Brown County, TX
FIPS 48049 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Brown County had an annual average of 15,849 jobs across 961 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
15,849
+1.1% YoY
Establishments
961
Total Wages
$0.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$48,142
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,672 | 68 | $1,901 | $46.4M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,318 | 68 | $371 | $25.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 690 | 18 | $770 | $27.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 547 | 17 | $563 | $16.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 378 | 32 | $796 | $15.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 350 | 58 | $1,037 | $18.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 319 | 10 | $1,838 | $30.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 303 | 23 | $967 | $15.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 284 | 24 | $1,430 | $18.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 271 | 23 | $1,216 | $17.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 268 | 12 | $512 | $7.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 262 | 14 | $659 | $9.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 238 | 13 | $988 | $12.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 236 | 10 | $1,043 | $12.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 172 | 26 | $474 | $4.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 170 | 9 | $1,026 | $9.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 161 | 36 | $788 | $6.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 158 | 10 | $505 | $4.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 144 | 4 | $1,210 | $9.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 126 | 16 | $870 | $5.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 125 | 25 | $694 | $4.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 114 | 9 | $432 | $2.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 105 | 4 | $1,009 | $5.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 102 | 12 | $389 | $2.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 100 | 23 | $982 | $5.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 83 | 18 | $459 | $2.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 81 | 9 | $825 | $3.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 78 | 6 | $1,630 | $6.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 77 | 18 | $1,638 | $6.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 63 | 14 | $320 | $1.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 59 | 7 | $969 | $3.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 54 | 7 | $1,090 | $3.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 52 | 32 | $878 | $2.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 51 | 5 | $626 | $1.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 47 | 6 | $1,388 | $2.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 43 | 3 | $1,795 | $4.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 35 | 5 | $3,608 | $6.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 34 | 4 | $1,441 | $2.6M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 31 | 5 | $623 | $1.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 30 | 4 | $1,029 | $1.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 23 | 4 | $979 | $1.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 18 | 4 | $449 | $0.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 17 | 1 | $1,362 | $1.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 14 | 3 | $1,194 | $0.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 8 | 2 | $1,163 | $0.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 8 | 6 | $357 | $0.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 8 | 5 | $425 | $0.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 4 | 1 | $1,818 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
118
jobs · $69,788 avg pay
State Government
857
jobs · $60,745 avg pay
Local Government
2,090
jobs · $44,191 avg pay
Private
12,784
jobs · $47,740 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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