Roanoke County, VA

FIPS 51161 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Roanoke County had an annual average of 37,444 jobs across 2,678 establishments, paying $2.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

37,444

-0.7% YoY

Establishments

2,678

Total Wages

$2.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$54,900

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 Roanoke County, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 3,576 33 $2,423 $159.1M
541 NAICS 541 3,239 290 $1,635 $220.3M
621 NAICS 621 2,727 222 $1,432 $203.0M
722 NAICS 722 2,703 152 $465 $65.3M
561 NAICS 561 2,257 144 $731 $85.8M
623 NAICS 623 2,036 28 $868 $91.9M
445 NAICS 445 1,094 39 $559 $31.8M
238 NAICS 238 1,076 151 $1,271 $71.1M
551 NAICS 551 949 28 $1,858 $91.7M
713 NAICS 713 865 30 $361 $15.5M
922 NAICS 922 864 18 $1,862 $60.4M
334 NAICS 334 710 12 $1,085 $40.1M
455 NAICS 455 685 18 $518 $18.4M
332 NAICS 332 658 8 $1,655 $56.6M
423 NAICS 423 593 75 $1,644 $50.7M
441 NAICS 441 578 30 $1,114 $33.5M
484 NAICS 484 551 26 $1,363 $39.0M
459 NAICS 459 528 60 $595 $16.3M
424 NAICS 424 524 22 $1,241 $33.8M
524 NAICS 524 509 81 $1,514 $40.0M
522 NAICS 522 484 56 $2,081 $52.3M
812 NAICS 812 470 100 $624 $15.3M
444 NAICS 444 467 18 $734 $17.8M
811 NAICS 811 410 68 $1,135 $18.2M
236 NAICS 236 394 59 $1,308 $26.8M
531 NAICS 531 369 115 $1,000 $18.5M
456 NAICS 456 367 30 $1,011 $19.3M
327 NAICS 327 364 5 $1,122 $21.2M
622 NAICS 622 334 1 $1,360 $23.6M
921 NAICS 921 310 6 $1,068 $17.2M
488 NAICS 488 284 10 $854 $12.6M
721 NAICS 721 275 20 $493 $7.0M
237 NAICS 237 252 16 $1,580 $19.3M
457 NAICS 457 241 31 $617 $7.7M
458 NAICS 458 224 30 $410 $4.8M
449 NAICS 449 207 24 $1,026 $11.0M
517 NAICS 517 150 11 $2,070 $16.1M
813 NAICS 813 139 25 $959 $6.9M
516 NAICS 516 130 10 $1,215 $8.2M
523 NAICS 523 125 55 $2,389 $15.6M
562 NAICS 562 124 10 $1,465 $7.3M
532 NAICS 532 93 12 $1,223 $5.9M
519 NAICS 519 79 1 $662 $2.7M
999 NAICS 999 77 34 $726 $2.9M
924 NAICS 924 71 3 $1,876 $6.9M
491 NAICS 491 67 4 $1,373 $4.8M
311 NAICS 311 66 3 $1,270 $4.3M
513 NAICS 513 66 10 $2,097 $7.3M
926 NAICS 926 53 6 $752 $2.1M
339 NAICS 339 53 10 $1,518 $4.2M
814 NAICS 814 52 63 $647 $1.8M
221 NAICS 221 43 3 $846 $1.9M
923 NAICS 923 42 3 $1,455 $3.2M
337 NAICS 337 34 4 $897 $1.6M
925 NAICS 925 21 1 $1,572 $1.7M
712 NAICS 712 12 2 $1,193 $0.7M
624 NAICS 624 9 1 $1,348 $0.6M
325 NAICS 325 6 3 $1,358 $0.4M
928 NAICS 928 1 1 $919 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

154

jobs · $83,509 avg pay

State Government

772

jobs · $73,750 avg pay

Local Government

4,301

jobs · $48,165 avg pay

Private

32,217

jobs · $55,210 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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