Lexington County, SC

FIPS 45063 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lexington County had an annual average of 132,595 jobs across 8,854 establishments, paying $7.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

132,595

+1.9% YoY

Establishments

8,854

Total Wages

$7.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$56,005

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 Lexington County, SC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 11,837 634 $416 $255.8M
611 NAICS 611 10,723 192 $1,088 $577.6M
561 NAICS 561 6,558 546 $752 $256.3M
621 NAICS 621 5,856 487 $3,027 $403.6M
238 NAICS 238 5,206 662 $1,203 $325.8M
541 NAICS 541 4,951 1,213 $2,500 $387.4M
493 NAICS 493 4,948 26 $983 $253.0M
455 NAICS 455 4,268 120 $494 $109.7M
623 NAICS 623 4,228 57 $764 $167.9M
445 NAICS 445 3,217 173 $488 $81.6M
921 NAICS 921 3,013 23 $2,410 $179.3M
423 NAICS 423 2,905 226 $1,562 $235.9M
459 NAICS 459 2,604 181 $807 $109.2M
424 NAICS 424 2,288 102 $1,372 $163.2M
441 NAICS 441 2,201 153 $1,104 $126.3M
811 NAICS 811 2,019 329 $1,045 $109.7M
444 NAICS 444 1,682 96 $799 $69.9M
236 NAICS 236 1,656 194 $1,669 $143.7M
812 NAICS 812 1,551 183 $580 $46.8M
522 NAICS 522 1,543 180 $2,709 $115.7M
311 NAICS 311 1,519 28 $1,038 $82.0M
551 NAICS 551 1,517 56 $1,733 $136.7M
325 NAICS 325 1,487 27 $1,441 $111.4M
484 NAICS 484 1,478 151 $1,233 $94.8M
517 NAICS 517 1,449 27 $1,304 $98.2M
813 NAICS 813 1,331 80 $1,772 $122.7M
332 NAICS 332 1,310 52 $1,339 $91.2M
524 NAICS 524 1,266 252 $1,677 $110.4M
221 NAICS 221 1,213 49 $2,133 $134.5M
457 NAICS 457 1,187 166 $609 $37.6M
237 NAICS 237 1,142 82 $1,404 $83.4M
456 NAICS 456 1,068 130 $870 $48.3M
713 NAICS 713 1,030 88 $469 $25.1M
449 NAICS 449 997 93 $986 $51.1M
334 NAICS 334 964 18 $1,698 $85.1M
336 NAICS 336 956 15 $1,259 $62.6M
458 NAICS 458 925 100 $440 $21.2M
531 NAICS 531 893 293 $1,000 $46.4M
926 NAICS 926 890 14 $2,207 $59.3M
425 NAICS 425 839 94 $2,522 $110.1M
562 NAICS 562 710 44 $937 $34.6M
333 NAICS 333 693 26 $1,846 $66.5M
721 NAICS 721 552 58 $490 $14.1M
339 NAICS 339 527 43 $1,087 $29.8M
321 NAICS 321 489 17 $1,138 $28.9M
111 NAICS 111 477 16 $1,029 $25.5M
488 NAICS 488 445 45 $807 $18.7M
491 NAICS 491 443 10 $1,200 $27.6M
923 NAICS 923 386 10 $2,368 $23.3M
322 NAICS 322 366 8 $1,400 $26.7M
335 NAICS 335 326 14 $1,683 $28.5M
323 NAICS 323 298 26 $1,073 $16.7M
327 NAICS 327 257 19 $1,386 $18.5M
922 NAICS 922 235 10 $1,927 $19.7M
523 NAICS 523 203 89 $1,842 $19.5M
512 NAICS 512 152 18 $559 $4.4M
212 NAICS 212 144 10 $1,711 $12.8M
711 NAICS 711 113 33 $604 $3.5M
312 NAICS 312 109 10 $656 $3.7M
513 NAICS 513 107 56 $2,668 $14.8M
485 NAICS 485 93 7 $613 $3.0M
481 NAICS 481 84 7 $2,399 $10.5M
113 NAICS 113 81 14 $1,122 $4.7M
337 NAICS 337 60 6 $914 $2.9M
924 NAICS 924 49 3 $1,726 $4.4M
112 NAICS 112 48 8 $1,038 $2.6M
814 NAICS 814 45 69 $473 $1.1M
518 NAICS 518 44 42 $1,919 $4.4M
519 NAICS 519 40 34 $1,844 $3.8M
516 NAICS 516 15 6 $2,524 $1.9M
999 NAICS 999 1 — $1,108 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

798

jobs · $82,113 avg pay

State Government

3,476

jobs · $58,516 avg pay

Local Government

15,699

jobs · $67,512 avg pay

Private

112,622

jobs · $54,138 avg pay

SC Unemployment

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

4.8%

April 2026

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