Montgomery County, TX
FIPS 48339 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Montgomery County had an annual average of 227,435 jobs across 15,222 establishments, paying $16.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
227,435
+2.1% YoY
Establishments
15,222
Total Wages
$16.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$70,261
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 27,748 | 207 | $985 | $1,391.9M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 25,439 | 1,042 | $493 | $652.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 15,174 | 2,413 | $1,935 | $1,526.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 14,420 | 1,344 | $2,396 | $1,024.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 10,017 | 865 | $1,231 | $641.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 9,497 | 170 | $749 | $370.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 8,297 | 858 | $1,318 | $568.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 6,255 | 126 | $600 | $195.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 6,118 | 22 | $1,464 | $465.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 4,435 | 496 | $1,795 | $414.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 4,384 | 84 | $3,792 | $864.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 4,143 | 316 | $1,868 | $402.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,028 | 175 | $503 | $105.4M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 4,025 | 148 | $3,081 | $645.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 3,849 | 157 | $1,911 | $382.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 3,503 | 244 | $617 | $112.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,479 | 423 | $1,836 | $332.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 3,373 | 88 | $890 | $156.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 3,322 | 152 | $1,544 | $266.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 3,306 | 212 | $2,534 | $435.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 3,234 | 26 | $2,722 | $276.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 3,142 | 692 | $1,628 | $240.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,014 | 389 | $777 | $121.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,956 | 385 | $1,139 | $175.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 2,588 | 93 | $1,821 | $245.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 2,549 | 150 | $1,508 | $199.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 2,322 | 341 | $1,638 | $197.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 2,266 | 190 | $571 | $67.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,212 | 104 | $890 | $102.4M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,166 | 64 | $3,298 | $371.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,026 | 246 | $629 | $66.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,983 | 100 | $748 | $77.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,962 | 188 | $943 | $96.2M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,763 | 20 | $1,227 | $112.5M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 1,707 | 13 | $4,132 | $366.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,615 | 204 | $848 | $71.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,554 | 62 | $2,444 | $197.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,451 | 215 | $1,346 | $101.6M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,216 | 309 | $4,733 | $299.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,177 | 112 | $1,079 | $66.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,089 | 21 | $2,917 | $66.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,075 | 77 | $1,425 | $79.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,024 | 63 | $1,221 | $65.0M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 981 | 40 | $4,421 | $225.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 977 | 100 | $672 | $34.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 947 | 93 | $1,784 | $87.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 897 | 34 | $1,423 | $66.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 746 | 11 | $1,229 | $47.7M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 722 | 16 | $1,400 | $52.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 719 | 201 | $2,481 | $92.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 691 | 32 | $1,573 | $56.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 670 | 107 | $1,701 | $59.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 651 | 44 | $862 | $29.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 604 | 90 | $2,229 | $70.0M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 575 | 43 | $1,118 | $33.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 547 | 24 | $1,056 | $30.0M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 366 | 40 | $1,935 | $36.8M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 330 | 44 | $2,002 | $34.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 326 | 16 | $1,524 | $25.9M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 321 | 18 | $644 | $10.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 249 | 17 | $887 | $11.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 222 | 19 | $1,094 | $12.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 217 | 11 | $2,234 | $20.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 197 | 182 | $667 | $6.8M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 190 | 26 | $1,626 | $16.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 188 | 7 | $2,076 | $14.9M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 160 | 118 | $1,158 | $9.6M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 140 | 14 | $1,683 | $12.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 138 | 37 | $864 | $6.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 113 | 8 | $749 | $4.4M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 104 | 10 | $1,826 | $9.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 93 | 2 | $1,767 | $8.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 79 | 18 | $672 | $2.8M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 78 | 14 | $1,074 | $4.4M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 60 | 6 | $301 | $0.9M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 58 | 6 | $2,794 | $8.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 52 | 32 | $1,148 | $3.1M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 33 | 17 | $1,978 | $3.4M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 32 | 11 | $953 | $1.6M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 24 | 6 | $756 | $0.9M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 11 | 6 | $1,402 | $0.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 10 | 5 | $3,206 | $1.6M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 10 | 7 | $5,668 | $2.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 4 | 1 | $2,162 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,522
jobs · $93,752 avg pay
State Government
595
jobs · $72,060 avg pay
Local Government
32,072
jobs · $55,097 avg pay
Private
193,246
jobs · $72,588 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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