Orange County, TX
FIPS 48361 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Orange County had an annual average of 24,357 jobs across 1,478 establishments, paying $1.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
24,357
+2.5% YoY
Establishments
1,478
Total Wages
$1.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$64,484
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 | 2,819 | 23 | $804 | $115.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,325 | 138 | $378 | $45.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,841 | 15 | $2,848 | $272.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,349 | 18 | $1,803 | $123.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,300 | 28 | $1,825 | $123.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,114 | 101 | $1,623 | $94.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,009 | 31 | $588 | $30.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 831 | 89 | $925 | $40.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 660 | 87 | $1,244 | $42.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 647 | 34 | $498 | $16.8M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 582 | 14 | $1,160 | $35.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 542 | 64 | $997 | $28.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 514 | 61 | $1,301 | $34.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 502 | 41 | $1,417 | $37.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 486 | 28 | $1,015 | $25.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 477 | 36 | $1,586 | $39.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 374 | 35 | $1,197 | $23.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 356 | 8 | $693 | $12.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 355 | 22 | $868 | $16.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 352 | 12 | $1,446 | $26.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 335 | 47 | $1,004 | $17.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 299 | 16 | $1,424 | $22.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 290 | 13 | $1,114 | $16.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 247 | 5 | $1,139 | $14.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 228 | 29 | $584 | $6.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 203 | 21 | $868 | $9.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 184 | 26 | $453 | $4.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 143 | 13 | $1,670 | $11.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 142 | 32 | $550 | $4.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 141 | 41 | $953 | $7.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 139 | 10 | $550 | $4.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 126 | 9 | $2,529 | $16.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 124 | 17 | $1,387 | $9.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 119 | 5 | $1,318 | $8.2M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 119 | 21 | $1,431 | $8.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 111 | 16 | $462 | $2.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 87 | 7 | $2,322 | $10.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 86 | 14 | $1,978 | $8.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 63 | 4 | $850 | $2.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 63 | 15 | $923 | $3.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 45 | 13 | $2,531 | $5.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 35 | 4 | $1,117 | $2.0M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 25 | 4 | $1,486 | $1.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 23 | 4 | $1,079 | $1.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 14 | 12 | $1,291 | $0.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 14 | 3 | $601 | $0.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 13 | 3 | $406 | $0.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 10 | 10 | $1,614 | $0.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 10 | 9 | $233 | $0.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 5 | 6 | $717 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
119
jobs · $68,519 avg pay
State Government
342
jobs · $58,042 avg pay
Local Government
3,926
jobs · $48,410 avg pay
Private
19,970
jobs · $67,728 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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