Covington City, VA

FIPS 51580 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Covington City had an annual average of 3,729 jobs across 293 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,729

-4.7% YoY

Establishments

293

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$57,903

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 Covington City, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 319 8 $879 $14.6M
722 NAICS 722 284 19 $423 $6.3M
238 NAICS 238 258 15 $1,138 $15.3M
621 NAICS 621 130 11 $859 $5.3M
457 NAICS 457 72 5 $515 $1.9M
624 NAICS 624 63 2 $1,028 $3.4M
522 NAICS 522 62 6 $1,316 $4.3M
441 NAICS 441 52 8 $741 $2.0M
541 NAICS 541 50 17 $1,176 $2.6M
237 NAICS 237 39 2 $1,010 $1.9M
449 NAICS 449 36 5 $663 $1.3M
812 NAICS 812 35 9 $617 $1.1M
922 NAICS 922 34 5 $1,234 $1.9M
923 NAICS 923 30 3 $1,521 $1.9M
811 NAICS 811 30 9 $1,266 $1.1M
921 NAICS 921 26 4 $790 $1.1M
491 NAICS 491 24 1 $1,184 $1.5M
221 NAICS 221 18 4 $973 $0.9M
459 NAICS 459 16 5 $468 $0.4M
713 NAICS 713 14 1 $687 $0.5M
623 NAICS 623 10 1 $798 $0.4M
926 NAICS 926 10 3 $575 $0.3M
999 NAICS 999 8 2 $473 $0.2M
562 NAICS 562 7 2 $979 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 6 2 $1,681 $0.5M
925 NAICS 925 4 1 $847 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

49

jobs · $68,846 avg pay

State Government

58

jobs · $49,414 avg pay

Local Government

535

jobs · $45,533 avg pay

Private

3,087

jobs · $60,041 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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