Staunton City, VA
FIPS 51790 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Staunton City had an annual average of 11,440 jobs across 928 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
11,440
+0.8% YoY
Establishments
928
Total Wages
$0.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$47,918
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,230 | 76 | $470 | $30.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,124 | 24 | $951 | $49.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 957 | 2 | $1,318 | $65.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 800 | 57 | $890 | $37.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 641 | 15 | $1,205 | $28.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 443 | 16 | $500 | $11.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 398 | 9 | $1,420 | $29.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 371 | 35 | $979 | $14.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 363 | 79 | $1,445 | $25.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 357 | 22 | $1,317 | $20.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 259 | 24 | $1,799 | $24.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 252 | 19 | $1,104 | $9.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 242 | 2 | $1,554 | $19.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 193 | 10 | $960 | $9.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 183 | 38 | $602 | $5.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 169 | 11 | $509 | $4.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 164 | 30 | $629 | $5.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 157 | 12 | $994 | $8.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 116 | 18 | $1,055 | $6.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 107 | 12 | $446 | $1.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 101 | 23 | $1,192 | $4.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 98 | 34 | $1,016 | $5.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 96 | 12 | $676 | $3.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 89 | 18 | $940 | $4.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 65 | 4 | $1,540 | $4.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 61 | 10 | $734 | $2.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 55 | 1 | $760 | $2.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 53 | 1 | $1,311 | $3.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 51 | 1 | $365 | $1.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 50 | 4 | $1,026 | $2.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 49 | 15 | $1,228 | $3.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 49 | 5 | $456 | $1.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 48 | 12 | $900 | $2.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 47 | 10 | $1,693 | $4.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 47 | 4 | $1,426 | $3.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 45 | 6 | $2,470 | $2.7M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 37 | 3 | $1,137 | $2.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 35 | 3 | $915 | $1.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 34 | 8 | $427 | $0.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 32 | 4 | $1,091 | $1.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 32 | 1 | $508 | $0.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 29 | 4 | $1,210 | $1.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 27 | 6 | $848 | $1.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 26 | 2 | $1,107 | $1.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 22 | 1 | $869 | $1.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 18 | 11 | $654 | $0.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 14 | 1 | $1,075 | $0.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 13 | 4 | $1,134 | $0.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 10 | 22 | $999 | $0.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 10 | 2 | $1,161 | $0.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
84
jobs · $75,999 avg pay
State Government
1,596
jobs · $66,323 avg pay
Local Government
1,119
jobs · $48,983 avg pay
Private
8,641
jobs · $44,106 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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