Washington County, VT
FIPS 50023 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Washington County had an annual average of 33,483 jobs across 3,178 establishments, paying $2.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
33,483
+1.5% YoY
Establishments
3,178
Total Wages
$2.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$67,785
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,565 | 671 | $2,072 | $261.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,020 | 125 | $1,553 | $163.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,833 | 124 | $526 | $50.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 1,602 | 58 | $2,340 | $195.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,494 | 78 | $1,475 | $90.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,443 | 93 | $1,079 | $80.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 1,197 | 7 | $1,572 | $93.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,171 | 43 | $635 | $38.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 924 | 12 | $1,981 | $76.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 894 | 29 | $1,104 | $51.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 892 | 35 | $2,509 | $63.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 869 | 266 | $1,176 | $49.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 854 | 146 | $1,342 | $59.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 813 | 162 | $1,227 | $51.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 732 | 33 | $731 | $27.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 704 | 21 | $2,419 | $61.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 695 | 41 | $1,218 | $44.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 555 | 56 | $811 | $23.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 463 | 84 | $1,425 | $34.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 461 | 70 | $659 | $15.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 457 | 7 | $1,777 | $33.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 443 | 43 | $1,231 | $28.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 418 | 24 | $743 | $16.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 396 | 41 | $1,826 | $29.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 389 | 18 | $551 | $11.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 386 | 25 | $1,431 | $28.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 367 | 34 | $894 | $17.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 320 | 78 | $1,588 | $26.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 300 | 22 | $2,609 | $40.8M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 220 | 8 | $1,379 | $15.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 215 | 64 | $1,025 | $11.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 198 | 13 | $1,317 | $13.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 187 | 9 | $1,920 | $18.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 173 | 4 | $978 | $8.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 169 | 44 | $1,067 | $9.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 159 | 17 | $881 | $7.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 159 | 19 | $1,649 | $13.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 138 | 70 | $2,116 | $15.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 128 | 20 | $1,149 | $7.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 118 | 22 | $1,457 | $9.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 115 | 12 | $1,497 | $8.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 94 | 34 | $657 | $3.2M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 92 | 5 | $1,438 | $6.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 90 | 18 | $721 | $3.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 88 | 7 | $1,294 | $5.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 86 | 7 | $1,150 | $5.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 80 | 10 | $2,141 | $8.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 65 | 8 | $779 | $2.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 64 | 7 | $1,536 | $5.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 63 | 14 | $618 | $2.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 58 | 7 | $803 | $2.4M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 53 | 10 | $1,007 | $2.8M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 49 | 13 | $727 | $1.8M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 39 | 2 | $2,075 | $4.2M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 38 | 8 | $792 | $1.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 33 | 25 | $2,570 | $4.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 32 | 34 | $643 | $1.1M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 29 | 8 | $870 | $1.3M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 26 | 7 | $843 | $1.1M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 22 | 18 | $3,761 | $4.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 13 | 8 | $1,308 | $0.9M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 1 | 2 | $8,362 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
252
jobs · $88,846 avg pay
State Government
5,651
jobs · $79,159 avg pay
Local Government
2,421
jobs · $56,665 avg pay
Private
25,159
jobs · $66,088 avg pay
VT Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.6%
April 2026
Other VT Counties
The largest counties in VT by total employment.
- Chittenden County 103,301 jobs
- Rutland County 25,313 jobs
- Windsor County 23,152 jobs
- Windham County 20,831 jobs
- Franklin County 17,251 jobs
- Bennington County 16,750 jobs
- Addison County 15,525 jobs
- Lamoille County 12,437 jobs