Howard County, TX

FIPS 48227 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Howard County had an annual average of 12,785 jobs across 922 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

12,785

+1.4% YoY

Establishments

922

Total Wages

$0.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$65,286

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 Howard County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,051 65 $469 $25.6M
623 NAICS 623 781 9 $1,272 $51.7M
213 NAICS 213 736 43 $1,748 $66.9M
622 NAICS 622 698 1 $1,777 $64.5M
621 NAICS 621 417 46 $1,241 $26.9M
922 NAICS 922 402 11 $1,990 $35.7M
221 NAICS 221 376 8 $2,745 $53.7M
441 NAICS 441 360 15 $1,454 $27.2M
237 NAICS 237 359 20 $1,599 $29.8M
561 NAICS 561 347 33 $996 $18.0M
455 NAICS 455 338 8 $727 $12.8M
445 NAICS 445 297 17 $657 $10.1M
423 NAICS 423 260 21 $1,664 $22.5M
721 NAICS 721 249 22 $507 $6.6M
424 NAICS 424 223 16 $1,530 $17.8M
457 NAICS 457 172 18 $609 $5.4M
522 NAICS 522 158 24 $1,292 $10.6M
811 NAICS 811 131 22 $960 $6.5M
444 NAICS 444 102 10 $908 $4.8M
458 NAICS 458 99 12 $338 $1.7M
111 NAICS 111 96 44 $1,051 $5.3M
812 NAICS 812 94 11 $599 $2.9M
531 NAICS 531 80 33 $869 $3.6M
459 NAICS 459 77 14 $1,229 $4.9M
921 NAICS 921 75 7 $995 $3.9M
524 NAICS 524 60 15 $1,111 $3.5M
486 NAICS 486 49 6 $2,550 $6.5M
332 NAICS 332 48 5 $1,526 $3.8M
491 NAICS 491 39 4 $1,388 $2.8M
562 NAICS 562 32 6 $1,542 $2.6M
484 NAICS 484 29 13 $1,609 $2.4M
449 NAICS 449 27 7 $703 $1.0M
456 NAICS 456 27 6 $653 $0.9M
923 NAICS 923 23 5 $1,394 $1.2M
425 NAICS 425 21 10 $3,639 $4.0M
488 NAICS 488 20 8 $961 $1.0M
513 NAICS 513 18 5 $2,029 $1.9M
924 NAICS 924 7 2 $1,183 $0.4M
999 NAICS 999 3 6 $779 $0.1M
926 NAICS 926 1 1 $2,839 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

946

jobs · $93,651 avg pay

State Government

642

jobs · $63,844 avg pay

Local Government

1,965

jobs · $50,908 avg pay

Private

9,232

jobs · $65,539 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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