Montgomery County, VA

FIPS 51121 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Montgomery County had an annual average of 43,202 jobs across 2,612 establishments, paying $2.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

43,202

0% YoY

Establishments

2,612

Total Wages

$2.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$60,810

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 Montgomery County, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 12,039 35 $1,667 $952.9M
722 NAICS 722 3,850 191 $440 $88.0M
541 NAICS 541 2,530 376 $2,356 $285.9M
621 NAICS 621 1,559 197 $1,415 $112.4M
335 NAICS 335 1,170 7 $1,227 $74.6M
445 NAICS 445 900 37 $513 $24.0M
455 NAICS 455 885 22 $500 $23.0M
624 NAICS 624 839 4 $1,241 $41.6M
441 NAICS 441 772 28 $1,188 $47.7M
623 NAICS 623 740 14 $809 $31.1M
238 NAICS 238 698 108 $1,077 $39.1M
531 NAICS 531 587 100 $1,020 $31.2M
721 NAICS 721 567 30 $542 $16.0M
459 NAICS 459 526 60 $486 $13.3M
444 NAICS 444 437 20 $701 $15.9M
922 NAICS 922 421 20 $1,488 $28.7M
236 NAICS 236 402 74 $1,294 $27.0M
492 NAICS 492 374 7 $727 $14.1M
812 NAICS 812 366 71 $890 $11.6M
311 NAICS 311 357 10 $1,103 $20.5M
339 NAICS 339 336 10 $1,404 $24.5M
423 NAICS 423 327 41 $1,231 $20.9M
811 NAICS 811 320 61 $1,069 $15.5M
522 NAICS 522 297 50 $1,414 $21.8M
713 NAICS 713 281 4 $387 $5.7M
456 NAICS 456 264 28 $738 $10.1M
813 NAICS 813 252 39 $1,306 $17.0M
457 NAICS 457 241 30 $577 $7.2M
921 NAICS 921 238 14 $1,334 $14.9M
237 NAICS 237 231 17 $1,663 $16.4M
551 NAICS 551 221 15 $1,820 $20.9M
485 NAICS 485 200 1 $641 $6.7M
458 NAICS 458 180 22 $345 $3.2M
484 NAICS 484 177 22 $922 $8.5M
449 NAICS 449 168 20 $685 $6.0M
524 NAICS 524 165 46 $1,463 $12.6M
333 NAICS 333 160 6 $1,522 $12.7M
321 NAICS 321 139 7 $1,049 $7.6M
491 NAICS 491 119 6 $1,409 $8.7M
532 NAICS 532 113 13 $821 $4.8M
221 NAICS 221 112 14 $1,365 $6.9M
312 NAICS 312 88 6 $417 $1.9M
924 NAICS 924 88 7 $1,645 $7.1M
999 NAICS 999 76 42 $793 $3.1M
926 NAICS 926 63 9 $1,779 $2.5M
523 NAICS 523 53 23 $2,827 $7.9M
334 NAICS 334 53 11 $1,504 $4.2M
519 NAICS 519 50 3 $601 $1.6M
327 NAICS 327 48 5 $1,360 $3.4M
517 NAICS 517 44 7 $1,579 $3.6M
923 NAICS 923 43 3 $1,082 $2.4M
424 NAICS 424 43 14 $1,067 $2.4M
562 NAICS 562 42 3 $525 $1.1M
814 NAICS 814 42 33 $609 $1.3M
513 NAICS 513 41 15 $2,243 $4.8M
925 NAICS 925 36 3 $1,239 $2.3M
323 NAICS 323 35 11 $815 $1.5M
332 NAICS 332 24 6 $970 $1.2M
115 NAICS 115 23 8 $804 $0.9M
111 NAICS 111 21 5 $668 $0.7M
425 NAICS 425 17 11 $2,234 $2.0M
928 NAICS 928 17 2 $1,372 $1.2M
488 NAICS 488 15 2 $792 $0.6M
518 NAICS 518 14 8 $2,250 $1.7M
561 NAICS 561 12 1 $775 $0.5M
712 NAICS 712 5 1 $1,425 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

238

jobs · $82,269 avg pay

State Government

9,880

jobs · $85,972 avg pay

Local Government

4,300

jobs · $47,751 avg pay

Private

28,784

jobs · $53,946 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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