Grimes County, TX

FIPS 48185 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Grimes County had an annual average of 7,978 jobs across 597 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

7,978

+2.2% YoY

Establishments

597

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$60,222

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 Grimes County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
332 NAICS 332 915 20 $1,426 $67.9M
722 NAICS 722 552 48 $405 $11.6M
238 NAICS 238 376 50 $1,266 $24.8M
541 NAICS 541 314 40 $1,471 $24.1M
424 NAICS 424 240 9 $990 $12.4M
221 NAICS 221 239 5 $2,215 $27.6M
237 NAICS 237 209 17 $1,332 $14.5M
921 NAICS 921 194 8 $1,020 $10.3M
333 NAICS 333 190 11 $1,454 $14.4M
455 NAICS 455 172 9 $581 $5.2M
561 NAICS 561 139 34 $685 $5.0M
445 NAICS 445 138 11 $473 $3.4M
488 NAICS 488 127 6 $1,736 $11.5M
441 NAICS 441 120 10 $1,184 $7.4M
444 NAICS 444 105 8 $829 $4.5M
112 NAICS 112 96 24 $690 $3.4M
484 NAICS 484 95 17 $1,272 $6.3M
236 NAICS 236 92 17 $1,398 $6.7M
312 NAICS 312 88 4 $812 $3.7M
811 NAICS 811 86 17 $1,017 $4.5M
457 NAICS 457 83 14 $575 $2.5M
522 NAICS 522 76 6 $1,241 $4.9M
922 NAICS 922 71 4 $1,174 $4.3M
721 NAICS 721 63 7 $488 $1.6M
621 NAICS 621 60 14 $1,511 $4.7M
491 NAICS 491 58 7 $1,264 $3.8M
562 NAICS 562 46 6 $1,500 $3.6M
458 NAICS 458 30 8 $272 $0.4M
624 NAICS 624 29 11 $397 $0.6M
812 NAICS 812 24 11 $611 $0.8M
551 NAICS 551 22 4 $2,142 $2.5M
459 NAICS 459 17 7 $664 $0.6M
923 NAICS 923 10 3 $1,279 $0.7M
926 NAICS 926 6 3 $446 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

58

jobs · $65,737 avg pay

State Government

746

jobs · $63,547 avg pay

Local Government

1,118

jobs · $51,781 avg pay

Private

6,056

jobs · $61,314 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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