Ritchie County, WV

FIPS 54085 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Ritchie County had an annual average of 3,007 jobs across 262 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,007

-0.1% YoY

Establishments

262

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,984

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 Ritchie County, WV, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
928 NAICS 928 $2,118 $0.0M
213 NAICS 213 423 10 $1,429 $31.4M
611 NAICS 611 212 7 $1,006 $11.1M
722 NAICS 722 149 14 $320 $2.5M
211 NAICS 211 140 10 $1,560 $11.4M
541 NAICS 541 126 17 $1,179 $7.7M
457 NAICS 457 64 6 $419 $1.4M
924 NAICS 924 63 2 $447 $1.4M
921 NAICS 921 58 4 $703 $2.1M
484 NAICS 484 54 6 $922 $2.6M
444 NAICS 444 54 4 $905 $2.5M
237 NAICS 237 44 1 $791 $1.8M
455 NAICS 455 38 6 $361 $0.7M
522 NAICS 522 34 7 $694 $1.2M
561 NAICS 561 33 10 $1,027 $1.3M
922 NAICS 922 30 3 $1,216 $1.6M
621 NAICS 621 29 1 $1,094 $1.7M
456 NAICS 456 27 3 $980 $1.4M
236 NAICS 236 27 9 $808 $1.1M
491 NAICS 491 26 8 $969 $1.3M
811 NAICS 811 26 9 $708 $0.9M
441 NAICS 441 24 4 $617 $0.8M
221 NAICS 221 22 4 $1,874 $2.1M
485 NAICS 485 19 1 $819 $0.8M
624 NAICS 624 13 1 $866 $0.6M
423 NAICS 423 12 3 $1,049 $0.7M
519 NAICS 519 7 1 $691 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 6 3 $718 $0.2M
923 NAICS 923 3 1 $483 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

26

jobs · $50,587 avg pay

State Government

135

jobs · $35,980 avg pay

Local Government

352

jobs · $47,878 avg pay

Private

2,494

jobs · $53,430 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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