Carson County, TX

FIPS 48065 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Carson County had an annual average of 6,841 jobs across 190 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

6,841

+6.4% YoY

Establishments

190

Total Wages

$0.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$98,983

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 Carson County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 233 3 $874 $10.6M
541 NAICS 541 132 10 $2,215 $15.3M
921 NAICS 921 102 8 $695 $3.7M
457 NAICS 457 101 6 $733 $3.9M
115 NAICS 115 80 8 $1,474 $6.1M
111 NAICS 111 63 17 $969 $3.2M
221 NAICS 221 59 4 $2,000 $6.1M
722 NAICS 722 49 7 $346 $0.9M
445 NAICS 445 45 4 $303 $0.7M
488 NAICS 488 39 4 $928 $1.9M
112 NAICS 112 36 11 $803 $1.5M
522 NAICS 522 26 4 $1,321 $1.8M
424 NAICS 424 24 5 $1,138 $1.4M
624 NAICS 624 23 3 $416 $0.5M
524 NAICS 524 15 3 $727 $0.6M
455 NAICS 455 14 4 $545 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 9 2 $1,000 $0.5M
491 NAICS 491 8 4 $1,221 $0.5M
721 NAICS 721 5 3 $242 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

17

jobs · $57,416 avg pay

State Government

43

jobs · $69,567 avg pay

Local Government

361

jobs · $43,341 avg pay

Private

6,420

jobs · $102,415 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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