Lamar County, TX

FIPS 48277 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lamar County had an annual average of 22,350 jobs across 1,355 establishments, paying $1.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

22,350

+1.6% YoY

Establishments

1,355

Total Wages

$1.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$52,468

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 Lamar County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 2,064 94 $357 $38.3M
621 NAICS 621 2,020 136 $971 $101.9M
336 NAICS 336 1,917 19 $1,250 $124.6M
332 NAICS 332 1,288 10 $1,366 $91.6M
561 NAICS 561 1,186 82 $754 $46.5M
455 NAICS 455 695 22 $545 $19.7M
238 NAICS 238 665 105 $1,092 $37.8M
441 NAICS 441 527 39 $1,193 $32.7M
237 NAICS 237 490 14 $1,658 $42.3M
522 NAICS 522 362 34 $1,317 $24.8M
922 NAICS 922 353 11 $1,314 $23.5M
444 NAICS 444 343 20 $807 $14.4M
445 NAICS 445 318 19 $622 $10.3M
541 NAICS 541 294 71 $1,332 $18.9M
424 NAICS 424 276 19 $1,258 $18.0M
236 NAICS 236 256 33 $1,346 $17.9M
423 NAICS 423 247 33 $1,118 $14.3M
457 NAICS 457 224 25 $613 $7.1M
811 NAICS 811 211 45 $1,020 $11.2M
221 NAICS 221 200 11 $2,422 $19.2M
484 NAICS 484 195 38 $1,308 $13.2M
721 NAICS 721 187 19 $480 $4.7M
524 NAICS 524 148 31 $1,126 $8.6M
459 NAICS 459 142 26 $622 $4.6M
456 NAICS 456 130 18 $737 $5.0M
812 NAICS 812 130 26 $531 $3.6M
921 NAICS 921 120 11 $1,035 $6.4M
532 NAICS 532 108 20 $946 $5.3M
562 NAICS 562 101 7 $1,205 $6.4M
112 NAICS 112 90 13 $977 $4.6M
491 NAICS 491 87 11 $1,267 $5.7M
531 NAICS 531 87 38 $868 $3.9M
713 NAICS 713 85 13 $261 $1.2M
337 NAICS 337 78 5 $1,218 $5.0M
923 NAICS 923 74 6 $1,564 $5.3M
449 NAICS 449 70 14 $757 $2.7M
458 NAICS 458 62 14 $550 $1.8M
517 NAICS 517 57 8 $1,485 $4.4M
813 NAICS 813 55 10 $1,418 $4.1M
551 NAICS 551 39 5 $2,625 $5.4M
425 NAICS 425 35 6 $1,778 $3.2M
611 NAICS 611 33 6 $346 $0.6M
523 NAICS 523 26 11 $1,994 $2.6M
111 NAICS 111 18 7 $762 $0.7M
999 NAICS 999 15 6 $1,014 $0.8M
924 NAICS 924 15 2 $1,243 $1.0M
711 NAICS 711 14 5 $327 $0.2M
339 NAICS 339 14 3 $726 $0.5M
488 NAICS 488 8 4 $1,031 $0.4M
814 NAICS 814 7 7 $519 $0.2M
928 NAICS 928 6 1 $1,631 $0.5M
926 NAICS 926 2 1 $2,537 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

125

jobs · $69,051 avg pay

State Government

289

jobs · $68,212 avg pay

Local Government

2,546

jobs · $48,682 avg pay

Private

19,390

jobs · $52,624 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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