Shenandoah County, VA
FIPS 51171 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Shenandoah County had an annual average of 13,484 jobs across 1,152 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
13,484
-0.7% YoY
Establishments
1,152
Total Wages
$0.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$49,988
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 712 | NAICS 712 | — | — | $7 | $0.0M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | — | — | $1,039 | $0.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,714 | 8 | $983 | $87.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,235 | 2 | $1,750 | $53.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,031 | 76 | $373 | $20.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 670 | 7 | $967 | $33.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 533 | 13 | $738 | $20.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 473 | 28 | $715 | $17.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 445 | 82 | $1,203 | $27.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 390 | 31 | $1,304 | $26.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 361 | 204 | $976 | $12.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 350 | 67 | $1,778 | $32.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 347 | 14 | $572 | $10.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 323 | 24 | $467 | $7.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 239 | 9 | $1,066 | $13.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 191 | 9 | $532 | $5.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 183 | 40 | $850 | $8.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 183 | 16 | $529 | $5.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 167 | 18 | $965 | $8.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 165 | 20 | $1,184 | $10.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 160 | 24 | $568 | $4.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 147 | 44 | $840 | $6.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 147 | 44 | $888 | $6.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 145 | 9 | $1,302 | $9.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 111 | 3 | $1,355 | $7.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 85 | 5 | $725 | $3.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 85 | 13 | $683 | $3.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 76 | 11 | $1,156 | $4.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 72 | 13 | $1,025 | $3.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 67 | 9 | $812 | $2.8M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 65 | 6 | $428 | $1.4M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 57 | 13 | $704 | $2.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 55 | 24 | $681 | $1.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 53 | 7 | $1,814 | $3.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 32 | 4 | $1,693 | $2.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 30 | 7 | $1,267 | $2.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 28 | 6 | $934 | $1.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 21 | 5 | $1,185 | $1.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 21 | 6 | $785 | $0.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 19 | 6 | $1,192 | $1.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 17 | 20 | $549 | $0.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 16 | 1 | $970 | $0.8M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 12 | 3 | $508 | $0.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 11 | 2 | $1,002 | $0.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 9 | 4 | $1,652 | $0.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 6 | 3 | $315 | $0.1M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 6 | 4 | $455 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
128
jobs · $72,687 avg pay
State Government
142
jobs · $59,932 avg pay
Local Government
1,994
jobs · $45,640 avg pay
Private
11,220
jobs · $50,374 avg pay
VA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.8%
April 2026
Other VA Counties
The largest counties in VA by total employment.
- Fairfax County 636,429 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 228,311 jobs
- Loudoun County 198,114 jobs
- Henrico County 187,647 jobs
- Arlington County 179,245 jobs
- Virginia Beach City 179,013 jobs
- Richmond City 165,947 jobs
- Chesterfield County 145,905 jobs