Washington County, VA

FIPS 51191 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Washington County had an annual average of 20,425 jobs across 1,578 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

20,425

+2.2% YoY

Establishments

1,578

Total Wages

$1.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,472

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 Washington County, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 2,220 17 $986 $94.5M
722 NAICS 722 1,577 86 $453 $37.1M
621 NAICS 621 1,102 98 $1,326 $76.0M
455 NAICS 455 1,008 26 $556 $29.1M
561 NAICS 561 575 64 $915 $27.3M
541 NAICS 541 565 134 $1,194 $35.1M
551 NAICS 551 537 11 $1,255 $35.1M
445 NAICS 445 511 22 $502 $13.3M
922 NAICS 922 450 20 $2,251 $27.6M
444 NAICS 444 433 19 $676 $15.2M
484 NAICS 484 377 26 $1,143 $22.4M
333 NAICS 333 375 12 $1,329 $25.9M
238 NAICS 238 345 68 $1,026 $18.4M
721 NAICS 721 326 21 $485 $8.1M
457 NAICS 457 325 40 $695 $11.7M
424 NAICS 424 315 11 $1,080 $17.7M
713 NAICS 713 298 11 $682 $10.6M
237 NAICS 237 294 17 $1,585 $23.0M
813 NAICS 813 293 20 $1,465 $13.4M
921 NAICS 921 289 8 $1,436 $11.3M
423 NAICS 423 274 26 $1,176 $16.8M
441 NAICS 441 266 22 $975 $13.5M
522 NAICS 522 262 28 $1,208 $16.5M
332 NAICS 332 230 16 $1,047 $12.6M
236 NAICS 236 220 48 $907 $10.4M
459 NAICS 459 207 26 $774 $8.3M
221 NAICS 221 203 9 $2,249 $18.5M
456 NAICS 456 173 20 $963 $8.7M
812 NAICS 812 162 32 $547 $4.6M
524 NAICS 524 131 32 $1,541 $10.5M
811 NAICS 811 114 32 $747 $4.4M
923 NAICS 923 107 7 $1,228 $6.8M
924 NAICS 924 96 9 $1,328 $6.4M
999 NAICS 999 95 33 $619 $3.1M
624 NAICS 624 90 3 $1,282 $4.3M
425 NAICS 425 73 13 $839 $3.2M
112 NAICS 112 65 8 $832 $2.8M
562 NAICS 562 63 6 $693 $1.8M
449 NAICS 449 58 7 $816 $2.5M
458 NAICS 458 58 13 $466 $1.4M
491 NAICS 491 57 6 $1,202 $3.5M
814 NAICS 814 54 33 $703 $2.0M
531 NAICS 531 54 35 $1,019 $2.9M
926 NAICS 926 51 9 $1,010 $2.7M
312 NAICS 312 47 5 $685 $1.7M
532 NAICS 532 42 8 $950 $2.1M
523 NAICS 523 33 12 $3,051 $5.2M
519 NAICS 519 27 1 $724 $1.0M
488 NAICS 488 18 1 $496 $0.5M
111 NAICS 111 17 4 $576 $0.5M
925 NAICS 925 6 2 $819 $0.3M
928 NAICS 928 3 1 $1,979 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

117

jobs · $83,320 avg pay

State Government

692

jobs · $56,059 avg pay

Local Government

2,372

jobs · $43,066 avg pay

Private

17,244

jobs · $48,674 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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