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.
| 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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