Denton County, TX
FIPS 48121 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Denton County had an annual average of 313,782 jobs across 20,759 establishments, paying $20.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
313,782
+2% YoY
Establishments
20,759
Total Wages
$20.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$65,626
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 | 32,054 | 1,613 | $482 | $804.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 25,842 | 400 | $1,068 | $1,384.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 19,814 | 3,879 | $2,024 | $2,084.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 19,171 | 1,872 | $2,090 | $1,268.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 18,046 | 1,337 | $1,115 | $1,046.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 11,595 | 964 | $1,430 | $862.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 10,834 | 603 | $1,799 | $1,013.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 9,299 | 127 | $815 | $393.9M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 8,396 | 65 | $1,063 | $464.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 7,072 | 404 | $4,756 | $772.4M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 5,948 | 34 | $1,867 | $577.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 5,845 | 197 | $644 | $195.8M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 5,408 | 20 | $1,332 | $374.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 5,044 | 450 | $623 | $163.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 4,965 | 247 | $1,713 | $442.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 4,844 | 308 | $2,400 | $604.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 4,643 | 104 | $951 | $229.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,563 | 234 | $564 | $133.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 4,493 | 129 | $1,623 | $375.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 4,317 | 227 | $1,419 | $318.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 4,234 | 1,032 | $1,203 | $264.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 4,134 | 27 | $2,118 | $419.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 4,001 | 254 | $1,390 | $289.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,770 | 480 | $1,241 | $243.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,768 | 405 | $713 | $139.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 3,724 | 41 | $2,423 | $291.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,489 | 614 | $717 | $130.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 3,436 | 136 | $820 | $146.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 3,330 | 132 | $2,373 | $410.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 3,290 | 40 | $817 | $139.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 3,096 | 415 | $1,729 | $278.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 3,078 | 156 | $1,187 | $190.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,056 | 464 | $2,115 | $336.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,936 | 272 | $934 | $142.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,904 | 140 | $794 | $119.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,139 | 82 | $1,676 | $186.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 2,048 | 80 | $1,464 | $155.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,963 | 182 | $706 | $72.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,960 | 216 | $536 | $54.6M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1,628 | 115 | $1,107 | $93.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,583 | 52 | $1,901 | $156.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,552 | 85 | $1,697 | $136.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,549 | 300 | $2,006 | $161.6M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 1,151 | 48 | $1,204 | $72.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,108 | 92 | $1,553 | $89.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,054 | 69 | $1,177 | $64.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,016 | 44 | $1,637 | $86.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 999 | 52 | $1,226 | $63.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 972 | 74 | $2,282 | $115.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 897 | 46 | $1,597 | $74.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 887 | 24 | $1,997 | $92.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 856 | 102 | $879 | $39.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 825 | 19 | $1,298 | $54.2M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 816 | 83 | $3,562 | $151.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 749 | 152 | $2,373 | $92.4M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 745 | 61 | $604 | $23.4M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 719 | 9 | $2,449 | $91.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 706 | 20 | $2,147 | $78.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 566 | 29 | $667 | $19.6M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 556 | 124 | $1,664 | $48.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 438 | 32 | $2,417 | $55.1M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 396 | 9 | $1,574 | $32.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 342 | 17 | $2,041 | $30.8M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 274 | 159 | $1,720 | $18.7M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 262 | 12 | $2,018 | $27.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 252 | 2 | $2,490 | $32.7M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 207 | 15 | $1,031 | $11.1M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 197 | 37 | $1,683 | $17.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 189 | 205 | $677 | $6.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 171 | 6 | $2,180 | $11.1M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 162 | 12 | $3,006 | $25.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 161 | 14 | $1,645 | $13.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 155 | 8 | $2,842 | $10.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 94 | 19 | $955 | $4.7M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 92 | 37 | $967 | $4.6M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 89 | 4 | $940 | $4.3M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 72 | 20 | $1,804 | $6.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 71 | 36 | $809 | $3.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 42 | 3 | $2,349 | $5.1M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 34 | 12 | $2,119 | $3.7M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 31 | 22 | $1,015 | $1.6M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 28 | 9 | $690 | $1.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 24 | 4 | $463 | $0.6M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 22 | 5 | $1,017 | $1.2M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 16 | 7 | $853 | $0.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
3,053
jobs · $101,199 avg pay
State Government
13,906
jobs · $51,286 avg pay
Local Government
29,137
jobs · $62,872 avg pay
Private
267,686
jobs · $66,265 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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