Surry County, NC

FIPS 37171 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Surry County had an annual average of 29,147 jobs across 2,028 establishments, paying $1.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

29,147

+1.3% YoY

Establishments

2,028

Total Wages

$1.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$49,331

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 Surry County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 5 — $0.0M
722 NAICS 722 2,550 140 $371 $49.2M
611 NAICS 611 1,885 33 $981 $90.6M
237 NAICS 237 1,835 24 $1,605 $153.1M
621 NAICS 621 1,450 124 $1,827 $91.4M
921 NAICS 921 1,253 5 $752 $49.0M
484 NAICS 484 1,203 63 $1,101 $68.9M
561 NAICS 561 1,093 108 $1,172 $43.5M
455 NAICS 455 1,081 44 $563 $31.6M
238 NAICS 238 1,032 136 $1,024 $55.0M
622 NAICS 622 935 6 $1,125 $54.7M
541 NAICS 541 905 150 $1,472 $69.3M
332 NAICS 332 896 28 $1,039 $48.4M
423 NAICS 423 823 58 $1,206 $51.6M
623 NAICS 623 725 21 $758 $28.6M
445 NAICS 445 682 25 $583 $14.0M
441 NAICS 441 608 57 $960 $30.4M
444 NAICS 444 585 36 $789 $24.0M
811 NAICS 811 483 67 $1,030 $25.8M
457 NAICS 457 448 54 $761 $17.7M
236 NAICS 236 389 70 $1,219 $24.6M
551 NAICS 551 336 7 $1,702 $29.8M
327 NAICS 327 281 11 $1,122 $16.4M
812 NAICS 812 268 40 $750 $10.4M
522 NAICS 522 261 42 $1,246 $15.2M
456 NAICS 456 259 22 $796 $10.7M
315 NAICS 315 259 6 $857 $11.5M
459 NAICS 459 239 58 $503 $6.2M
721 NAICS 721 222 21 $528 $6.1M
321 NAICS 321 211 8 $1,294 $14.2M
424 NAICS 424 184 16 $900 $8.6M
325 NAICS 325 166 4 $733 $6.3M
339 NAICS 339 163 11 $982 $8.3M
458 NAICS 458 162 18 $421 $3.6M
221 NAICS 221 146 6 $1,700 $12.9M
112 NAICS 112 146 14 $1,003 $7.6M
491 NAICS 491 132 10 $1,152 $7.9M
312 NAICS 312 129 9 $529 $3.6M
323 NAICS 323 128 7 $1,053 $7.0M
493 NAICS 493 125 6 $947 $6.2M
926 NAICS 926 100 7 $1,403 $6.1M
524 NAICS 524 100 51 $1,076 $5.6M
922 NAICS 922 97 4 $1,252 $6.3M
449 NAICS 449 93 19 $777 $3.8M
923 NAICS 923 87 4 $1,577 $5.8M
813 NAICS 813 87 14 $833 $3.8M
713 NAICS 713 82 15 $702 $2.2M
532 NAICS 532 82 10 $892 $3.8M
488 NAICS 488 54 8 $1,115 $3.1M
814 NAICS 814 50 55 $645 $1.7M
924 NAICS 924 48 5 $1,268 $2.3M
513 NAICS 513 39 8 $1,020 $2.1M
485 NAICS 485 37 3 $501 $1.0M
111 NAICS 111 37 12 $891 $1.7M
523 NAICS 523 36 23 $2,188 $4.1M
516 NAICS 516 32 4 $693 $1.1M
562 NAICS 562 32 9 $988 $1.6M
519 NAICS 519 28 5 $496 $0.7M
517 NAICS 517 26 7 $1,788 $2.5M
425 NAICS 425 22 6 $1,176 $1.4M
113 NAICS 113 12 5 $740 $0.5M
925 NAICS 925 10 1 $955 $0.5M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

164

jobs · $63,051 avg pay

State Government

668

jobs · $45,201 avg pay

Local Government

3,939

jobs · $49,752 avg pay

Private

24,376

jobs · $49,283 avg pay

NC Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.7%

April 2026

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