Preston County, WV

FIPS 54077 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Preston County had an annual average of 7,208 jobs across 884 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

7,208

+1.3% YoY

Establishments

884

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,398

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 Preston County, WV, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
922 NAICS 922 741 4 $2,151 $81.1M
611 NAICS 611 557 22 $1,109 $26.4M
238 NAICS 238 497 55 $1,213 $31.4M
237 NAICS 237 360 5 $1,676 $28.9M
624 NAICS 624 335 135 $959 $7.9M
621 NAICS 621 329 55 $960 $16.4M
722 NAICS 722 318 34 $354 $5.9M
455 NAICS 455 288 13 $608 $9.1M
236 NAICS 236 219 51 $1,018 $11.6M
928 NAICS 928 191 3 $1,313 $10.5M
541 NAICS 541 187 70 $1,253 $12.2M
457 NAICS 457 180 26 $501 $4.7M
921 NAICS 921 170 9 $654 $5.8M
561 NAICS 561 146 46 $810 $6.1M
333 NAICS 333 140 6 $1,398 $10.2M
721 NAICS 721 130 7 $537 $3.6M
484 NAICS 484 124 29 $1,181 $7.6M
522 NAICS 522 116 13 $1,214 $7.3M
221 NAICS 221 100 13 $1,826 $7.6M
441 NAICS 441 85 12 $887 $3.9M
811 NAICS 811 78 21 $755 $3.1M
813 NAICS 813 76 12 $552 $2.2M
444 NAICS 444 69 9 $601 $2.2M
622 NAICS 622 68 1 $950 $3.3M
485 NAICS 485 60 1 $722 $2.2M
491 NAICS 491 56 11 $1,297 $3.8M
321 NAICS 321 53 6 $943 $2.6M
456 NAICS 456 52 8 $732 $2.0M
517 NAICS 517 49 10 $1,531 $3.9M
424 NAICS 424 38 9 $1,046 $2.0M
459 NAICS 459 37 10 $575 $1.1M
924 NAICS 924 34 3 $1,913 $1.0M
524 NAICS 524 29 17 $1,468 $2.2M
812 NAICS 812 21 8 $766 $0.8M
113 NAICS 113 16 7 $805 $0.7M
423 NAICS 423 14 14 $1,449 $1.0M
926 NAICS 926 12 4 $1,397 $0.8M
923 NAICS 923 10 1 $608 $0.3M
519 NAICS 519 10 2 $393 $0.2M
814 NAICS 814 9 5 $497 $0.2M
425 NAICS 425 4 5 $1,808 $0.4M
999 NAICS 999 3 2 $347 $0.1M
925 NAICS 925 2 1 $1,335 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

828

jobs · $105,391 avg pay

State Government

356

jobs · $48,171 avg pay

Local Government

862

jobs · $43,122 avg pay

Private

5,162

jobs · $49,931 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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