Hockley County, TX

FIPS 48219 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Hockley County had an annual average of 8,879 jobs across 614 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

8,879

-1.9% YoY

Establishments

614

Total Wages

$0.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$65,385

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 Hockley County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
213 NAICS 213 1,606 58 $1,794 $149.7M
611 NAICS 611 1,543 7 $857 $68.8M
211 NAICS 211 512 11 $3,877 $103.3M
722 NAICS 722 510 29 $360 $9.5M
455 NAICS 455 314 11 $588 $9.6M
238 NAICS 238 273 26 $1,307 $18.5M
484 NAICS 484 264 16 $1,668 $22.9M
623 NAICS 623 227 8 $625 $7.4M
441 NAICS 441 202 14 $1,147 $12.0M
111 NAICS 111 193 102 $891 $8.9M
811 NAICS 811 191 14 $1,153 $11.5M
921 NAICS 921 184 8 $882 $8.4M
445 NAICS 445 165 7 $459 $3.9M
621 NAICS 621 162 9 $1,286 $10.9M
424 NAICS 424 148 11 $1,790 $13.8M
522 NAICS 522 129 18 $1,275 $8.6M
423 NAICS 423 111 21 $1,668 $9.6M
115 NAICS 115 84 12 $1,318 $5.7M
457 NAICS 457 78 12 $574 $2.3M
459 NAICS 459 66 11 $516 $1.8M
237 NAICS 237 51 6 $1,030 $2.7M
721 NAICS 721 42 4 $328 $0.7M
236 NAICS 236 40 4 $1,773 $3.7M
444 NAICS 444 31 7 $608 $1.0M
491 NAICS 491 29 7 $1,204 $1.8M
812 NAICS 812 24 8 $427 $0.5M
624 NAICS 624 18 7 $397 $0.4M
923 NAICS 923 12 3 $1,061 $0.7M
924 NAICS 924 11 2 $954 $0.5M
333 NAICS 333 8 3 $550 $0.2M
999 NAICS 999 2 2 $338 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

40

jobs · $59,046 avg pay

State Government

54

jobs · $55,630 avg pay

Local Government

1,829

jobs · $44,676 avg pay

Private

6,956

jobs · $70,940 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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