Hancock County, WV

FIPS 54029 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Hancock County had an annual average of 9,147 jobs across 901 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

9,147

+0.5% YoY

Establishments

901

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$52,484

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 Hancock County, WV, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 702 16 $1,013 $32.1M
623 NAICS 623 465 9 $800 $19.3M
624 NAICS 624 370 66 $905 $13.2M
921 NAICS 921 358 7 $866 $15.5M
541 NAICS 541 326 132 $1,215 $20.6M
484 NAICS 484 206 16 $1,533 $16.4M
238 NAICS 238 203 30 $1,280 $13.5M
457 NAICS 457 178 17 $525 $4.9M
524 NAICS 524 173 22 $1,390 $12.5M
522 NAICS 522 170 21 $1,045 $9.2M
445 NAICS 445 161 14 $481 $4.0M
221 NAICS 221 143 9 $2,325 $13.1M
812 NAICS 812 101 20 $531 $2.8M
424 NAICS 424 100 12 $1,086 $5.6M
456 NAICS 456 94 12 $774 $3.8M
813 NAICS 813 91 18 $386 $1.8M
531 NAICS 531 78 27 $897 $3.2M
441 NAICS 441 76 10 $680 $2.7M
459 NAICS 459 71 18 $349 $1.3M
425 NAICS 425 69 8 $2,397 $8.6M
491 NAICS 491 58 5 $1,325 $4.0M
485 NAICS 485 57 1 $707 $2.1M
449 NAICS 449 55 4 $942 $2.7M
532 NAICS 532 54 8 $692 $1.9M
551 NAICS 551 52 4 $1,087 $2.9M
922 NAICS 922 52 4 $1,258 $3.3M
423 NAICS 423 42 16 $1,810 $4.0M
488 NAICS 488 42 4 $1,347 $3.0M
332 NAICS 332 30 4 $1,009 $1.6M
237 NAICS 237 25 1 $867 $1.1M
926 NAICS 926 24 5 $995 $1.3M
523 NAICS 523 16 7 $2,356 $1.9M
561 NAICS 561 16 2 $899 $0.7M
924 NAICS 924 16 2 $640 $0.5M
519 NAICS 519 12 1 $379 $0.2M
722 NAICS 722 9 1 $756 $0.4M
923 NAICS 923 8 2 $1,095 $0.4M
999 NAICS 999 1 1 $746 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

58

jobs · $68,898 avg pay

State Government

193

jobs · $48,476 avg pay

Local Government

1,126

jobs · $45,689 avg pay

Private

7,770

jobs · $53,446 avg pay

WV Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

4.4%

April 2026

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