Gillespie County, TX
FIPS 48171 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Gillespie County had an annual average of 12,476 jobs across 1,238 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
12,476
+1.8% YoY
Establishments
1,238
Total Wages
$0.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$49,712
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,802 | 106 | $590 | $55.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 818 | 37 | $877 | $37.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 768 | 89 | $1,162 | $46.4M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 570 | 8 | $1,230 | $36.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 504 | 28 | $733 | $19.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 477 | 13 | $789 | $19.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 475 | 107 | $1,505 | $37.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 467 | 62 | $1,441 | $35.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 362 | 37 | $566 | $10.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 273 | 40 | $663 | $9.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 247 | 18 | $1,535 | $19.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 241 | 9 | $656 | $8.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 234 | 11 | $950 | $11.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 224 | 8 | $836 | $9.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 223 | 59 | $1,274 | $14.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 221 | 23 | $728 | $8.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 200 | 19 | $898 | $9.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 182 | 19 | $619 | $5.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 179 | 50 | $873 | $8.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 165 | 18 | $1,179 | $10.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 160 | 14 | $1,352 | $11.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 155 | 13 | $758 | $6.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 145 | 8 | $1,447 | $10.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 140 | 12 | $1,029 | $7.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 130 | 17 | $665 | $4.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 112 | 13 | $880 | $5.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 108 | 26 | $988 | $5.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 89 | 14 | $1,068 | $4.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 83 | 3 | $827 | $3.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 77 | 5 | $1,268 | $5.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 70 | 11 | $683 | $2.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 66 | 18 | $852 | $2.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 64 | 18 | $659 | $2.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 63 | 15 | $1,412 | $4.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 58 | 10 | $1,290 | $3.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 54 | 8 | $868 | $2.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 52 | 5 | $1,351 | $3.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 49 | 12 | $548 | $1.4M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 46 | 30 | $879 | $2.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 42 | 4 | $1,351 | $2.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 34 | 4 | $1,421 | $2.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 33 | 5 | $1,182 | $2.0M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 27 | 4 | $533 | $0.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 27 | 9 | $910 | $1.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 25 | 5 | $1,166 | $1.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 22 | 20 | $762 | $0.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 20 | 8 | $2,555 | $2.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 18 | 11 | $697 | $0.7M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 12 | 4 | $1,083 | $0.7M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 4 | 3 | $1,209 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
49
jobs · $70,383 avg pay
State Government
94
jobs · $49,224 avg pay
Local Government
1,108
jobs · $54,592 avg pay
Private
11,225
jobs · $49,143 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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- Denton County 313,782 jobs