Cherokee County, TX
FIPS 48073 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Cherokee County had an annual average of 14,921 jobs across 906 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
14,921
+1.5% YoY
Establishments
906
Total Wages
$0.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$51,101
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,130 | 60 | $375 | $22.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 621 | 16 | $1,149 | $37.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 498 | 5 | $1,923 | $49.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 498 | 15 | $924 | $23.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 493 | 11 | $728 | $18.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 484 | 48 | $738 | $18.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 446 | 17 | $561 | $13.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 425 | 18 | $482 | $10.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 358 | 27 | $1,524 | $28.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 355 | 13 | $1,033 | $19.0M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 317 | 7 | $912 | $15.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 314 | 41 | $1,101 | $18.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 292 | 22 | $1,254 | $19.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 208 | 13 | $1,396 | $15.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 195 | 10 | $1,104 | $11.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 194 | 19 | $973 | $9.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 189 | 6 | $1,247 | $12.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 189 | 14 | $946 | $9.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 157 | 12 | $931 | $7.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 154 | 13 | $1,995 | $15.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 129 | 6 | $1,594 | $10.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 109 | 19 | $507 | $2.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 104 | 14 | $1,197 | $6.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 98 | 18 | $1,266 | $6.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 92 | 21 | $781 | $3.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 82 | 12 | $785 | $3.4M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 80 | 8 | $1,132 | $4.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 76 | 15 | $1,116 | $4.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 72 | 12 | $395 | $1.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 72 | 8 | $1,226 | $4.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 48 | 32 | $707 | $1.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 46 | 9 | $740 | $1.8M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 42 | 3 | $2,561 | $5.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 41 | 11 | $388 | $0.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 33 | 4 | $1,404 | $2.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 29 | 7 | $767 | $1.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 20 | 4 | $1,061 | $1.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 19 | 5 | $1,480 | $1.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 18 | 6 | $366 | $0.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 18 | 10 | $472 | $0.4M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 15 | 3 | $629 | $0.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 12 | 3 | $637 | $0.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 10 | 4 | $484 | $0.3M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 10 | 8 | $1,085 | $0.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 8 | 3 | $945 | $0.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 4 | 1 | $1,124 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
75
jobs · $63,524 avg pay
State Government
1,729
jobs · $62,372 avg pay
Local Government
2,256
jobs · $46,640 avg pay
Private
10,861
jobs · $50,143 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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- Denton County 313,782 jobs