Willacy County, TX

FIPS 48489 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Willacy County had an annual average of 4,296 jobs across 317 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,296

+0.7% YoY

Establishments

317

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$44,758

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 Willacy County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 416 27 $343 $7.4M
621 NAICS 621 272 14 $879 $12.4M
111 NAICS 111 243 38 $526 $6.6M
922 NAICS 922 94 7 $967 $4.7M
115 NAICS 115 76 7 $705 $2.8M
921 NAICS 921 60 6 $687 $2.1M
457 NAICS 457 59 6 $402 $1.2M
441 NAICS 441 48 4 $832 $2.1M
522 NAICS 522 46 10 $1,006 $2.4M
112 NAICS 112 44 14 $897 $2.1M
444 NAICS 444 43 4 $1,128 $2.5M
455 NAICS 455 40 6 $458 $1.0M
456 NAICS 456 39 6 $881 $1.8M
238 NAICS 238 38 6 $943 $1.9M
488 NAICS 488 26 4 $741 $1.0M
721 NAICS 721 24 5 $503 $0.6M
491 NAICS 491 23 5 $1,219 $1.5M
923 NAICS 923 14 3 $1,028 $0.7M
924 NAICS 924 11 2 $1,225 $0.7M
484 NAICS 484 8 8 $554 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

34

jobs · $63,488 avg pay

State Government

92

jobs · $80,603 avg pay

Local Government

1,166

jobs · $46,244 avg pay

Private

3,004

jobs · $42,850 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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