Gaines County, TX

FIPS 48165 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Gaines County had an annual average of 6,744 jobs across 682 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

6,744

-0.5% YoY

Establishments

682

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$61,568

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 Gaines County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
238 NAICS 238 604 52 $1,449 $45.5M
213 NAICS 213 408 29 $1,691 $35.9M
115 NAICS 115 330 20 $1,112 $19.1M
423 NAICS 423 277 34 $1,401 $20.2M
111 NAICS 111 266 93 $1,029 $14.3M
484 NAICS 484 215 26 $1,709 $19.1M
424 NAICS 424 209 16 $1,679 $18.2M
457 NAICS 457 190 12 $691 $6.8M
455 NAICS 455 158 6 $713 $5.9M
445 NAICS 445 158 9 $665 $5.5M
921 NAICS 921 149 6 $988 $7.7M
522 NAICS 522 141 14 $1,347 $9.9M
237 NAICS 237 126 12 $1,418 $9.3M
621 NAICS 621 97 14 $1,054 $5.3M
811 NAICS 811 89 29 $1,153 $5.3M
236 NAICS 236 74 32 $1,066 $4.1M
444 NAICS 444 73 13 $1,293 $4.9M
221 NAICS 221 73 7 $2,014 $7.7M
441 NAICS 441 71 11 $998 $3.7M
459 NAICS 459 66 12 $560 $1.9M
524 NAICS 524 59 8 $1,328 $4.1M
812 NAICS 812 56 7 $411 $1.2M
922 NAICS 922 52 6 $1,170 $3.2M
624 NAICS 624 52 13 $753 $1.6M
561 NAICS 561 40 11 $1,225 $2.5M
486 NAICS 486 37 3 $2,042 $4.0M
449 NAICS 449 19 7 $633 $0.6M
491 NAICS 491 18 3 $1,107 $1.0M
999 NAICS 999 18 8 $787 $0.8M
532 NAICS 532 15 3 $1,936 $1.5M
531 NAICS 531 11 8 $756 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 11 1 $733 $0.4M
926 NAICS 926 2 1 $1,993 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

31

jobs · $53,370 avg pay

State Government

32

jobs · $60,031 avg pay

Local Government

1,356

jobs · $52,701 avg pay

Private

5,325

jobs · $63,883 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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