Polk County, TX

FIPS 48373 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Polk County had an annual average of 12,819 jobs across 958 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

12,819

+3.8% YoY

Establishments

958

Total Wages

$0.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,856

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 Polk County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,438 64 $334 $24.9M
621 NAICS 621 666 70 $1,007 $34.9M
455 NAICS 455 503 21 $591 $15.5M
921 NAICS 921 487 9 $973 $24.6M
531 NAICS 531 451 25 $886 $20.8M
623 NAICS 623 394 6 $700 $14.3M
238 NAICS 238 391 56 $1,255 $25.6M
445 NAICS 445 314 14 $559 $9.1M
441 NAICS 441 293 26 $989 $15.1M
522 NAICS 522 279 18 $1,013 $14.7M
444 NAICS 444 257 13 $715 $9.6M
423 NAICS 423 216 24 $1,446 $16.3M
922 NAICS 922 162 7 $1,781 $8.9M
113 NAICS 113 161 20 $1,145 $9.6M
457 NAICS 457 159 22 $584 $4.8M
237 NAICS 237 148 8 $1,457 $11.2M
236 NAICS 236 139 24 $1,410 $10.2M
517 NAICS 517 114 6 $1,576 $9.3M
811 NAICS 811 95 26 $700 $3.5M
484 NAICS 484 92 18 $1,132 $5.4M
524 NAICS 524 83 16 $1,393 $6.0M
813 NAICS 813 82 11 $595 $2.5M
491 NAICS 491 75 9 $1,307 $5.1M
721 NAICS 721 70 10 $315 $1.1M
532 NAICS 532 68 10 $1,308 $4.6M
812 NAICS 812 62 14 $512 $1.7M
221 NAICS 221 62 10 $963 $3.1M
459 NAICS 459 60 16 $858 $2.7M
456 NAICS 456 51 6 $836 $2.2M
523 NAICS 523 50 16 $2,252 $5.9M
449 NAICS 449 48 7 $1,008 $2.5M
332 NAICS 332 47 7 $1,391 $3.4M
333 NAICS 333 46 5 $1,327 $3.2M
713 NAICS 713 39 8 $337 $0.7M
458 NAICS 458 30 7 $463 $0.7M
611 NAICS 611 27 6 $666 $0.9M
923 NAICS 923 25 4 $1,080 $1.4M
999 NAICS 999 17 12 $731 $0.7M
213 NAICS 213 16 8 $1,649 $1.3M
814 NAICS 814 14 6 $439 $0.3M
711 NAICS 711 8 6 $1,191 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 6 2 $1,379 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

84

jobs · $69,208 avg pay

State Government

726

jobs · $63,970 avg pay

Local Government

1,987

jobs · $51,103 avg pay

Private

10,022

jobs · $49,698 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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