Ohio County, WV
FIPS 54069 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Ohio County had an annual average of 27,100 jobs across 1,794 establishments, paying $1.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
27,100
+1.6% YoY
Establishments
1,794
Total Wages
$1.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$55,865
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | 3 | $1,017 | $0.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 2,472 | 8 | $1,399 | $179.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,325 | 128 | $423 | $51.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,858 | 47 | $1,107 | $91.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,590 | 154 | $1,489 | $123.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,424 | 98 | $1,074 | $62.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,099 | 224 | $1,528 | $80.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 916 | 25 | $834 | $39.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 882 | 25 | $1,892 | $86.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 812 | 102 | $928 | $25.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 675 | 4 | $2,291 | $20.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 664 | 24 | $1,117 | $38.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 636 | 61 | $1,206 | $39.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 626 | 10 | $2,288 | $33.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 564 | 14 | $530 | $15.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 561 | 42 | $1,340 | $39.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 516 | 22 | $522 | $14.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 498 | 15 | $649 | $16.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 488 | 56 | $542 | $13.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 466 | 30 | $1,554 | $37.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 459 | 30 | $1,126 | $26.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 429 | 62 | $1,251 | $27.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 408 | 37 | $509 | $10.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 347 | 51 | $1,162 | $12.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 346 | 13 | $671 | $12.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 327 | 36 | $1,466 | $24.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 297 | 39 | $601 | $9.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 261 | 54 | $765 | $7.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 229 | 19 | $648 | $7.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 211 | 11 | $2,415 | $18.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 174 | 10 | $1,238 | $11.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 158 | 31 | $1,363 | $11.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 147 | 17 | $473 | $3.6M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 139 | 8 | $2,808 | $20.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 131 | 11 | $2,118 | $11.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 124 | 17 | $955 | $6.1M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 121 | 20 | $2,430 | $15.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 119 | 10 | $1,086 | $6.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 116 | 12 | $1,636 | $8.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 107 | 15 | $1,867 | $10.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 103 | 4 | $1,440 | $7.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 98 | 2 | $971 | $5.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 94 | 12 | $779 | $3.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 74 | 7 | $922 | $3.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 69 | 6 | $1,613 | $3.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 62 | 7 | $1,571 | $5.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 48 | 3 | $1,359 | $3.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 42 | 7 | $608 | $1.3M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 35 | 2 | $859 | $1.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 32 | 14 | $1,358 | $2.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 30 | 7 | $1,246 | $1.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 30 | 16 | $2,101 | $3.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 27 | 16 | $557 | $0.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 22 | 1 | $714 | $0.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 19 | 1 | $877 | $0.9M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 10 | 3 | $414 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
372
jobs · $97,131 avg pay
State Government
802
jobs · $51,919 avg pay
Local Government
2,440
jobs · $45,588 avg pay
Private
23,486
jobs · $56,413 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