Houston County, TX

FIPS 48225 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Houston County had an annual average of 7,622 jobs across 1,025 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

7,622

+1.6% YoY

Establishments

1,025

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$64,767

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, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
541 NAICS 541 629 186 $2,179 $71.3M
722 NAICS 722 558 53 $376 $10.9M
332 NAICS 332 471 10 $2,256 $55.2M
621 NAICS 621 309 69 $1,079 $17.3M
455 NAICS 455 238 10 $617 $7.6M
561 NAICS 561 233 61 $1,503 $18.2M
213 NAICS 213 221 12 $1,499 $17.2M
424 NAICS 424 187 18 $1,706 $16.6M
238 NAICS 238 174 42 $1,132 $10.2M
423 NAICS 423 171 38 $1,454 $13.0M
445 NAICS 445 152 10 $533 $4.2M
921 NAICS 921 145 7 $766 $5.8M
484 NAICS 484 140 27 $1,514 $11.1M
237 NAICS 237 122 12 $1,286 $8.1M
721 NAICS 721 121 6 $394 $2.5M
811 NAICS 811 117 14 $1,608 $9.7M
522 NAICS 522 95 15 $1,268 $6.2M
449 NAICS 449 86 14 $993 $4.4M
524 NAICS 524 81 18 $1,630 $6.9M
813 NAICS 813 81 17 $745 $3.1M
922 NAICS 922 77 6 $875 $3.5M
444 NAICS 444 77 10 $655 $2.6M
812 NAICS 812 74 11 $695 $2.7M
611 NAICS 611 65 17 $654 $2.2M
457 NAICS 457 60 17 $808 $2.5M
441 NAICS 441 53 9 $884 $2.4M
713 NAICS 713 49 6 $378 $1.0M
456 NAICS 456 46 7 $1,905 $4.5M
491 NAICS 491 42 6 $1,068 $2.3M
236 NAICS 236 41 22 $1,464 $3.1M
425 NAICS 425 40 18 $2,399 $4.9M
923 NAICS 923 38 5 $1,072 $2.1M
924 NAICS 924 36 3 $1,410 $2.6M
112 NAICS 112 34 19 $843 $1.5M
459 NAICS 459 34 14 $540 $1.0M
458 NAICS 458 23 5 $859 $1.0M
113 NAICS 113 19 3 $1,081 $1.1M
999 NAICS 999 18 12 $1,558 $1.3M
516 NAICS 516 17 6 $1,291 $1.1M
513 NAICS 513 14 3 $2,204 $1.5M
711 NAICS 711 12 6 $1,006 $0.6M
814 NAICS 814 9 12 $444 $0.2M
518 NAICS 518 7 6 $2,601 $1.0M
926 NAICS 926 6 3 $453 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

78

jobs · $63,750 avg pay

State Government

528

jobs · $70,817 avg pay

Local Government

956

jobs · $43,946 avg pay

Private

6,060

jobs · $67,534 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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