Marion County, WV

FIPS 54049 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Marion County had an annual average of 17,617 jobs across 1,724 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

17,617

+3.4% YoY

Establishments

1,724

Total Wages

$1.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$54,021

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 Marion County, WV, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,950 43 $1,034 $97.8M
722 NAICS 722 1,669 100 $398 $34.6M
621 NAICS 621 1,178 111 $1,360 $81.8M
624 NAICS 624 1,012 190 $978 $28.5M
541 NAICS 541 990 194 $1,682 $86.6M
561 NAICS 561 947 102 $985 $48.5M
221 NAICS 221 726 24 $2,261 $82.6M
238 NAICS 238 531 84 $1,241 $34.3M
455 NAICS 455 519 20 $593 $16.0M
921 NAICS 921 428 13 $1,238 $20.7M
441 NAICS 441 419 37 $1,017 $22.2M
445 NAICS 445 322 20 $542 $9.1M
811 NAICS 811 288 41 $922 $13.8M
457 NAICS 457 279 41 $442 $6.4M
522 NAICS 522 246 27 $1,115 $14.2M
444 NAICS 444 243 18 $793 $10.0M
812 NAICS 812 233 32 $494 $6.0M
423 NAICS 423 223 36 $1,347 $15.6M
713 NAICS 713 207 41 $375 $4.0M
424 NAICS 424 196 22 $1,251 $12.8M
484 NAICS 484 183 20 $1,229 $11.7M
813 NAICS 813 175 29 $525 $4.8M
332 NAICS 332 172 11 $962 $8.6M
459 NAICS 459 136 33 $665 $4.7M
456 NAICS 456 131 20 $795 $5.4M
926 NAICS 926 124 7 $1,103 $6.3M
524 NAICS 524 119 38 $1,325 $8.2M
491 NAICS 491 107 15 $1,319 $7.3M
922 NAICS 922 99 6 $1,932 $6.5M
721 NAICS 721 93 8 $370 $1.8M
531 NAICS 531 93 42 $804 $3.9M
924 NAICS 924 91 6 $904 $3.4M
335 NAICS 335 88 3 $1,803 $8.3M
485 NAICS 485 87 1 $856 $3.9M
562 NAICS 562 81 10 $1,246 $5.3M
333 NAICS 333 67 4 $1,010 $3.5M
449 NAICS 449 65 8 $735 $2.5M
923 NAICS 923 56 5 $1,924 $3.3M
532 NAICS 532 55 10 $1,013 $2.9M
623 NAICS 623 54 1 $1,023 $2.9M
927 NAICS 927 52 1 $2,685 $7.3M
517 NAICS 517 48 12 $1,600 $4.0M
458 NAICS 458 42 7 $326 $0.7M
488 NAICS 488 36 12 $867 $1.6M
519 NAICS 519 34 1 $459 $0.8M
237 NAICS 237 30 1 $871 $1.4M
551 NAICS 551 29 8 $1,446 $2.2M
925 NAICS 925 28 2 $948 $1.4M
339 NAICS 339 24 3 $918 $1.1M
513 NAICS 513 14 6 $960 $0.7M
518 NAICS 518 9 6 $3,455 $1.7M
814 NAICS 814 7 12 $230 $0.1M
928 NAICS 928 7 2 $1,064 $0.4M
425 NAICS 425 6 8 $1,583 $0.5M
999 NAICS 999 4 1 $7,206 $1.6M
622 NAICS 622 1 1 $132 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

190

jobs · $87,219 avg pay

State Government

1,247

jobs · $48,755 avg pay

Local Government

1,918

jobs · $49,534 avg pay

Private

14,262

jobs · $54,641 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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