Wythe County, VA

FIPS 51197 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Wythe County had an annual average of 11,575 jobs across 937 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

11,575

-2% YoY

Establishments

937

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,559

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 Wythe County, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,058 49 $435 $23.9M
611 NAICS 611 1,018 3 $967 $43.4M
312 NAICS 312 789 6 $1,344 $55.1M
326 NAICS 326 784 7 $1,269 $51.8M
621 NAICS 621 606 56 $1,168 $36.6M
336 NAICS 336 543 4 $983 $27.8M
457 NAICS 457 523 32 $623 $16.9M
455 NAICS 455 381 13 $591 $11.7M
624 NAICS 624 351 156 $1,142 $13.2M
561 NAICS 561 348 37 $943 $12.3M
445 NAICS 445 294 12 $449 $6.9M
721 NAICS 721 292 25 $494 $7.5M
922 NAICS 922 283 17 $1,428 $18.2M
623 NAICS 623 278 13 $858 $11.8M
441 NAICS 441 222 21 $963 $11.1M
921 NAICS 921 216 8 $862 $9.7M
237 NAICS 237 208 10 $1,509 $14.0M
541 NAICS 541 198 53 $1,795 $11.8M
811 NAICS 811 185 37 $1,152 $7.4M
238 NAICS 238 178 32 $1,116 $10.4M
484 NAICS 484 161 18 $1,245 $10.4M
444 NAICS 444 153 6 $640 $5.1M
522 NAICS 522 115 21 $1,420 $7.1M
923 NAICS 923 96 6 $1,202 $5.6M
562 NAICS 562 93 8 $963 $4.6M
423 NAICS 423 92 12 $1,184 $5.7M
332 NAICS 332 90 8 $1,067 $5.0M
459 NAICS 459 88 16 $626 $2.9M
713 NAICS 713 85 1 $314 $1.4M
524 NAICS 524 80 22 $1,128 $4.7M
236 NAICS 236 77 22 $800 $3.2M
531 NAICS 531 60 27 $746 $2.3M
491 NAICS 491 57 6 $1,073 $3.2M
999 NAICS 999 55 10 $858 $2.4M
812 NAICS 812 55 17 $785 $1.8M
221 NAICS 221 49 3 $916 $2.3M
926 NAICS 926 48 6 $1,584 $2.6M
456 NAICS 456 44 7 $899 $2.1M
712 NAICS 712 43 1 $565 $1.3M
449 NAICS 449 41 8 $1,408 $3.0M
424 NAICS 424 38 4 $703 $1.4M
925 NAICS 925 32 2 $815 $1.4M
924 NAICS 924 32 4 $1,266 $1.9M
488 NAICS 488 29 7 $1,167 $1.6M
311 NAICS 311 26 3 $747 $1.0M
458 NAICS 458 18 4 $427 $0.4M
487 NAICS 487 17 1 $362 $0.3M
813 NAICS 813 14 3 $366 $0.3M
523 NAICS 523 14 5 $1,849 $1.4M
814 NAICS 814 12 16 $647 $0.4M
532 NAICS 532 11 4 $921 $0.5M
551 NAICS 551 11 6 $1,397 $0.8M
518 NAICS 518 2 1 $1,123 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

77

jobs · $58,980 avg pay

State Government

580

jobs · $56,700 avg pay

Local Government

1,767

jobs · $43,156 avg pay

Private

9,151

jobs · $46,468 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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