Ellis County, TX

FIPS 48139 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Ellis County had an annual average of 62,721 jobs across 3,919 establishments, paying $3.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

62,721

+3% YoY

Establishments

3,919

Total Wages

$3.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$57,911

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 Ellis County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 6,507 302 $429 $145.1M
238 NAICS 238 3,832 354 $1,287 $256.4M
493 NAICS 493 2,543 17 $1,043 $137.9M
561 NAICS 561 2,528 189 $1,119 $114.1M
621 NAICS 621 2,502 277 $1,137 $147.8M
326 NAICS 326 2,243 16 $1,296 $151.1M
327 NAICS 327 2,234 19 $1,938 $225.0M
455 NAICS 455 2,080 43 $566 $61.2M
541 NAICS 541 1,729 391 $1,796 $161.4M
445 NAICS 445 1,544 46 $599 $48.1M
332 NAICS 332 1,271 40 $1,230 $81.3M
622 NAICS 622 1,249 6 $1,440 $93.5M
325 NAICS 325 1,187 24 $1,393 $86.0M
484 NAICS 484 1,133 108 $1,314 $77.4M
624 NAICS 624 1,126 89 $544 $31.8M
423 NAICS 423 1,099 122 $1,451 $82.9M
444 NAICS 444 1,000 40 $861 $44.8M
921 NAICS 921 982 23 $2,333 $73.8M
237 NAICS 237 975 38 $1,283 $63.9M
611 NAICS 611 936 45 $938 $45.7M
623 NAICS 623 890 19 $785 $36.3M
441 NAICS 441 889 51 $1,199 $55.4M
811 NAICS 811 840 136 $999 $43.6M
424 NAICS 424 817 43 $1,549 $65.8M
922 NAICS 922 796 17 $1,637 $65.8M
517 NAICS 517 742 16 $1,227 $47.4M
457 NAICS 457 674 65 $605 $21.2M
236 NAICS 236 579 122 $1,880 $56.6M
522 NAICS 522 522 66 $1,741 $47.3M
531 NAICS 531 520 171 $1,214 $32.9M
812 NAICS 812 519 100 $575 $15.5M
221 NAICS 221 500 28 $2,512 $52.5M
488 NAICS 488 488 25 $1,596 $40.5M
337 NAICS 337 488 10 $1,037 $26.3M
456 NAICS 456 417 48 $975 $21.1M
562 NAICS 562 407 26 $1,447 $30.6M
324 NAICS 324 378 5 $2,259 $44.4M
333 NAICS 333 369 13 $1,092 $20.9M
459 NAICS 459 349 65 $601 $10.9M
713 NAICS 713 345 36 $460 $8.3M
721 NAICS 721 322 28 $491 $8.2M
524 NAICS 524 322 88 $1,333 $22.4M
532 NAICS 532 263 28 $1,511 $20.7M
491 NAICS 491 233 12 $1,215 $14.7M
425 NAICS 425 233 36 $1,992 $24.2M
813 NAICS 813 212 25 $475 $5.2M
336 NAICS 336 195 10 $1,306 $13.3M
322 NAICS 322 189 5 $1,612 $15.9M
458 NAICS 458 184 30 $491 $4.7M
449 NAICS 449 178 28 $918 $8.5M
518 NAICS 518 149 12 $3,261 $25.2M
323 NAICS 323 126 14 $2,321 $15.2M
711 NAICS 711 114 16 $434 $2.6M
551 NAICS 551 112 16 $2,079 $12.1M
321 NAICS 321 110 9 $1,262 $7.2M
339 NAICS 339 98 15 $954 $4.9M
112 NAICS 112 91 15 $953 $4.5M
999 NAICS 999 86 45 $1,563 $3.7M
311 NAICS 311 79 9 $1,149 $4.7M
923 NAICS 923 69 5 $1,973 $4.9M
928 NAICS 928 63 1 $2,366 $7.7M
213 NAICS 213 61 7 $1,332 $4.2M
926 NAICS 926 44 6 $1,542 $3.3M
513 NAICS 513 39 11 $1,345 $2.8M
492 NAICS 492 39 3 $1,127 $2.3M
314 NAICS 314 36 3 $875 $1.6M
312 NAICS 312 35 5 $508 $0.9M
814 NAICS 814 27 22 $457 $0.6M
925 NAICS 925 19 4 $959 $1.0M
924 NAICS 924 16 2 $1,493 $1.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

366

jobs · $79,728 avg pay

State Government

314

jobs · $69,126 avg pay

Local Government

8,857

jobs · $56,001 avg pay

Private

53,184

jobs · $58,012 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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