Wheeler County, TX

FIPS 48483 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Wheeler County had an annual average of 1,718 jobs across 200 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,718

-4.7% YoY

Establishments

200

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$45,408

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 Wheeler County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 200 15 $272 $2.8M
457 NAICS 457 132 6 $541 $3.7M
541 NAICS 541 79 16 $1,070 $4.4M
211 NAICS 211 69 6 $2,211 $7.9M
486 NAICS 486 66 6 $2,604 $8.9M
921 NAICS 921 53 5 $629 $1.7M
112 NAICS 112 48 16 $887 $2.2M
922 NAICS 922 36 4 $938 $1.7M
455 NAICS 455 23 5 $368 $0.4M
444 NAICS 444 19 3 $868 $0.9M
491 NAICS 491 17 4 $838 $0.7M
561 NAICS 561 15 4 $747 $0.6M
424 NAICS 424 12 3 $890 $0.6M
524 NAICS 524 11 4 $791 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 7 2 $1,183 $0.5M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

24

jobs · $49,097 avg pay

State Government

25

jobs · $62,397 avg pay

Local Government

481

jobs · $42,137 avg pay

Private

1,188

jobs · $46,259 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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