Upshur County, WV
FIPS 54097 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Upshur County had an annual average of 7,672 jobs across 833 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
7,672
-0.1% YoY
Establishments
833
Total Wages
$0.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$48,470
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 677 | 50 | $379 | $13.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 482 | 13 | $969 | $24.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 473 | 7 | $1,132 | $27.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 425 | 138 | $931 | $9.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 414 | 48 | $1,354 | $28.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 344 | 10 | $621 | $11.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 294 | 13 | $1,594 | $18.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 243 | 68 | $1,082 | $13.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 237 | 24 | $770 | $9.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 218 | 26 | $997 | $11.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 201 | 16 | $1,052 | $11.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 182 | 9 | $603 | $5.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 182 | 3 | $645 | $6.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 148 | 8 | $1,111 | $8.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 133 | 8 | $519 | $3.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 132 | 42 | $843 | $5.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 131 | 16 | $435 | $3.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 121 | 34 | $1,013 | $6.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 98 | 27 | $874 | $4.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 93 | 3 | $1,488 | $6.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 89 | 8 | $1,650 | $7.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 69 | 14 | $1,624 | $5.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 57 | 18 | $851 | $2.5M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 56 | 1 | $801 | $2.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 56 | 6 | $1,361 | $4.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 53 | 10 | $1,205 | $3.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 52 | 7 | $1,269 | $2.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 52 | 2 | $878 | $2.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 47 | 19 | $943 | $2.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 46 | 8 | $1,014 | $2.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 44 | 8 | $428 | $1.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 42 | 10 | $667 | $1.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 39 | 5 | $1,271 | $2.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 39 | 4 | $391 | $0.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 36 | 6 | $1,146 | $2.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 34 | 3 | $1,415 | $2.3M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 31 | 8 | $677 | $1.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 30 | 12 | $778 | $1.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 28 | 14 | $1,000 | $1.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 21 | 1 | $880 | $1.0M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 14 | 2 | $1,109 | $0.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 14 | 2 | $368 | $0.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 12 | 2 | $721 | $0.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 11 | 5 | $1,464 | $0.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 10 | 5 | $980 | $0.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 5 | 4 | $281 | $0.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 4 | 1 | $620 | $0.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 1 | 4 | $261 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
114
jobs · $73,501 avg pay
State Government
293
jobs · $48,124 avg pay
Local Government
949
jobs · $43,904 avg pay
Private
6,316
jobs · $48,713 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