Powhatan County, VA

FIPS 51145 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Powhatan County had an annual average of 8,331 jobs across 891 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

8,331

+4.2% YoY

Establishments

891

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$54,627

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 Powhatan County, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
238 NAICS 238 1,374 139 $1,216 $86.9M
611 NAICS 611 861 14 $1,318 $40.5M
922 NAICS 922 642 13 $3,037 $38.6M
713 NAICS 713 426 13 $404 $8.9M
921 NAICS 921 303 1 $968 $15.3M
455 NAICS 455 273 6 $609 $8.6M
237 NAICS 237 254 13 $1,440 $18.8M
621 NAICS 621 251 23 $1,272 $16.6M
236 NAICS 236 244 55 $1,713 $21.8M
423 NAICS 423 205 29 $1,345 $14.3M
811 NAICS 811 170 38 $1,138 $10.1M
457 NAICS 457 160 16 $766 $6.4M
522 NAICS 522 101 11 $1,555 $8.1M
444 NAICS 444 89 10 $1,156 $5.4M
332 NAICS 332 83 6 $1,732 $7.5M
441 NAICS 441 80 15 $789 $3.3M
812 NAICS 812 65 20 $693 $2.3M
531 NAICS 531 60 30 $1,090 $3.4M
491 NAICS 491 40 1 $1,304 $2.7M
524 NAICS 524 39 13 $1,475 $3.0M
456 NAICS 456 35 3 $725 $1.3M
111 NAICS 111 34 4 $379 $0.7M
484 NAICS 484 34 8 $1,095 $1.9M
425 NAICS 425 33 12 $1,504 $2.6M
424 NAICS 424 30 6 $1,144 $1.8M
459 NAICS 459 30 6 $419 $0.6M
926 NAICS 926 26 6 $1,653 $1.4M
813 NAICS 813 19 8 $882 $0.9M
221 NAICS 221 17 3 $1,918 $1.7M
712 NAICS 712 14 1 $540 $0.4M
532 NAICS 532 13 4 $887 $0.6M
999 NAICS 999 13 12 $1,238 $0.9M
711 NAICS 711 9 4 $553 $0.3M
523 NAICS 523 8 6 $5,710 $2.5M
924 NAICS 924 7 2 $989 $0.4M
814 NAICS 814 5 16 $1,231 $0.3M
923 NAICS 923 3 1 $1,184 $0.2M
928 NAICS 928 2 1 $744 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

52

jobs · $73,357 avg pay

State Government

633

jobs · $58,010 avg pay

Local Government

1,076

jobs · $51,198 avg pay

Private

6,570

jobs · $54,716 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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