Galveston County, TX

FIPS 48167 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Galveston County had an annual average of 122,734 jobs across 6,943 establishments, paying $7.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

122,734

+0.1% YoY

Establishments

6,943

Total Wages

$7.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$62,650

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 Galveston County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 16,519 712 $470 $403.4M
611 NAICS 611 14,513 117 $989 $731.6M
541 NAICS 541 5,201 767 $2,227 $435.7M
561 NAICS 561 4,759 350 $1,028 $254.4M
621 NAICS 621 4,723 511 $2,192 $286.7M
238 NAICS 238 4,117 322 $1,471 $314.8M
445 NAICS 445 3,336 150 $637 $110.5M
455 NAICS 455 2,948 81 $539 $82.6M
488 NAICS 488 2,762 61 $1,000 $143.7M
721 NAICS 721 2,430 108 $626 $79.0M
524 NAICS 524 2,298 148 $1,841 $220.0M
623 NAICS 623 2,235 47 $845 $98.2M
811 NAICS 811 2,198 221 $1,433 $163.0M
324 NAICS 324 2,175 9 $3,439 $388.8M
237 NAICS 237 2,107 47 $1,956 $198.5M
922 NAICS 922 2,001 29 $2,661 $174.0M
624 NAICS 624 1,881 155 $605 $59.2M
522 NAICS 522 1,870 171 $1,276 $124.1M
441 NAICS 441 1,815 116 $1,276 $120.4M
713 NAICS 713 1,707 84 $465 $41.3M
236 NAICS 236 1,550 186 $1,509 $121.6M
812 NAICS 812 1,527 204 $664 $52.7M
622 NAICS 622 1,347 5 $1,330 $93.1M
444 NAICS 444 1,317 54 $817 $55.9M
325 NAICS 325 1,167 26 $3,358 $203.8M
458 NAICS 458 1,158 114 $472 $28.4M
531 NAICS 531 1,098 340 $928 $53.0M
423 NAICS 423 1,004 154 $1,609 $83.9M
424 NAICS 424 1,003 70 $2,179 $113.7M
921 NAICS 921 996 29 $2,491 $68.4M
459 NAICS 459 975 147 $612 $31.0M
457 NAICS 457 929 121 $801 $38.7M
712 NAICS 712 902 17 $641 $30.1M
221 NAICS 221 810 36 $2,225 $71.0M
456 NAICS 456 802 102 $893 $37.2M
332 NAICS 332 709 44 $1,588 $58.6M
813 NAICS 813 624 81 $818 $26.5M
493 NAICS 493 592 11 $1,355 $41.7M
449 NAICS 449 530 61 $863 $23.8M
562 NAICS 562 497 44 $1,392 $31.9M
335 NAICS 335 467 9 $2,866 $69.6M
213 NAICS 213 427 38 $2,103 $46.7M
491 NAICS 491 415 13 $1,269 $27.4M
517 NAICS 517 289 26 $1,444 $21.7M
484 NAICS 484 286 59 $1,203 $17.9M
311 NAICS 311 276 21 $559 $8.0M
334 NAICS 334 268 17 $1,843 $25.7M
327 NAICS 327 256 11 $1,518 $20.2M
336 NAICS 336 242 16 $1,465 $18.4M
483 NAICS 483 221 7 $1,601 $18.4M
513 NAICS 513 210 24 $2,468 $27.0M
485 NAICS 485 210 10 $625 $6.8M
551 NAICS 551 174 32 $1,776 $16.0M
926 NAICS 926 172 12 $1,711 $13.6M
211 NAICS 211 167 10 $3,495 $30.3M
425 NAICS 425 163 58 $1,714 $14.5M
312 NAICS 312 143 12 $694 $5.1M
481 NAICS 481 136 5 $2,424 $17.2M
923 NAICS 923 132 6 $1,991 $8.8M
711 NAICS 711 130 20 $684 $4.6M
999 NAICS 999 125 63 $970 $6.3M
519 NAICS 519 97 6 $865 $4.3M
487 NAICS 487 94 11 $638 $3.1M
924 NAICS 924 91 5 $1,373 $6.5M
339 NAICS 339 86 20 $871 $3.9M
814 NAICS 814 85 66 $500 $2.2M
927 NAICS 927 55 1 $3,158 $9.1M
333 NAICS 333 55 9 $1,709 $4.9M
321 NAICS 321 44 5 $785 $1.8M
337 NAICS 337 44 5 $1,214 $2.8M
112 NAICS 112 42 11 $769 $1.7M
323 NAICS 323 42 15 $700 $1.5M
518 NAICS 518 35 11 $2,628 $4.8M
114 NAICS 114 27 5 $510 $0.7M
928 NAICS 928 24 1 $1,556 $1.9M
314 NAICS 314 22 10 $589 $0.7M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

1,253

jobs · $100,570 avg pay

State Government

13,118

jobs · $101,527 avg pay

Local Government

19,141

jobs · $56,435 avg pay

Private

89,222

jobs · $57,735 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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