Cameron County, TX

FIPS 48061 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Cameron County had an annual average of 156,619 jobs across 7,199 establishments, paying $7.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

156,619

+1.2% YoY

Establishments

7,199

Total Wages

$7.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$44,590

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 Cameron County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
621 NAICS 621 22,919 750 $639 $761.1M
722 NAICS 722 15,730 730 $399 $326.1M
624 NAICS 624 11,398 322 $386 $228.5M
561 NAICS 561 9,108 296 $684 $324.0M
623 NAICS 623 8,146 65 $983 $416.6M
541 NAICS 541 5,544 566 $2,100 $605.1M
455 NAICS 455 5,069 130 $525 $138.4M
922 NAICS 922 4,069 31 $2,481 $390.8M
622 NAICS 622 3,820 12 $1,411 $280.3M
445 NAICS 445 3,107 112 $659 $106.5M
441 NAICS 441 2,713 184 $1,037 $146.3M
238 NAICS 238 2,525 234 $977 $128.3M
336 NAICS 336 2,336 23 $1,079 $131.1M
522 NAICS 522 2,046 228 $1,265 $134.6M
611 NAICS 611 2,005 72 $978 $101.9M
423 NAICS 423 1,791 210 $1,088 $101.3M
484 NAICS 484 1,658 139 $1,161 $100.1M
721 NAICS 721 1,640 106 $490 $41.8M
921 NAICS 921 1,568 28 $1,794 $72.5M
457 NAICS 457 1,560 115 $428 $34.7M
444 NAICS 444 1,476 64 $662 $50.8M
488 NAICS 488 1,355 117 $921 $64.9M
311 NAICS 311 1,297 48 $929 $62.7M
459 NAICS 459 1,281 138 $487 $32.5M
524 NAICS 524 1,250 172 $1,134 $73.7M
531 NAICS 531 1,194 318 $732 $45.4M
424 NAICS 424 1,150 97 $1,149 $68.7M
517 NAICS 517 1,062 26 $1,183 $65.3M
713 NAICS 713 1,018 69 $395 $20.9M
813 NAICS 813 978 131 $798 $40.6M
221 NAICS 221 905 32 $1,836 $62.1M
458 NAICS 458 894 121 $362 $16.8M
812 NAICS 812 877 136 $605 $27.6M
456 NAICS 456 854 104 $696 $30.9M
811 NAICS 811 805 149 $868 $36.3M
236 NAICS 236 763 149 $1,102 $43.7M
333 NAICS 333 724 22 $1,056 $39.7M
926 NAICS 926 699 25 $1,412 $46.7M
492 NAICS 492 690 18 $998 $35.8M
332 NAICS 332 612 40 $1,108 $35.3M
551 NAICS 551 594 24 $789 $24.4M
449 NAICS 449 582 65 $778 $23.6M
237 NAICS 237 579 40 $1,086 $32.7M
712 NAICS 712 540 11 $1,116 $16.9M
493 NAICS 493 530 30 $1,739 $48.0M
923 NAICS 923 491 6 $1,731 $32.3M
325 NAICS 325 423 12 $3,464 $76.2M
327 NAICS 327 350 19 $1,007 $18.4M
491 NAICS 491 332 12 $1,282 $22.1M
335 NAICS 335 313 6 $1,052 $17.1M
562 NAICS 562 293 18 $1,083 $16.5M
111 NAICS 111 184 52 $583 $5.6M
115 NAICS 115 161 20 $836 $7.0M
326 NAICS 326 152 8 $777 $6.2M
331 NAICS 331 125 4 $1,105 $7.2M
925 NAICS 925 124 5 $1,041 $6.7M
485 NAICS 485 120 11 $708 $4.4M
334 NAICS 334 112 7 $2,611 $15.3M
814 NAICS 814 108 71 $357 $2.0M
425 NAICS 425 100 43 $968 $5.0M
924 NAICS 924 99 6 $1,400 $7.0M
312 NAICS 312 89 8 $1,445 $6.7M
323 NAICS 323 88 19 $757 $3.5M
519 NAICS 519 83 4 $656 $2.8M
487 NAICS 487 76 7 $515 $2.0M
513 NAICS 513 72 8 $753 $2.8M
321 NAICS 321 70 4 $880 $3.2M
999 NAICS 999 67 42 $717 $2.5M
928 NAICS 928 62 3 $1,241 $4.0M
339 NAICS 339 53 9 $599 $1.6M
337 NAICS 337 52 7 $881 $2.4M
314 NAICS 314 35 3 $588 $1.1M
112 NAICS 112 35 18 $540 $1.0M
114 NAICS 114 20 37 $635 $0.7M
711 NAICS 711 12 8 $680 $0.4M
518 NAICS 518 8 5 $1,867 $0.8M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

2,718

jobs · $112,436 avg pay

State Government

2,606

jobs · $65,041 avg pay

Local Government

22,364

jobs · $50,859 avg pay

Private

128,931

jobs · $41,659 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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