Buchanan County, VA

FIPS 51027 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Buchanan County had an annual average of 6,056 jobs across 554 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

6,056

+0.4% YoY

Establishments

554

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$62,429

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 Buchanan County, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
212 NAICS 212 1,143 16 $2,110 $125.5M
611 NAICS 611 743 7 $1,132 $31.5M
922 NAICS 922 436 13 $1,477 $26.1M
455 NAICS 455 251 9 $566 $7.4M
213 NAICS 213 212 7 $1,526 $16.8M
624 NAICS 624 212 119 $683 $6.5M
621 NAICS 621 207 29 $2,103 $22.6M
541 NAICS 541 204 61 $1,310 $13.8M
722 NAICS 722 195 14 $419 $4.3M
923 NAICS 923 154 3 $1,018 $6.7M
424 NAICS 424 92 6 $1,382 $6.6M
423 NAICS 423 91 7 $1,416 $6.7M
484 NAICS 484 90 34 $1,045 $4.9M
522 NAICS 522 76 6 $918 $3.6M
921 NAICS 921 75 4 $901 $3.5M
551 NAICS 551 67 5 $1,807 $6.3M
238 NAICS 238 66 12 $937 $3.2M
457 NAICS 457 64 8 $387 $1.3M
456 NAICS 456 61 8 $784 $2.5M
332 NAICS 332 59 4 $1,169 $3.6M
811 NAICS 811 59 17 $2,002 $3.4M
221 NAICS 221 57 2 $1,068 $3.2M
813 NAICS 813 39 8 $348 $0.7M
441 NAICS 441 36 8 $548 $1.0M
926 NAICS 926 36 6 $2,136 $2.8M
491 NAICS 491 35 14 $1,081 $2.0M
449 NAICS 449 35 5 $752 $1.4M
562 NAICS 562 33 1 $1,223 $2.1M
561 NAICS 561 32 1 $645 $1.1M
812 NAICS 812 28 6 $626 $0.9M
444 NAICS 444 25 4 $486 $0.6M
999 NAICS 999 23 7 $594 $0.7M
524 NAICS 524 23 11 $1,570 $1.9M
519 NAICS 519 12 1 $780 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 11 3 $701 $0.3M
814 NAICS 814 8 8 $395 $0.2M
488 NAICS 488 2 1 $644 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

53

jobs · $74,506 avg pay

State Government

523

jobs · $52,025 avg pay

Local Government

996

jobs · $43,432 avg pay

Private

4,484

jobs · $67,721 avg pay

VA Unemployment

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

3.8%

April 2026

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