Norfolk City, VA
FIPS 51710 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Norfolk City had an annual average of 144,086 jobs across 6,441 establishments, paying $10.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
144,086
+2.3% YoY
Establishments
6,441
Total Wages
$10.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$72,431
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 14,761 | 768 | $1,890 | $1,358.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 13,865 | 5 | $2,072 | $1,493.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 13,714 | 75 | $1,916 | $912.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 9,015 | 571 | $607 | $222.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 8,808 | 300 | $982 | $449.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 7,486 | 501 | $1,753 | $677.6M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 4,386 | 81 | $1,619 | $369.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 3,900 | 757 | $1,234 | $172.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 3,801 | 98 | $1,650 | $326.2M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 3,739 | 34 | $2,424 | $329.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 3,253 | 237 | $1,355 | $229.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 3,062 | 24 | $2,271 | $259.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,977 | 62 | $775 | $97.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,036 | 281 | $1,438 | $149.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,853 | 154 | $1,672 | $161.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,742 | 32 | $1,891 | $164.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,697 | 114 | $861 | $47.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,623 | 114 | $1,144 | $96.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,481 | 186 | $831 | $48.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,464 | 63 | $2,011 | $153.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,454 | 39 | $1,111 | $38.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,375 | 43 | $661 | $47.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,285 | 18 | $1,892 | $113.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,128 | 106 | $2,010 | $117.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,095 | 84 | $723 | $38.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,051 | 138 | $1,381 | $74.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 960 | 115 | $1,112 | $55.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 922 | 37 | $1,420 | $68.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 898 | 98 | $465 | $21.7M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 862 | 10 | $4,374 | $196.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 832 | 8 | $2,261 | $67.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 802 | 98 | $609 | $25.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 769 | 13 | $1,409 | $56.3M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 734 | 7 | $1,060 | $40.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 707 | 26 | $778 | $28.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 684 | 11 | $2,049 | $51.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 637 | 78 | $681 | $22.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 622 | 46 | $878 | $28.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 617 | 104 | $1,453 | $46.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 584 | 10 | $866 | $26.3M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 551 | 30 | $1,135 | $32.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 532 | 50 | $965 | $26.7M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 524 | 15 | $1,167 | $29.9M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 517 | 17 | $1,519 | $34.4M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 508 | 13 | $1,506 | $39.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 480 | 74 | $1,050 | $26.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 471 | 20 | $2,320 | $56.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 417 | 10 | $1,795 | $28.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 411 | 23 | $1,134 | $24.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 392 | 9 | $1,440 | $26.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 390 | 7 | $850 | $14.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 353 | 16 | $690 | $12.7M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 338 | 8 | $1,429 | $25.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 256 | 16 | $1,636 | $21.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 253 | 7 | $1,987 | $26.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 226 | 8 | $1,014 | $11.9M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 220 | 90 | $997 | $11.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 186 | 20 | $2,195 | $21.3M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 183 | 9 | $958 | $9.1M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 170 | 10 | $538 | $4.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 164 | 11 | $1,393 | $11.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 163 | 232 | $884 | $7.5M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 147 | 5 | $856 | $6.6M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 128 | 9 | $309 | $2.1M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 116 | 1 | $1,270 | $7.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 100 | 1 | $1,076 | $5.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 92 | 16 | $1,622 | $7.8M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 6 | 7 | $1,776 | $0.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 1 | 1 | $944 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
21,460
jobs · $100,204 avg pay
State Government
7,403
jobs · $74,997 avg pay
Local Government
10,888
jobs · $62,700 avg pay
Private
104,335
jobs · $67,553 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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