Fauquier County, VA
FIPS 51061 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Fauquier County had an annual average of 23,810 jobs across 2,638 establishments, paying $1.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
23,810
+3.8% YoY
Establishments
2,638
Total Wages
$1.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$65,376
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 | 2,708 | 37 | $996 | $130.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,316 | 376 | $2,119 | $255.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,882 | 210 | $1,360 | $133.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,854 | 121 | $504 | $48.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,519 | 121 | $1,294 | $102.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 701 | 27 | $626 | $22.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 673 | 133 | $1,048 | $36.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 629 | 14 | $4,136 | $122.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 545 | 74 | $816 | $23.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 534 | 7 | $3,242 | $30.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 511 | 288 | $1,768 | $19.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 504 | 110 | $1,364 | $35.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 502 | 32 | $1,237 | $32.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 457 | 9 | $551 | $13.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 438 | 74 | $641 | $14.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 438 | 12 | $1,792 | $37.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 379 | 36 | $735 | $14.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 376 | 22 | $727 | $14.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 363 | 38 | $2,009 | $38.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 355 | 22 | $610 | $10.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 305 | 27 | $1,534 | $23.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 294 | 20 | $591 | $9.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 284 | 38 | $1,408 | $18.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 248 | 34 | $1,603 | $20.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 230 | 28 | $500 | $6.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 228 | 30 | $1,213 | $14.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 212 | 12 | $759 | $8.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 193 | 14 | $996 | $10.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 189 | 107 | $988 | $9.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 184 | 41 | $971 | $9.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 146 | 18 | $1,252 | $9.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 139 | 14 | $1,104 | $6.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 125 | 6 | $2,499 | $16.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 124 | 17 | $684 | $4.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 121 | 11 | $2,813 | $10.8M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 112 | 7 | $1,471 | $8.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 102 | 16 | $1,253 | $6.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 88 | 6 | $870 | $4.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 71 | 28 | $2,355 | $8.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 70 | 6 | $1,444 | $5.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 64 | 36 | $1,877 | $4.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 64 | 12 | $1,614 | $5.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 63 | 9 | $1,221 | $4.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 58 | 3 | $1,336 | $4.0M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 48 | 1 | $798 | $2.0M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 47 | 1 | $2,960 | $7.3M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 42 | 6 | $932 | $2.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 38 | 11 | $429 | $0.8M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 34 | 1 | $1,231 | $2.2M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 29 | 5 | $6,741 | $10.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 28 | 11 | $1,616 | $2.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 26 | 1 | $716 | $1.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 18 | 3 | $992 | $0.9M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
763
jobs · $184,178 avg pay
State Government
341
jobs · $61,181 avg pay
Local Government
3,311
jobs · $56,112 avg pay
Private
19,395
jobs · $62,358 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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