Jones County, TX

FIPS 48253 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Jones County had an annual average of 3,056 jobs across 338 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,056

+3.5% YoY

Establishments

338

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,609

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 Jones County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 608 5 $868 $27.4M
441 NAICS 441 123 8 $1,226 $7.8M
238 NAICS 238 118 19 $1,460 $9.0M
484 NAICS 484 117 9 $1,174 $7.2M
622 NAICS 622 97 3 $1,037 $5.2M
621 NAICS 621 85 9 $793 $3.5M
921 NAICS 921 85 8 $824 $3.7M
457 NAICS 457 81 12 $406 $1.7M
922 NAICS 922 67 9 $1,886 $3.2M
112 NAICS 112 57 10 $773 $2.3M
424 NAICS 424 56 7 $1,004 $2.9M
237 NAICS 237 47 5 $1,527 $3.7M
221 NAICS 221 41 4 $1,844 $3.9M
212 NAICS 212 36 5 $938 $1.7M
115 NAICS 115 34 7 $870 $1.6M
423 NAICS 423 33 5 $1,224 $2.1M
444 NAICS 444 33 5 $537 $0.9M
491 NAICS 491 31 5 $1,022 $1.7M
524 NAICS 524 28 8 $1,442 $2.1M
486 NAICS 486 26 3 $2,220 $3.0M
236 NAICS 236 26 6 $672 $0.9M
445 NAICS 445 25 5 $441 $0.6M
522 NAICS 522 24 6 $1,846 $1.4M
812 NAICS 812 22 7 $473 $0.5M
928 NAICS 928 18 2 $2,360 $2.2M
523 NAICS 523 16 3 $1,226 $1.0M
813 NAICS 813 13 6 $266 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 12 2 $1,061 $0.6M
923 NAICS 923 12 3 $1,150 $0.7M
624 NAICS 624 10 8 $437 $0.2M
531 NAICS 531 9 3 $891 $0.4M
999 NAICS 999 7 2 $312 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

64

jobs · $75,292 avg pay

State Government

65

jobs · $82,745 avg pay

Local Government

901

jobs · $45,688 avg pay

Private

2,026

jobs · $50,991 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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