Nueces County, TX
FIPS 48355 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Nueces County had an annual average of 163,764 jobs across 8,568 establishments, paying $9.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
163,764
+2.2% YoY
Establishments
8,568
Total Wages
$9.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$60,476
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 18,147 | 794 | $453 | $427.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 14,875 | 904 | $993 | $768.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 11,455 | 87 | $920 | $537.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 8,930 | 26 | $1,607 | $745.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 8,710 | 170 | $1,570 | $711.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 7,694 | 916 | $1,733 | $664.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 6,391 | 388 | $808 | $268.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 5,123 | 430 | $1,325 | $352.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 3,643 | 103 | $821 | $125.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 3,257 | 86 | $696 | $96.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 3,253 | 280 | $1,738 | $294.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 3,117 | 198 | $564 | $91.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 3,039 | 64 | $812 | $128.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2,924 | 226 | $1,326 | $201.6M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 2,761 | 9 | $1,585 | $225.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 2,701 | 147 | $1,216 | $170.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,683 | 67 | $2,536 | $337.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2,652 | 27 | $2,411 | $223.4M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 2,486 | 11 | $3,031 | $391.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,040 | 136 | $1,707 | $59.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,984 | 242 | $1,171 | $120.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,911 | 102 | $1,361 | $135.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 1,660 | 375 | $998 | $86.1M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 1,633 | 86 | $2,108 | $179.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,611 | 77 | $939 | $78.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,541 | 128 | $1,507 | $120.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,537 | 162 | $629 | $50.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,532 | 75 | $795 | $33.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,490 | 37 | $2,242 | $134.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,404 | 137 | $534 | $39.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,306 | 151 | $680 | $46.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,296 | 114 | $415 | $28.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,281 | 110 | $1,269 | $84.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,263 | 50 | $1,624 | $106.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,241 | 116 | $881 | $56.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 1,225 | 206 | $1,514 | $96.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1,189 | 69 | $2,838 | $101.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,092 | 15 | $1,923 | $65.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,071 | 20 | $863 | $48.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,034 | 43 | $3,092 | $166.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,011 | 52 | $1,584 | $83.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 844 | 110 | $850 | $37.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 806 | 20 | $2,667 | $111.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 695 | 79 | $902 | $32.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 616 | 14 | $956 | $30.6M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 591 | 26 | $2,687 | $82.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 556 | 1 | $1,501 | $43.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 545 | 16 | $1,285 | $36.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 530 | 10 | $1,607 | $32.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 481 | 16 | $596 | $14.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 429 | 31 | $1,891 | $42.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 371 | 7 | $1,298 | $15.8M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 288 | 37 | $2,923 | $43.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 281 | 32 | $1,775 | $25.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 274 | 20 | $1,198 | $17.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 274 | 9 | $1,679 | $19.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 269 | 16 | $505 | $7.1M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 253 | 13 | $943 | $12.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 248 | 19 | $1,507 | $19.4M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 238 | 18 | $1,014 | $12.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 234 | 14 | $1,565 | $15.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 213 | 60 | $823 | $9.1M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 198 | 8 | $1,306 | $13.4M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 196 | 9 | $1,950 | $19.8M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 185 | 9 | $576 | $5.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 172 | 141 | $699 | $6.2M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 157 | 8 | $2,013 | $16.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 150 | 6 | $1,383 | $10.8M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 148 | 4 | $1,551 | $12.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 125 | 36 | $1,494 | $9.7M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 119 | 12 | $1,667 | $10.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 110 | 13 | $1,026 | $5.9M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 96 | 14 | $588 | $2.9M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 91 | 3 | $1,051 | $5.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 86 | 14 | $698 | $3.1M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 82 | 28 | $762 | $3.3M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 76 | 46 | $713 | $2.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 52 | 7 | $964 | $2.6M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 43 | 7 | $1,362 | $3.1M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 40 | 6 | $1,485 | $3.1M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 29 | 7 | $690 | $1.0M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 29 | 7 | $939 | $1.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 11 | 4 | $1,443 | $0.8M |
| 114 | NAICS 114 | 5 | 4 | $854 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
4,929
jobs · $81,577 avg pay
State Government
5,515
jobs · $54,064 avg pay
Local Government
17,250
jobs · $53,830 avg pay
Private
136,070
jobs · $60,814 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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