Matagorda County, TX

FIPS 48321 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Matagorda County had an annual average of 11,210 jobs across 824 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

11,210

+0.2% YoY

Establishments

824

Total Wages

$0.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$68,990

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 Matagorda County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,003 74 $419 $21.9M
621 NAICS 621 532 52 $1,182 $32.7M
445 NAICS 445 433 27 $596 $13.4M
455 NAICS 455 398 16 $592 $12.2M
238 NAICS 238 321 28 $1,940 $32.3M
561 NAICS 561 306 32 $1,636 $26.0M
111 NAICS 111 254 32 $932 $12.3M
541 NAICS 541 236 42 $1,700 $13.2M
922 NAICS 922 204 8 $1,080 $11.5M
623 NAICS 623 178 4 $802 $7.4M
721 NAICS 721 144 24 $425 $3.2M
112 NAICS 112 138 31 $922 $6.6M
444 NAICS 444 131 12 $574 $3.9M
441 NAICS 441 124 11 $844 $5.5M
522 NAICS 522 114 24 $998 $5.9M
457 NAICS 457 114 18 $447 $2.7M
486 NAICS 486 113 10 $2,490 $14.7M
811 NAICS 811 109 20 $1,076 $6.1M
424 NAICS 424 94 14 $1,398 $6.8M
532 NAICS 532 94 8 $1,457 $7.2M
921 NAICS 921 93 6 $1,032 $5.0M
812 NAICS 812 92 19 $448 $2.1M
531 NAICS 531 63 20 $782 $2.6M
423 NAICS 423 61 14 $1,181 $3.7M
336 NAICS 336 56 5 $807 $2.3M
456 NAICS 456 49 7 $772 $2.0M
491 NAICS 491 49 10 $1,237 $3.1M
562 NAICS 562 36 3 $918 $1.7M
458 NAICS 458 34 5 $696 $1.2M
926 NAICS 926 32 9 $1,839 $1.6M
449 NAICS 449 28 7 $660 $1.0M
813 NAICS 813 28 7 $2,272 $3.3M
923 NAICS 923 25 4 $1,039 $1.3M
459 NAICS 459 25 8 $292 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 15 5 $1,415 $0.8M
484 NAICS 484 14 10 $855 $0.6M
551 NAICS 551 12 3 $993 $0.6M
513 NAICS 513 8 4 $962 $0.4M
611 NAICS 611 8 3 $566 $0.2M
488 NAICS 488 8 3 $1,471 $0.7M
425 NAICS 425 7 4 $2,142 $0.8M
814 NAICS 814 5 6 $220 $0.1M
999 NAICS 999 4 3 $468 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

77

jobs · $72,356 avg pay

State Government

105

jobs · $57,257 avg pay

Local Government

2,171

jobs · $49,976 avg pay

Private

8,857

jobs · $73,765 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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