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.
| 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
Other GA Counties
The largest counties in GA by total employment.
- Fulton County 948,157 jobs
- Gwinnett County 386,501 jobs
- Cobb County 384,275 jobs
- DeKalb County 310,018 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 226,841 jobs
- Chatham County 170,836 jobs
- Clayton County 130,346 jobs
- Richmond County 104,211 jobs