Chesterfield County, VA

FIPS 51041 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Chesterfield County had an annual average of 145,905 jobs across 10,284 establishments, paying $9.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

145,905

+2.1% YoY

Establishments

10,284

Total Wages

$9.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$62,685

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 Chesterfield County, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 12,954 153 $1,238 $708.6M
722 NAICS 722 12,233 570 $466 $296.5M
621 NAICS 621 9,026 822 $1,476 $689.5M
561 NAICS 561 8,534 569 $1,008 $390.0M
541 NAICS 541 8,310 1,230 $2,214 $953.1M
238 NAICS 238 6,855 663 $1,281 $456.8M
624 NAICS 624 4,328 1,264 $1,115 $143.9M
455 NAICS 455 3,809 71 $577 $114.3M
922 NAICS 922 3,763 26 $1,714 $292.1M
445 NAICS 445 3,709 109 $572 $110.4M
623 NAICS 623 3,575 126 $907 $150.0M
441 NAICS 441 3,518 144 $1,283 $234.7M
713 NAICS 713 3,214 97 $870 $61.0M
484 NAICS 484 3,170 144 $1,229 $202.5M
492 NAICS 492 3,160 30 $1,015 $166.9M
928 NAICS 928 3,082 4 $1,821 $291.6M
236 NAICS 236 3,054 311 $2,080 $330.4M
423 NAICS 423 2,873 235 $1,724 $257.6M
325 NAICS 325 2,397 21 $2,108 $262.7M
812 NAICS 812 2,276 342 $791 $93.6M
524 NAICS 524 2,044 235 $1,995 $212.0M
811 NAICS 811 2,026 238 $1,201 $126.5M
622 NAICS 622 1,752 15 $1,299 $118.4M
444 NAICS 444 1,571 56 $753 $61.5M
333 NAICS 333 1,496 18 $1,391 $108.2M
551 NAICS 551 1,376 72 $2,994 $214.2M
237 NAICS 237 1,372 58 $1,612 $112.9M
459 NAICS 459 1,356 150 $509 $35.9M
424 NAICS 424 1,325 88 $1,645 $113.3M
456 NAICS 456 1,324 118 $871 $60.0M
457 NAICS 457 1,279 95 $624 $41.5M
522 NAICS 522 1,200 165 $1,627 $101.5M
531 NAICS 531 1,130 386 $1,244 $73.1M
458 NAICS 458 1,058 90 $408 $22.5M
332 NAICS 332 989 32 $1,435 $73.8M
311 NAICS 311 956 21 $1,010 $50.2M
562 NAICS 562 947 37 $1,419 $68.9M
813 NAICS 813 835 107 $2,019 $49.1M
721 NAICS 721 799 55 $563 $23.4M
921 NAICS 921 720 11 $2,691 $56.6M
221 NAICS 221 690 25 $2,536 $79.1M
339 NAICS 339 604 36 $1,428 $44.8M
449 NAICS 449 540 74 $1,059 $29.8M
926 NAICS 926 537 19 $2,570 $33.9M
331 NAICS 331 536 4 $1,484 $41.4M
518 NAICS 518 503 31 $2,281 $45.1M
485 NAICS 485 472 25 $822 $20.2M
425 NAICS 425 435 127 $2,369 $53.6M
923 NAICS 923 426 9 $1,719 $35.3M
999 NAICS 999 418 186 $955 $20.7M
488 NAICS 488 351 31 $1,655 $23.9M
326 NAICS 326 342 10 $1,289 $22.9M
327 NAICS 327 317 10 $1,435 $23.7M
512 NAICS 512 309 18 $441 $7.1M
523 NAICS 523 303 112 $3,476 $54.8M
517 NAICS 517 292 17 $1,739 $26.4M
312 NAICS 312 290 11 $1,666 $25.1M
519 NAICS 519 260 12 $1,522 $11.8M
491 NAICS 491 244 5 $1,420 $18.0M
513 NAICS 513 229 37 $2,821 $33.6M
516 NAICS 516 226 9 $1,384 $16.3M
814 NAICS 814 223 274 $735 $8.5M
323 NAICS 323 77 8 $1,254 $5.0M
925 NAICS 925 67 1 $1,638 $5.7M
334 NAICS 334 61 27 $2,510 $7.9M
321 NAICS 321 58 6 $1,070 $3.2M
712 NAICS 712 57 1 $554 $1.6M
336 NAICS 336 42 8 $996 $2.2M
337 NAICS 337 42 11 $1,010 $2.2M
314 NAICS 314 34 5 $903 $1.6M
525 NAICS 525 7 5 $2,963 $1.1M
924 NAICS 924 1 2 $1,170 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

3,441

jobs · $94,136 avg pay

State Government

4,941

jobs · $72,524 avg pay

Local Government

14,664

jobs · $59,776 avg pay

Private

122,859

jobs · $61,756 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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