Decatur County, GA
FIPS 13087 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Decatur County had an annual average of 8,683 jobs across 802 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
8,683
+2.5% YoY
Establishments
802
Total Wages
$0.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$46,180
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 756 | 9 | $895 | $30.5M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 737 | 52 | $361 | $13.8M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 466 | 1 | $1,053 | $25.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 456 | 6 | $925 | $21.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 406 | 13 | $562 | $11.8M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 331 | 12 | $1,073 | $18.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 330 | 50 | $1,017 | $17.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 321 | 19 | $1,560 | $26.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 302 | 29 | $760 | $11.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 273 | 24 | $1,109 | $15.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 250 | 43 | $1,045 | $13.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 201 | 10 | $604 | $6.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 198 | 18 | $1,233 | $12.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 189 | 18 | $1,250 | $12.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 174 | 3 | $1,076 | $9.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 169 | 22 | $440 | $3.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 156 | 17 | $856 | $7.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 122 | 29 | $973 | $6.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 114 | 21 | $887 | $5.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 97 | 17 | $463 | $2.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 97 | 20 | $450 | $2.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 91 | 5 | $987 | $4.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 87 | 11 | $751 | $3.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 84 | 7 | $1,107 | $4.9M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 73 | 4 | $963 | $3.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 66 | 1 | $492 | $1.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 56 | 15 | $439 | $1.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 55 | 15 | $572 | $1.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 48 | 3 | $568 | $1.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 47 | 19 | $1,112 | $2.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 46 | 8 | $268 | $0.6M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 43 | 4 | $1,052 | $2.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 43 | 11 | $536 | $1.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 42 | 1 | $955 | $2.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 35 | 5 | $1,107 | $2.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 28 | 6 | $774 | $1.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 23 | 4 | $715 | $0.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 22 | 1 | $454 | $0.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 21 | 46 | $823 | $0.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 21 | 4 | $906 | $1.0M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 18 | 4 | $1,068 | $1.0M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 18 | 3 | $2,579 | $2.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 16 | 1 | $827 | $0.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 14 | 7 | $1,620 | $1.2M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 14 | 4 | $820 | $0.6M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 13 | 2 | $982 | $0.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 9 | 2 | $675 | $0.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 5 | 1 | $914 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
45
jobs · $55,226 avg pay
State Government
340
jobs · $42,928 avg pay
Local Government
1,701
jobs · $45,711 avg pay
Private
6,597
jobs · $46,411 avg pay
GA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.5%
April 2026
Other GA Counties
The largest counties in GA by total employment.
- Fulton County 948,157 jobs
- Gwinnett County 386,501 jobs
- Cobb County 384,275 jobs
- DeKalb County 310,018 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 226,841 jobs
- Chatham County 170,836 jobs
- Clayton County 130,346 jobs
- Richmond County 104,211 jobs