San Patricio County, TX
FIPS 48409 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, San Patricio County had an annual average of 21,523 jobs across 1,217 establishments, paying $1.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
21,523
-7.8% YoY
Establishments
1,217
Total Wages
$1.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$63,088
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 | 2,729 | 20 | $1,280 | $136.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,385 | 116 | $400 | $49.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,355 | 18 | $1,502 | $181.8M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 1,066 | 5 | $2,273 | $126.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 927 | 54 | $1,366 | $65.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 842 | 32 | $1,360 | $59.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 688 | 21 | $1,037 | $21.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 644 | 104 | $1,891 | $63.3M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 638 | 8 | $2,744 | $91.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 588 | 64 | $1,028 | $31.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 490 | 13 | $1,243 | $31.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 489 | 32 | $1,106 | $28.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 481 | 9 | $3,442 | $86.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 415 | 24 | $1,075 | $23.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 380 | 38 | $480 | $9.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 318 | 20 | $787 | $13.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 316 | 36 | $507 | $8.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 282 | 40 | $795 | $11.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 223 | 30 | $1,299 | $15.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 220 | 14 | $1,041 | $11.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 192 | 17 | $1,459 | $14.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 189 | 38 | $1,024 | $10.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 179 | 16 | $560 | $4.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 178 | 4 | $678 | $6.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 162 | 7 | $3,012 | $25.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 153 | 35 | $982 | $7.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 146 | 9 | $1,082 | $8.2M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 138 | 6 | $1,123 | $8.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 132 | 16 | $372 | $2.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 127 | 7 | $1,375 | $9.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 123 | 5 | $1,306 | $8.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 115 | 17 | $822 | $4.9M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 113 | 11 | $1,276 | $7.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 112 | 14 | $1,262 | $7.3M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 98 | 8 | $2,622 | $13.3M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 90 | 4 | $1,724 | $8.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 88 | 4 | $478 | $2.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 84 | 20 | $644 | $2.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 81 | 9 | $1,298 | $5.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 71 | 5 | $1,285 | $4.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 71 | 26 | $851 | $3.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 56 | 6 | $2,073 | $6.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 52 | 7 | $2,013 | $5.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 47 | 12 | $878 | $2.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 36 | 6 | $1,059 | $2.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 29 | 7 | $569 | $0.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 26 | 6 | $1,281 | $1.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 22 | 4 | $705 | $0.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 19 | 10 | $501 | $0.5M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 18 | 3 | $2,363 | $2.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 13 | 4 | $940 | $0.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 8 | 2 | $944 | $0.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 7 | 3 | $1,172 | $0.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 7 | 4 | $205 | $0.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 2 | 1 | $1,191 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
93
jobs · $65,535 avg pay
State Government
171
jobs · $66,897 avg pay
Local Government
3,997
jobs · $51,229 avg pay
Private
17,262
jobs · $65,785 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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