Wharton County, TX

FIPS 48481 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Wharton County had an annual average of 16,409 jobs across 1,154 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

16,409

+0.1% YoY

Establishments

1,154

Total Wages

$0.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,175

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 Wharton County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,147 64 $363 $21.7M
621 NAICS 621 1,024 44 $1,396 $74.4M
111 NAICS 111 904 78 $851 $40.0M
622 NAICS 622 812 5 $927 $39.1M
445 NAICS 445 772 20 $608 $24.4M
213 NAICS 213 611 40 $1,577 $50.1M
444 NAICS 444 539 32 $1,241 $34.8M
623 NAICS 623 454 10 $724 $17.1M
457 NAICS 457 405 25 $737 $15.5M
326 NAICS 326 399 4 $1,193 $24.7M
238 NAICS 238 364 56 $1,107 $20.9M
484 NAICS 484 333 42 $1,179 $20.4M
112 NAICS 112 314 36 $934 $15.2M
441 NAICS 441 312 21 $995 $16.1M
522 NAICS 522 309 38 $1,470 $23.6M
561 NAICS 561 264 39 $880 $12.1M
221 NAICS 221 226 10 $1,650 $18.7M
921 NAICS 921 210 9 $1,014 $11.1M
237 NAICS 237 196 11 $1,149 $11.7M
922 NAICS 922 190 9 $1,085 $10.7M
624 NAICS 624 136 17 $455 $3.2M
236 NAICS 236 124 28 $940 $6.1M
333 NAICS 333 121 9 $1,224 $7.7M
811 NAICS 811 117 34 $820 $5.0M
325 NAICS 325 116 3 $1,417 $8.5M
721 NAICS 721 93 15 $428 $2.1M
524 NAICS 524 74 24 $1,032 $4.0M
531 NAICS 531 72 35 $737 $2.7M
486 NAICS 486 71 8 $3,261 $12.1M
812 NAICS 812 66 22 $445 $1.5M
611 NAICS 611 66 5 $277 $1.0M
491 NAICS 491 64 9 $1,187 $4.0M
332 NAICS 332 54 8 $1,094 $3.1M
459 NAICS 459 52 12 $574 $1.6M
449 NAICS 449 46 9 $669 $1.6M
814 NAICS 814 45 14 $476 $1.1M
813 NAICS 813 44 10 $484 $1.1M
456 NAICS 456 44 7 $737 $1.7M
532 NAICS 532 42 10 $1,185 $2.6M
562 NAICS 562 31 6 $1,007 $1.6M
926 NAICS 926 26 4 $2,098 $2.2M
523 NAICS 523 25 10 $2,080 $2.7M
488 NAICS 488 24 6 $741 $0.9M
339 NAICS 339 22 5 $610 $0.7M
924 NAICS 924 21 6 $1,367 $1.3M
517 NAICS 517 19 3 $1,535 $1.5M
323 NAICS 323 10 4 $378 $0.2M
999 NAICS 999 6 3 $488 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

91

jobs · $70,538 avg pay

State Government

98

jobs · $66,424 avg pay

Local Government

2,600

jobs · $46,471 avg pay

Private

13,620

jobs · $51,836 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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