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.
| 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
Other WV Counties
The largest counties in WV by total employment.
- Kanawha County 97,845 jobs
- Monongalia County 59,411 jobs
- Cabell County 52,015 jobs
- Berkeley County 38,427 jobs
- Harrison County 37,098 jobs
- Wood County 35,512 jobs
- Raleigh County 32,322 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 27,164 jobs