Fort Bend County, TX
FIPS 48157 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Fort Bend County had an annual average of 251,283 jobs across 18,369 establishments, paying $15.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
251,283
+3.6% YoY
Establishments
18,369
Total Wages
$15.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$62,566
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 | 37,259 | 374 | $1,074 | $1,996.9M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 25,000 | 1,311 | $474 | $616.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 20,057 | 2,078 | $1,157 | $1,206.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 13,540 | 3,299 | $1,939 | $1,364.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 11,686 | 873 | $1,349 | $680.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 8,367 | 421 | $603 | $262.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 6,925 | 612 | $1,573 | $566.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 6,905 | 132 | $640 | $229.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 6,342 | 510 | $552 | $182.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 6,192 | 28 | $1,326 | $426.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 6,180 | 572 | $1,769 | $568.3M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 5,291 | 34 | $1,046 | $287.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 5,038 | 100 | $2,545 | $645.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 3,586 | 259 | $1,776 | $331.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,432 | 164 | $1,350 | $240.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,432 | 174 | $460 | $82.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,317 | 438 | $665 | $114.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 3,268 | 103 | $756 | $128.5M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 3,166 | 49 | $880 | $144.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,108 | 505 | $682 | $110.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 3,037 | 82 | $1,064 | $168.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 2,943 | 288 | $433 | $66.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2,937 | 346 | $1,803 | $275.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2,847 | 18 | $2,602 | $258.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 2,771 | 212 | $918 | $132.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,740 | 785 | $1,214 | $172.9M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 2,716 | 78 | $4,367 | $616.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,613 | 44 | $1,237 | $168.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,506 | 340 | $1,047 | $136.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,426 | 270 | $865 | $109.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,348 | 83 | $1,696 | $207.2M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,340 | 41 | $1,647 | $200.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 2,251 | 350 | $2,515 | $294.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 2,232 | 376 | $1,697 | $197.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,031 | 344 | $641 | $67.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 2,024 | 68 | $1,840 | $193.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,874 | 28 | $2,891 | $133.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,757 | 58 | $2,847 | $260.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,180 | 24 | $1,376 | $76.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,153 | 94 | $2,394 | $143.5M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,142 | 15 | $1,002 | $59.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,122 | 98 | $558 | $32.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,085 | 39 | $2,508 | $141.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,065 | 84 | $864 | $47.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 957 | 34 | $1,145 | $57.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 946 | 47 | $1,403 | $69.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 821 | 294 | $4,111 | $175.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 790 | 218 | $2,689 | $110.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 789 | 217 | $1,354 | $55.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 693 | 44 | $1,475 | $53.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 677 | 108 | $959 | $33.7M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 652 | 39 | $521 | $17.7M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 646 | 26 | $2,030 | $68.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 626 | 26 | $1,269 | $41.3M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 619 | 22 | $1,035 | $33.3M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 556 | 69 | $1,224 | $35.4M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 337 | 59 | $885 | $15.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 330 | 89 | $1,990 | $34.2M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 299 | 227 | $1,051 | $16.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 280 | 227 | $517 | $7.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 268 | 46 | $2,247 | $31.4M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 233 | 17 | $760 | $9.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 220 | 15 | $2,196 | $21.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 206 | 12 | $1,417 | $15.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 178 | 28 | $726 | $6.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 129 | 8 | $867 | $5.8M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 98 | 8 | $3,536 | $18.0M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 78 | 21 | $2,275 | $9.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 72 | 8 | $1,088 | $4.1M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 61 | 11 | $766 | $2.4M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 59 | 8 | $1,161 | $3.5M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 59 | 7 | $1,589 | $4.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 50 | 3 | $2,009 | $5.2M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 46 | 5 | $277 | $0.7M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 19 | 4 | $5,162 | $5.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 18 | 1 | $2,226 | $2.1M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 14 | 6 | $525 | $0.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 5 | 1 | $2,918 | $0.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,648
jobs · $92,738 avg pay
State Government
2,971
jobs · $68,455 avg pay
Local Government
40,603
jobs · $58,745 avg pay
Private
206,061
jobs · $62,993 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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