Houston County, GA

FIPS 13153 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Houston County had an annual average of 65,783 jobs across 3,475 establishments, paying $3.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

65,783

+1.2% YoY

Establishments

3,475

Total Wages

$3.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$57,952

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, GA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
928 NAICS 928 14,402 3 $1,681 $1,259.1M
722 NAICS 722 7,209 363 $584 $149.7M
611 NAICS 611 5,567 105 $1,087 $299.3M
541 NAICS 541 4,273 426 $2,046 $381.8M
311 NAICS 311 4,237 12 $1,026 $226.1M
621 NAICS 621 3,593 338 $1,187 $218.1M
455 NAICS 455 2,034 45 $515 $54.5M
622 NAICS 622 1,984 4 $1,101 $113.5M
921 NAICS 921 1,741 8 $2,254 $105.3M
561 NAICS 561 1,705 176 $1,582 $84.1M
624 NAICS 624 1,668 102 $1,144 $55.0M
445 NAICS 445 1,548 91 $798 $45.1M
238 NAICS 238 1,202 136 $1,016 $63.5M
441 NAICS 441 1,173 66 $1,133 $69.1M
522 NAICS 522 797 74 $1,489 $61.7M
449 NAICS 449 706 40 $765 $19.6M
713 NAICS 713 687 37 $599 $11.2M
444 NAICS 444 655 29 $639 $21.7M
721 NAICS 721 489 55 $754 $10.9M
459 NAICS 459 485 74 $483 $12.2M
811 NAICS 811 472 77 $1,283 $31.5M
456 NAICS 456 472 63 $707 $17.3M
812 NAICS 812 454 94 $581 $13.7M
236 NAICS 236 437 83 $1,523 $34.6M
458 NAICS 458 426 58 $371 $8.2M
457 NAICS 457 388 99 $616 $12.4M
524 NAICS 524 355 68 $1,162 $21.4M
327 NAICS 327 351 5 $1,775 $32.4M
484 NAICS 484 325 46 $1,041 $17.6M
237 NAICS 237 311 14 $1,589 $25.7M
488 NAICS 488 286 25 $1,457 $21.0M
531 NAICS 531 242 116 $951 $12.0M
926 NAICS 926 210 8 $1,754 $10.5M
491 NAICS 491 200 6 $1,338 $14.0M
551 NAICS 551 199 12 $1,521 $15.7M
517 NAICS 517 194 8 $1,500 $15.1M
325 NAICS 325 158 7 $1,220 $10.0M
336 NAICS 336 151 8 $1,895 $14.9M
425 NAICS 425 150 12 $941 $7.3M
423 NAICS 423 148 31 $1,275 $9.8M
922 NAICS 922 132 6 $1,671 $8.2M
562 NAICS 562 101 5 $1,334 $7.0M
485 NAICS 485 87 1 $1,030 $4.7M
813 NAICS 813 85 24 $945 $3.2M
335 NAICS 335 85 6 $754 $3.3M
923 NAICS 923 81 7 $1,671 $5.3M
999 NAICS 999 75 184 $1,001 $3.9M
532 NAICS 532 64 16 $934 $3.1M
111 NAICS 111 64 14 $1,134 $3.8M
523 NAICS 523 59 22 $1,580 $4.8M
814 NAICS 814 45 15 $507 $1.2M
339 NAICS 339 42 8 $873 $1.9M
519 NAICS 519 33 4 $777 $0.8M
924 NAICS 924 28 3 $1,564 $1.4M
112 NAICS 112 18 6 $989 $0.9M
493 NAICS 493 16 1 $953 $0.8M
623 NAICS 623 14 2 $820 $0.6M
925 NAICS 925 12 2 $1,369 $0.9M
334 NAICS 334 6 3 $2,785 $0.9M
332 NAICS 332 6 5 $911 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

15,570

jobs · $84,820 avg pay

State Government

1,270

jobs · $46,429 avg pay

Local Government

8,679

jobs · $56,993 avg pay

Private

40,264

jobs · $48,133 avg pay

GA Unemployment

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

3.5%

April 2026

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