Transylvania County, NC

FIPS 37175 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Transylvania County had an annual average of 9,754 jobs across 1,267 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

9,754

+1.1% YoY

Establishments

1,267

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$49,544

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 Transylvania County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,022 29 $1,031 $49.8M
722 NAICS 722 926 91 $511 $24.6M
921 NAICS 921 605 3 $988 $31.1M
238 NAICS 238 503 107 $1,029 $26.9M
721 NAICS 721 474 25 $687 $16.9M
541 NAICS 541 457 160 $1,451 $34.5M
621 NAICS 621 455 62 $1,375 $32.6M
445 NAICS 445 396 14 $514 $10.6M
624 NAICS 624 369 48 $830 $15.9M
444 NAICS 444 348 20 $991 $18.0M
561 NAICS 561 310 82 $919 $14.8M
236 NAICS 236 247 92 $1,013 $13.0M
455 NAICS 455 240 14 $596 $7.4M
713 NAICS 713 219 24 $871 $9.9M
813 NAICS 813 204 22 $767 $8.2M
459 NAICS 459 139 32 $530 $3.8M
441 NAICS 441 134 10 $806 $5.6M
457 NAICS 457 133 15 $555 $3.8M
524 NAICS 524 115 20 $1,446 $8.6M
924 NAICS 924 106 2 $1,552 $8.1M
522 NAICS 522 98 16 $1,287 $6.6M
423 NAICS 423 67 21 $1,481 $5.1M
811 NAICS 811 61 18 $684 $2.2M
812 NAICS 812 59 24 $664 $2.1M
456 NAICS 456 56 7 $805 $2.3M
491 NAICS 491 53 8 $1,462 $4.0M
926 NAICS 926 40 5 $1,108 $2.3M
449 NAICS 449 39 8 $967 $2.0M
484 NAICS 484 39 8 $1,118 $2.3M
458 NAICS 458 30 8 $362 $0.6M
922 NAICS 922 29 4 $1,326 $2.0M
513 NAICS 513 26 12 $1,657 $2.2M
237 NAICS 237 25 10 $965 $1.3M
814 NAICS 814 23 24 $543 $0.7M
622 NAICS 622 22 2 $2,274 $2.6M
424 NAICS 424 15 14 $3,221 $2.5M
712 NAICS 712 13 1 $810 $0.6M
425 NAICS 425 13 5 $637 $0.4M
337 NAICS 337 7 4 $888 $0.3M
923 NAICS 923 6 3 $900 $0.3M
999 NAICS 999 3 4 $1,263 $0.2M
925 NAICS 925 2 1 $1,018 $0.1M
928 NAICS 928 1 1 $2,204 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

146

jobs · $79,250 avg pay

State Government

138

jobs · $52,998 avg pay

Local Government

1,167

jobs · $53,081 avg pay

Private

8,303

jobs · $48,466 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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