Surry County, VA

FIPS 51181 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Surry County had an annual average of 2,173 jobs across 148 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,173

+2.3% YoY

Establishments

148

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$99,153

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, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
221 NAICS 221 — 1 — —
561 NAICS 561 306 8 $2,618 $41.7M
611 NAICS 611 218 2 $1,272 $10.8M
921 NAICS 921 135 3 $791 $5.6M
237 NAICS 237 80 1 $1,358 $5.6M
238 NAICS 238 63 6 $943 $3.1M
624 NAICS 624 42 25 $646 $1.4M
712 NAICS 712 23 1 $591 $0.7M
531 NAICS 531 19 5 $1,074 $1.1M
445 NAICS 445 17 3 $345 $0.3M
484 NAICS 484 11 5 $874 $0.5M
922 NAICS 922 9 4 $1,872 $0.8M
491 NAICS 491 9 4 $1,094 $0.5M
814 NAICS 814 5 10 $829 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 4 1 $1,305 $0.3M
923 NAICS 923 3 1 $544 $0.1M
926 NAICS 926 1 3 $661 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

9

jobs · $56,892 avg pay

State Government

121

jobs · $63,351 avg pay

Local Government

386

jobs · $45,019 avg pay

Private

1,657

jobs · $114,590 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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