Ward County, TX

FIPS 48475 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Ward County had an annual average of 6,516 jobs across 403 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

6,516

+13.3% YoY

Establishments

403

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$80,839

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 Ward County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
213 NAICS 213 1,416 68 $1,924 $141.6M
237 NAICS 237 606 8 $1,547 $48.7M
541 NAICS 541 425 23 $1,856 $41.0M
722 NAICS 722 344 28 $427 $7.6M
486 NAICS 486 211 11 $2,921 $32.1M
211 NAICS 211 202 16 $2,775 $29.2M
484 NAICS 484 171 20 $1,762 $15.7M
532 NAICS 532 140 12 $1,693 $12.3M
457 NAICS 457 125 9 $646 $4.2M
921 NAICS 921 112 9 $1,186 $6.9M
332 NAICS 332 112 3 $1,785 $10.4M
445 NAICS 445 101 6 $555 $2.9M
423 NAICS 423 80 10 $1,292 $5.4M
522 NAICS 522 55 6 $1,448 $4.1M
811 NAICS 811 53 9 $985 $2.7M
221 NAICS 221 48 9 $3,988 $8.1M
531 NAICS 531 40 6 $693 $1.4M
455 NAICS 455 40 5 $504 $1.1M
441 NAICS 441 38 4 $991 $2.0M
624 NAICS 624 33 3 $519 $0.9M
444 NAICS 444 33 3 $923 $1.6M
812 NAICS 812 18 4 $613 $0.6M
491 NAICS 491 14 4 $1,051 $0.7M
621 NAICS 621 11 4 $821 $0.5M
112 NAICS 112 6 4 $250 $0.1M
999 NAICS 999 3 1 $608 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

14

jobs · $54,628 avg pay

State Government

48

jobs · $70,285 avg pay

Local Government

878

jobs · $54,717 avg pay

Private

5,576

jobs · $85,109 avg pay

TX Unemployment

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

4.3%

April 2026

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