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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Hanover County, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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