Ector County, TX

FIPS 48135 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Ector County had an annual average of 79,762 jobs across 4,285 establishments, paying $6.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

79,762

+2.4% YoY

Establishments

4,285

Total Wages

$6.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$75,030

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 Ector County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
213 NAICS 213 10,554 289 $2,091 $1,147.3M
722 NAICS 722 8,178 322 $514 $218.5M
423 NAICS 423 4,840 288 $1,942 $488.8M
238 NAICS 238 3,499 236 $1,660 $302.1M
621 NAICS 621 2,952 229 $1,388 $213.1M
237 NAICS 237 2,901 52 $1,899 $286.5M
541 NAICS 541 2,426 305 $1,774 $223.9M
484 NAICS 484 2,371 280 $1,632 $201.2M
455 NAICS 455 1,914 57 $654 $65.1M
811 NAICS 811 1,886 198 $1,415 $138.8M
445 NAICS 445 1,835 56 $615 $58.7M
561 NAICS 561 1,803 137 $1,234 $115.7M
441 NAICS 441 1,690 83 $1,466 $128.8M
424 NAICS 424 1,669 55 $1,954 $169.6M
332 NAICS 332 1,664 86 $1,761 $152.4M
532 NAICS 532 1,594 106 $1,821 $150.9M
211 NAICS 211 1,557 44 $3,222 $260.9M
333 NAICS 333 1,341 80 $1,991 $138.8M
624 NAICS 624 914 65 $1,007 $33.3M
721 NAICS 721 900 59 $592 $27.7M
457 NAICS 457 847 80 $929 $40.9M
922 NAICS 922 846 12 $1,804 $79.0M
522 NAICS 522 844 99 $1,277 $56.1M
622 NAICS 622 807 4 $1,229 $51.6M
812 NAICS 812 742 65 $798 $30.8M
458 NAICS 458 641 52 $433 $14.4M
531 NAICS 531 639 134 $1,211 $40.2M
444 NAICS 444 623 27 $797 $25.8M
493 NAICS 493 569 6 $1,097 $32.5M
459 NAICS 459 558 62 $846 $24.6M
623 NAICS 623 528 14 $876 $24.1M
236 NAICS 236 480 53 $1,251 $31.2M
611 NAICS 611 440 24 $976 $22.3M
456 NAICS 456 396 45 $745 $15.3M
921 NAICS 921 396 8 $1,177 $24.2M
221 NAICS 221 361 12 $3,248 $61.0M
713 NAICS 713 349 24 $375 $6.8M
524 NAICS 524 339 66 $1,125 $19.8M
562 NAICS 562 328 28 $1,524 $26.0M
813 NAICS 813 301 38 $546 $8.5M
551 NAICS 551 294 14 $1,884 $28.7M
449 NAICS 449 271 33 $968 $13.6M
327 NAICS 327 265 10 $2,260 $31.1M
325 NAICS 325 233 10 $1,534 $18.6M
334 NAICS 334 189 8 $1,921 $18.9M
486 NAICS 486 183 17 $2,483 $23.6M
336 NAICS 336 170 9 $1,764 $15.6M
516 NAICS 516 169 6 $1,082 $9.5M
491 NAICS 491 167 7 $1,404 $12.2M
311 NAICS 311 152 17 $716 $5.7M
488 NAICS 488 152 20 $1,336 $10.5M
212 NAICS 212 147 8 $1,786 $13.7M
425 NAICS 425 125 25 $1,746 $11.3M
517 NAICS 517 113 10 $1,240 $7.3M
923 NAICS 923 110 5 $1,645 $7.1M
339 NAICS 339 108 12 $1,649 $9.3M
323 NAICS 323 74 18 $646 $2.5M
926 NAICS 926 72 7 $995 $3.6M
999 NAICS 999 53 27 $752 $2.1M
112 NAICS 112 41 16 $1,084 $2.3M
814 NAICS 814 33 20 $582 $1.0M
326 NAICS 326 26 4 $1,593 $2.1M
314 NAICS 314 25 5 $1,333 $1.8M
924 NAICS 924 4 1 $1,475 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

195

jobs · $74,069 avg pay

State Government

1,528

jobs · $68,815 avg pay

Local Government

8,439

jobs · $64,787 avg pay

Private

69,600

jobs · $76,410 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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