Lynchburg City, VA
FIPS 51680 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Lynchburg City had an annual average of 47,689 jobs across 2,655 establishments, paying $2.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
47,689
-1.7% YoY
Establishments
2,655
Total Wages
$2.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$58,705
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 924 | NAICS 924 | — | 1 | $118 | $0.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 5,225 | 208 | $409 | $111.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,959 | 236 | $1,597 | $328.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 3,806 | 46 | $912 | $171.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 3,128 | 233 | $2,127 | $345.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,886 | 34 | $875 | $85.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,503 | 28 | $515 | $40.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,240 | 102 | $1,139 | $47.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,133 | 43 | $700 | $41.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,113 | 10 | $1,576 | $91.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,094 | 65 | $1,601 | $91.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 968 | 53 | $1,587 | $79.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 952 | 23 | $1,541 | $62.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 936 | 55 | $1,879 | $91.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 918 | 25 | $1,629 | $77.7M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 881 | 10 | $1,211 | $55.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 830 | 40 | $523 | $22.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 743 | 30 | $756 | $14.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 650 | 36 | $1,056 | $35.7M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 647 | 4 | $1,191 | $40.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 592 | 81 | $641 | $19.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 563 | 20 | $1,418 | $41.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 534 | 58 | $1,477 | $40.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 532 | 60 | $494 | $13.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 505 | 22 | $1,232 | $32.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 456 | 12 | $1,632 | $36.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 439 | 61 | $1,280 | $24.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 419 | 8 | $1,232 | $26.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 397 | 114 | $842 | $17.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 386 | 25 | $453 | $9.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 381 | 53 | $1,134 | $22.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 361 | 20 | $937 | $17.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 314 | 22 | $1,057 | $17.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 309 | 37 | $690 | $11.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 265 | 33 | $635 | $8.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 256 | 41 | $840 | $11.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 228 | 23 | $957 | $11.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 215 | 25 | $538 | $6.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 214 | 7 | $2,050 | $16.3M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 183 | 6 | $776 | $7.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 179 | 9 | $1,091 | $10.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 173 | 4 | $1,219 | $8.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 168 | 7 | $1,480 | $9.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 153 | 3 | $1,527 | $12.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 148 | 16 | $570 | $4.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 146 | 6 | $2,160 | $10.5M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 137 | 6 | $1,037 | $7.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 132 | 13 | $1,071 | $5.6M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 105 | 40 | $1,193 | $6.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 104 | 5 | $1,379 | $7.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 102 | 9 | $1,365 | $7.2M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 97 | 4 | $1,155 | $5.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 93 | 12 | $1,418 | $6.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 85 | 7 | $980 | $4.3M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 71 | 1 | $1,299 | $4.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 62 | 4 | $1,259 | $3.9M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 60 | 8 | $562 | $1.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 47 | 4 | $712 | $1.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 42 | 60 | $551 | $1.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 41 | 2 | $1,279 | $2.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 31 | 1 | $695 | $1.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 29 | 2 | $1,809 | $2.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 18 | 8 | $1,638 | $1.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 16 | 4 | $917 | $0.8M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 10 | 3 | $871 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
266
jobs · $78,396 avg pay
State Government
983
jobs · $58,323 avg pay
Local Government
3,412
jobs · $53,768 avg pay
Private
43,028
jobs · $58,983 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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