Stafford County, VA

FIPS 51179 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Stafford County had an annual average of 46,070 jobs across 3,279 establishments, paying $3.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

46,070

-1.9% YoY

Establishments

3,279

Total Wages

$3.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$68,735

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 Stafford County, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 5,968 63 $1,076 $327.3M
541 NAICS 541 3,901 487 $2,050 $415.9M
922 NAICS 922 3,472 18 $2,726 $439.9M
722 NAICS 722 3,237 184 $451 $76.0M
928 NAICS 928 2,444 3 $2,738 $348.0M
621 NAICS 621 2,198 217 $1,511 $163.6M
238 NAICS 238 1,976 212 $1,058 $108.7M
561 NAICS 561 1,863 163 $1,154 $92.9M
455 NAICS 455 1,659 27 $533 $46.0M
624 NAICS 624 1,286 443 $1,191 $45.1M
441 NAICS 441 1,006 67 $1,181 $61.8M
445 NAICS 445 991 28 $569 $29.3M
492 NAICS 492 711 13 $739 $27.3M
811 NAICS 811 680 116 $1,165 $41.2M
444 NAICS 444 680 23 $784 $27.7M
812 NAICS 812 629 112 $683 $22.3M
484 NAICS 484 595 42 $1,271 $39.4M
236 NAICS 236 593 106 $1,214 $37.4M
457 NAICS 457 564 36 $622 $18.3M
713 NAICS 713 540 31 $439 $11.7M
813 NAICS 813 534 32 $714 $19.3M
423 NAICS 423 532 43 $1,210 $33.5M
237 NAICS 237 472 19 $1,712 $34.6M
531 NAICS 531 398 124 $707 $14.6M
721 NAICS 721 326 28 $501 $8.5M
921 NAICS 921 307 6 $2,875 $30.8M
459 NAICS 459 288 43 $598 $9.0M
926 NAICS 926 275 11 $3,137 $34.2M
456 NAICS 456 239 30 $704 $8.8M
562 NAICS 562 212 16 $1,591 $16.5M
522 NAICS 522 198 38 $1,287 $13.3M
491 NAICS 491 167 5 $1,268 $11.0M
424 NAICS 424 155 14 $1,269 $10.2M
711 NAICS 711 123 8 $460 $2.9M
551 NAICS 551 117 20 $1,661 $10.1M
312 NAICS 312 113 6 $506 $3.0M
449 NAICS 449 113 18 $846 $5.0M
999 NAICS 999 111 62 $907 $5.2M
221 NAICS 221 110 6 $1,564 $8.9M
925 NAICS 925 93 1 $1,811 $8.8M
814 NAICS 814 92 107 $633 $3.0M
334 NAICS 334 73 8 $1,417 $5.4M
519 NAICS 519 71 2 $546 $2.0M
712 NAICS 712 68 2 $1,565 $4.6M
458 NAICS 458 61 7 $377 $1.2M
485 NAICS 485 59 11 $1,727 $2.3M
323 NAICS 323 54 8 $1,049 $2.9M
517 NAICS 517 49 7 $2,895 $7.4M
623 NAICS 623 49 6 $967 $2.4M
327 NAICS 327 46 4 $1,428 $3.4M
532 NAICS 532 45 12 $1,028 $2.4M
923 NAICS 923 43 3 $2,511 $4.1M
321 NAICS 321 41 3 $880 $1.9M
332 NAICS 332 40 7 $1,515 $3.2M
488 NAICS 488 39 9 $1,182 $2.3M
924 NAICS 924 27 3 $2,969 $3.2M
518 NAICS 518 20 8 $2,845 $2.9M
523 NAICS 523 14 10 $1,748 $1.3M
927 NAICS 927 10 1 $2,958 $1.6M
333 NAICS 333 5 3 $1,384 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

5,496

jobs · $140,084 avg pay

State Government

420

jobs · $68,264 avg pay

Local Government

7,164

jobs · $60,410 avg pay

Private

32,990

jobs · $58,660 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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