James City County, VA

FIPS 51095 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, James City County had an annual average of 30,185 jobs across 2,261 establishments, paying $1.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

30,185

+2.9% YoY

Establishments

2,261

Total Wages

$1.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$52,358

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 James City County, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
713 NAICS 713 3,049 32 $485 $67.3M
611 NAICS 611 2,265 38 $1,122 $107.7M
621 NAICS 621 2,259 178 $1,437 $166.6M
722 NAICS 722 2,092 131 $485 $52.7M
623 NAICS 623 1,749 20 $886 $80.6M
541 NAICS 541 1,716 314 $1,503 $134.1M
561 NAICS 561 1,376 152 $968 $69.3M
721 NAICS 721 1,003 33 $782 $40.8M
445 NAICS 445 881 26 $609 $27.9M
458 NAICS 458 846 70 $440 $19.3M
238 NAICS 238 814 108 $1,212 $51.3M
622 NAICS 622 748 1 $1,370 $53.2M
531 NAICS 531 698 99 $1,150 $41.8M
312 NAICS 312 649 8 $1,869 $63.1M
423 NAICS 423 628 42 $1,190 $38.8M
459 NAICS 459 611 54 $553 $17.6M
922 NAICS 922 510 14 $1,459 $38.5M
812 NAICS 812 458 90 $641 $15.3M
455 NAICS 455 455 12 $495 $11.7M
236 NAICS 236 401 72 $1,725 $36.0M
237 NAICS 237 398 17 $1,531 $31.7M
332 NAICS 332 363 6 $1,518 $28.7M
456 NAICS 456 320 19 $687 $11.4M
327 NAICS 327 269 4 $1,676 $23.5M
811 NAICS 811 269 34 $991 $13.9M
522 NAICS 522 245 40 $1,684 $21.5M
551 NAICS 551 224 24 $2,501 $29.2M
712 NAICS 712 212 3 $949 $8.1M
813 NAICS 813 174 24 $1,184 $10.7M
524 NAICS 524 173 46 $1,989 $17.9M
449 NAICS 449 157 22 $795 $6.5M
457 NAICS 457 141 19 $832 $4.5M
441 NAICS 441 140 11 $1,064 $7.7M
921 NAICS 921 139 5 $1,278 $9.3M
444 NAICS 444 131 14 $1,071 $7.3M
337 NAICS 337 127 5 $973 $6.4M
485 NAICS 485 121 7 $979 $5.7M
221 NAICS 221 117 2 $1,285 $7.8M
519 NAICS 519 101 1 $840 $4.4M
999 NAICS 999 70 34 $1,152 $4.2M
624 NAICS 624 65 1 $1,082 $3.7M
424 NAICS 424 62 11 $1,311 $4.3M
491 NAICS 491 60 3 $1,302 $4.1M
484 NAICS 484 54 11 $765 $2.2M
532 NAICS 532 54 10 $1,384 $3.9M
814 NAICS 814 53 65 $800 $2.2M
488 NAICS 488 40 9 $1,264 $2.6M
926 NAICS 926 40 4 $1,243 $1.6M
923 NAICS 923 37 3 $1,321 $2.6M
925 NAICS 925 33 2 $1,015 $1.7M
516 NAICS 516 25 4 $883 $1.2M
513 NAICS 513 25 11 $1,849 $2.4M
111 NAICS 111 18 3 $404 $0.4M
323 NAICS 323 18 5 $1,173 $1.1M
562 NAICS 562 17 4 $762 $0.7M
518 NAICS 518 14 8 $1,986 $1.5M
334 NAICS 334 10 6 $1,654 $0.8M
927 NAICS 927 5 — $2,819 $0.8M
924 NAICS 924 1 1 $2,071 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

84

jobs · $67,770 avg pay

State Government

1,018

jobs · $63,181 avg pay

Local Government

3,512

jobs · $53,727 avg pay

Private

25,571

jobs · $51,689 avg pay

VA Unemployment

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

3.8%

April 2026

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