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Houston County, Georgia — Wages & Employment (2023)
Ranked #759 of 3,141 US counties by the Gera Local Wage Premium US (77.5, US = 100) — computed from real BLS QCEW 2023 establishment data.
What is the average wage in Houston County, GA?
Houston County, GA has a GLWP-US of 77.5 (rank #759 of 3,141), well below the US average. Average weekly wage: $1079 (~$56,108/year, US = $1392/wk). Its highest-concentration sector is Accommodation & Food Services (LQ 1.29x). Source: BLS QCEW 2023.
Gera Local Wage Premium US
Houston County's wage premium vs US average (rank #759 of 3,141). Well below the US average.
How this is calculated$1,079
Avg weekly wage (2023)
$56,108
Approx annual pay
77.5
GLWP-US (US = 100)
#759 / 3,141
National rank
65,030
Average employment
$1,392
US avg weekly wage
Houston County vs US average — wage comparison
| Metric | Houston County | US Average | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg weekly wage | $1,079 | $1,392 | -$313 |
| Approx annual pay | $56,108 | $72,384 | -$16,276 |
| GLWP-US index | 77.5 | 100.0 | -22.5 |
Source: BLS QCEW 2023, all industries, all ownership types. Annual pay = weekly wage × 52 (derived). GLWP-US = (county wage / US $1392/wk) × 100.
Houston County — top industries by employment concentration
Location Quotient (LQ) > 1.0 means the industry is more concentrated here than the US average. Private sector, BLS QCEW 2023.
| Industry (NAICS sector) | LQ | Avg Wk Wage (sector) |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food Services | 1.29x | $383 |
| Retail Trade | 1.15x | $643 |
| Manufacturing | 1.11x | $1,091 |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 0.92x | $1,652 |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 0.57x | $328 |
LQ = (county sector employment share) / (US sector employment share). Source: BLS QCEW 2023, agglvl_code=74, own_code=5 (private sector).
Houston County — GLWP-US breakdown
GLWP-US
77.5
US = 100
National Rank
#759
of 3,141 counties
Wage Premium
$313
vs US avg/wk
GLWP-US = 77.5 (rank #759 of 3,141, well below the US average). Formula: ($1079/wk ÷ $1392/wk) × 100 = 77.5.
Explore US County Wage Premiums — Interactive
US average = $$1,392/wk (GLWP-US 100). Showing top 50 results.
| Rank | County | State | GLWP-US | Avg Wk Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fulton County | GA | 132.6 | $1,846 |
| #2 | Burke County | GA | 122.2 | $1,701 |
| #3 | Cobb County | GA | 102.9 | $1,433 |
| #4 | Clayton County | GA | 101.1 | $1,407 |
| #5 | DeKalb County | GA | 100.6 | $1,400 |
| #6 | Gwinnett County | GA | 89.5 | $1,246 |
| #7 | Appling County | GA | 87.4 | $1,217 |
| #8 | Forsyth County | GA | 86.0 | $1,197 |
| #9 | Hall County | GA | 84.6 | $1,178 |
| #10 | Chatham County | GA | 81.7 | $1,137 |
| #11 | Rockdale County | GA | 80.4 | $1,119 |
| #12 | Heard County | GA | 79.9 | $1,112 |
| #13 | Fayette County | GA | 78.4 | $1,091 |
| #14 | Richmond County | GA | 78.0 | $1,086 |
| #15 | Wilkinson County | GA | 77.9 | $1,085 |
| #16 | Houston County | GA | 77.5 | $1,079 |
| #17 | Carroll County | GA | 77.2 | $1,074 |
| #18 | Clarke County | GA | 77.2 | $1,074 |
| #19 | Bartow County | GA | 75.7 | $1,054 |
| #20 | Gordon County | GA | 75.6 | $1,052 |
| #21 | Troup County | GA | 75.3 | $1,048 |
| #22 | Early County | GA | 75.2 | $1,047 |
| #23 | Douglas County | GA | 74.8 | $1,041 |
| #24 | Walton County | GA | 74.8 | $1,041 |
| #25 | Pickens County | GA | 74.3 | $1,034 |
| #26 | Warren County | GA | 74.3 | $1,034 |
| #27 | Thomas County | GA | 74.1 | $1,032 |
| #28 | Webster County | GA | 74.1 | $1,032 |
| #29 | Camden County | GA | 74.0 | $1,030 |
| #30 | Bibb County | GA | 73.5 | $1,023 |
| #31 | Macon County | GA | 73.2 | $1,019 |
| #32 | Muscogee County | GA | 73.1 | $1,017 |
| #33 | Greene County | GA | 73.0 | $1,016 |
| #34 | Dougherty County | GA | 72.8 | $1,013 |
| #35 | Newton County | GA | 72.5 | $1,009 |
| #36 | Cherokee County | GA | 72.4 | $1,008 |
| #37 | Whitfield County | GA | 72.3 | $1,006 |
| #38 | Effingham County | GA | 72.1 | $1,004 |
| #39 | Monroe County | GA | 71.9 | $1,001 |
| #40 | Glynn County | GA | 71.8 | $999 |
| #41 | Stewart County | GA | 71.8 | $1,000 |
| #42 | Taylor County | GA | 71.0 | $989 |
| #43 | Coweta County | GA | 70.7 | $984 |
| #44 | Barrow County | GA | 70.5 | $982 |
| #45 | Chattahoochee County | GA | 70.0 | $974 |
| #46 | Haralson County | GA | 69.4 | $966 |
| #47 | Floyd County | GA | 69.3 | $965 |
| #48 | Morgan County | GA | 68.9 | $959 |
| #49 | Laurens County | GA | 68.5 | $953 |
| #50 | Henry County | GA | 68.1 | $948 |
Source: BLS QCEW 2023 Annual Single File, US public domain. GLWP-US = (county avg weekly wage ÷ US avg $1,392/wk) × 100. Top sector LQ = employment location quotient (private sector). Computed by GeraJobs.
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Houston County wages — FAQ
- What is the GLWP-US score for Houston County, GA?
- Houston County, GA has a Gera Local Wage Premium US (GLWP-US) of 77.5 (US average = 100), ranking #759 of 3,141 US counties. This puts it well below the US average. Source: BLS QCEW 2023.
- What is the average weekly wage in Houston County, Georgia?
- The BLS QCEW 2023 data shows the annual average weekly wage in Houston County, Georgia is $1079, equating to approximately $56,108/year. The US average is $1392/wk ($72,384/year). GLWP-US: 77.5 (US = 100).
- How many people are employed in Houston County?
- In 2023, Houston County, Georgia had an annual average employment of 65,030 workers covered by unemployment insurance, per the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. This covers private-sector and government workers across all industries.
- What industries are most concentrated in Houston County?
- Based on BLS QCEW 2023 employment Location Quotients, the most concentrated private-sector industries in Houston County, Georgia are: Accommodation & Food Services (LQ 1.29x, avg $383/wk); Retail Trade (LQ 1.15x, avg $643/wk); Manufacturing (LQ 1.11x, avg $1091/wk); Professional, Scientific & Technical Services (LQ 0.92x, avg $1652/wk); Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (LQ 0.57x, avg $328/wk). An LQ above 1.0 means the county has a higher share of that industry than the US overall.
- How does Houston County's wage compare to Georgia overall?
- Houston County has a GLWP-US of 77.5 vs the US average of 100. To see how Houston County compares to other counties in Georgia, explore the full GeraJobs US Wage Premium rankings. The GLWP-US is computed from BLS QCEW 2023 establishment data covering all industries and ownership types.
How the Gera Local Wage Premium US is calculated
GLWP-US = (county avg weekly wage / US avg weekly wage) × 100. US average $1392/wk in 2023 → US = 100 by construction. Data: BLS QCEW 2023 annual singlefile, all industries, all ownership. Suppressed cells excluded. No imputation. Full methodology · Licence: US public domain.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW 2023 Annual Single File (data.bls.gov/cew/data/files/2023/csv/2023_annual_singlefile.zip). US public domain. Area title from BLS area_titles.csv. FIPS: 13153. No figure is modelled or estimated.