Smyth County, VA

FIPS 51173 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Smyth County had an annual average of 11,650 jobs across 816 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

11,650

-1.6% YoY

Establishments

816

Total Wages

$0.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,266

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 Smyth County, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
336 NAICS 336 1,660 6 $1,125 $97.1M
611 NAICS 611 955 8 $1,134 $41.8M
326 NAICS 326 711 4 $1,231 $45.5M
722 NAICS 722 646 42 $423 $14.2M
621 NAICS 621 606 40 $1,204 $37.1M
622 NAICS 622 538 1 $1,315 $36.8M
321 NAICS 321 512 9 $920 $24.5M
922 NAICS 922 419 14 $1,103 $23.0M
445 NAICS 445 394 10 $406 $8.3M
623 NAICS 623 393 6 $987 $17.6M
624 NAICS 624 322 7 $692 $11.6M
455 NAICS 455 260 16 $550 $7.4M
921 NAICS 921 244 7 $774 $9.8M
423 NAICS 423 153 8 $1,682 $13.4M
441 NAICS 441 114 17 $698 $4.1M
238 NAICS 238 105 24 $799 $4.4M
484 NAICS 484 105 12 $1,073 $5.8M
457 NAICS 457 96 18 $569 $2.9M
456 NAICS 456 85 12 $809 $3.6M
812 NAICS 812 82 12 $707 $2.8M
332 NAICS 332 78 4 $1,180 $4.8M
924 NAICS 924 73 6 $1,340 $4.7M
444 NAICS 444 61 9 $907 $2.9M
811 NAICS 811 60 14 $789 $2.5M
562 NAICS 562 51 1 $383 $1.0M
522 NAICS 522 48 10 $844 $2.1M
491 NAICS 491 46 5 $1,122 $2.7M
712 NAICS 712 44 1 $655 $1.5M
925 NAICS 925 34 3 $967 $1.7M
923 NAICS 923 32 4 $1,102 $1.8M
424 NAICS 424 32 9 $919 $1.5M
449 NAICS 449 32 6 $756 $1.3M
999 NAICS 999 30 11 $616 $1.0M
519 NAICS 519 22 1 $523 $0.6M
813 NAICS 813 22 6 $654 $0.8M
926 NAICS 926 22 6 $1,123 $1.1M
814 NAICS 814 20 20 $457 $0.5M
488 NAICS 488 11 1 $356 $0.2M
221 NAICS 221 10 2 $797 $0.4M
561 NAICS 561 6 1 $669 $0.2M
541 NAICS 541 4 1 $1,077 $0.3M
928 NAICS 928 3 1 $1,088 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

90

jobs · $63,494 avg pay

State Government

998

jobs · $62,196 avg pay

Local Government

1,924

jobs · $44,207 avg pay

Private

8,638

jobs · $47,410 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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