Houston County, AL

FIPS 01069 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Houston County had an annual average of 50,876 jobs across 3,719 establishments, paying $2.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

50,876

+0.5% YoY

Establishments

3,719

Total Wages

$2.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$53,522

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 Houston County, AL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — — $2,709 $0.1M
722 NAICS 722 4,758 278 $413 $102.2M
621 NAICS 621 4,365 315 $1,792 $360.2M
561 NAICS 561 2,746 173 $599 $85.5M
921 NAICS 921 1,825 12 $1,947 $99.2M
455 NAICS 455 1,760 56 $543 $49.7M
622 NAICS 622 1,720 6 $1,073 $96.0M
441 NAICS 441 1,453 86 $1,190 $89.9M
541 NAICS 541 1,404 332 $1,451 $106.0M
311 NAICS 311 1,367 15 $903 $64.2M
624 NAICS 624 1,310 417 $1,282 $31.4M
238 NAICS 238 1,265 153 $1,057 $69.6M
423 NAICS 423 1,263 104 $1,384 $90.9M
445 NAICS 445 1,191 39 $802 $38.5M
484 NAICS 484 1,145 52 $1,339 $79.7M
424 NAICS 424 1,091 46 $1,219 $69.1M
623 NAICS 623 992 25 $867 $36.2M
444 NAICS 444 937 52 $817 $39.8M
611 NAICS 611 917 35 $1,022 $47.1M
459 NAICS 459 799 88 $526 $21.9M
522 NAICS 522 722 102 $1,527 $57.3M
332 NAICS 332 714 28 $1,251 $46.4M
812 NAICS 812 599 84 $687 $21.4M
458 NAICS 458 551 62 $481 $13.8M
713 NAICS 713 548 34 $375 $10.7M
449 NAICS 449 525 50 $812 $22.2M
721 NAICS 721 509 40 $439 $11.6M
236 NAICS 236 485 85 $1,395 $35.2M
456 NAICS 456 475 56 $768 $19.0M
811 NAICS 811 466 90 $1,117 $27.0M
492 NAICS 492 431 11 $832 $18.6M
237 NAICS 237 406 22 $1,438 $30.3M
457 NAICS 457 402 82 $571 $11.9M
339 NAICS 339 386 14 $942 $18.9M
531 NAICS 531 288 100 $883 $13.2M
524 NAICS 524 268 82 $1,516 $21.1M
314 NAICS 314 268 5 $943 $13.2M
321 NAICS 321 266 11 $1,004 $13.9M
923 NAICS 923 222 5 $1,526 $13.0M
493 NAICS 493 209 10 $809 $8.8M
488 NAICS 488 165 20 $997 $8.6M
425 NAICS 425 165 34 $1,484 $12.7M
336 NAICS 336 156 7 $920 $7.5M
516 NAICS 516 149 10 $881 $6.8M
562 NAICS 562 149 10 $1,212 $9.4M
926 NAICS 926 142 15 $1,608 $8.0M
491 NAICS 491 141 11 $1,358 $10.0M
551 NAICS 551 134 16 $4,464 $31.2M
111 NAICS 111 131 18 $824 $5.6M
327 NAICS 327 127 8 $1,513 $10.0M
922 NAICS 922 115 5 $2,060 $6.5M
333 NAICS 333 114 9 $1,145 $6.8M
337 NAICS 337 110 18 $811 $4.6M
813 NAICS 813 90 20 $792 $3.7M
517 NAICS 517 80 14 $1,450 $6.0M
513 NAICS 513 71 27 $1,407 $5.2M
323 NAICS 323 52 10 $667 $1.8M
115 NAICS 115 42 7 $1,512 $3.3M
928 NAICS 928 25 1 $1,515 $2.0M
814 NAICS 814 20 23 $782 $0.8M
924 NAICS 924 17 5 $1,199 $1.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

296

jobs · $78,681 avg pay

State Government

938

jobs · $53,130 avg pay

Local Government

7,498

jobs · $60,987 avg pay

Private

42,144

jobs · $52,025 avg pay

AL Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

2.8%

April 2026

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