Hanover County, VA
FIPS 51085 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Hanover County had an annual average of 59,513 jobs across 4,310 establishments, paying $3.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
59,513
+0.6% YoY
Establishments
4,310
Total Wages
$3.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$55,746
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 4,644 | 414 | $1,407 | $339.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 4,134 | 48 | $961 | $190.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 3,781 | 250 | $1,279 | $158.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,757 | 219 | $459 | $89.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 2,816 | 186 | $1,755 | $257.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,684 | 519 | $1,594 | $222.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,600 | 263 | $1,632 | $220.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,190 | 43 | $410 | $46.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,923 | 56 | $1,336 | $133.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,631 | 35 | $728 | $61.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,312 | 39 | $948 | $64.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,217 | 26 | $581 | $36.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,131 | 54 | $1,355 | $79.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,097 | 176 | $1,596 | $91.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,082 | 52 | $1,017 | $57.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 924 | 18 | $1,961 | $69.1M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 914 | 19 | $781 | $37.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 887 | 142 | $1,203 | $55.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 827 | 38 | $693 | $29.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 810 | 61 | $1,069 | $45.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 761 | 63 | $776 | $30.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 736 | 42 | $881 | $33.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 664 | 127 | $711 | $24.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 649 | 10 | $3,169 | $51.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 569 | 27 | $1,372 | $38.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 568 | 29 | $1,299 | $38.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 518 | 26 | $2,430 | $65.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 472 | 14 | $1,000 | $24.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 444 | 70 | $1,841 | $42.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 443 | 14 | $1,211 | $27.9M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 437 | 6 | $1,456 | $33.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 406 | 16 | $786 | $16.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 352 | 17 | $1,542 | $28.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 292 | 53 | $1,440 | $21.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 279 | 18 | $1,509 | $21.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 267 | 6 | $1,321 | $18.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 245 | 2 | $1,066 | $13.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 226 | 24 | $530 | $6.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 158 | 16 | $989 | $8.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 155 | 22 | $1,167 | $9.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 150 | 13 | $1,043 | $7.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 149 | 48 | $1,925 | $15.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 143 | 23 | $1,166 | $6.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 137 | 9 | $1,330 | $9.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 129 | 53 | $963 | $6.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 123 | 1 | $475 | $3.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 119 | 10 | $2,300 | $10.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 119 | 19 | $399 | $2.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 116 | 25 | $1,084 | $6.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 109 | 13 | $796 | $4.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 72 | 14 | $1,380 | $5.1M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 64 | 4 | $608 | $2.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 62 | 38 | $3,453 | $11.0M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 55 | 12 | $1,671 | $4.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 52 | 10 | $867 | $2.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 46 | 60 | $742 | $1.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 45 | 3 | $2,705 | $3.8M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 35 | 1 | $1,078 | $2.0M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 30 | 6 | $1,472 | $2.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 28 | 7 | $1,147 | $1.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 15 | 4 | $1,578 | $1.1M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 14 | 6 | $585 | $0.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 11 | 3 | $1,706 | $1.0M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 3 | 8 | $2,174 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
185
jobs · $84,134 avg pay
State Government
849
jobs · $76,335 avg pay
Local Government
4,932
jobs · $52,078 avg pay
Private
53,547
jobs · $55,659 avg pay
VA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.8%
April 2026
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