9M
517 NAICS 517 80 6 $1,640 $6.8M
459 NAICS 459 76 11 $977 $3.9M
921 NAICS 921 63 5 $811 $2.7M
444 NAICS 444 54 6 $756 $2.1M
238 NAICS 238 53 12 $1,295 $3.6M
455 NAICS 455 50 6 $408 $1.1M
611 NAICS 611 48 8 $1,556 $3.9M
112 NAICS 112 46 15 $825 $2.0M
236 NAICS 236 46 11 $1,518 $3.6M
813 NAICS 813 44 4 $651 $1.5M
221 NAICS 221 42 7 $1,449 $2.7M
425 NAICS 425 39 8 $1,013 $2.1M
457 NAICS 457 34 5 $742 $1.3M
237 NAICS 237 30 6 $1,288 $2.0M
423 NAICS 423 28 8 $1,610 $2.3M
456 NAICS 456 26 4 $566 $0.8M
491 NAICS 491 16 4 $1,152 $1.0M
923 NAICS 923 13 4 $1,145 $0.8M
524 NAICS 524 11 6 $1,416 $0.8M
999 NAICS 999 7 4 $698 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 4 2 $720 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

312

jobs · $100,705 avg pay

State Government

584

jobs · $51,517 avg pay

Local Government

481

jobs · $46,417 avg pay

Private

3,148

jobs · $47,090 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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