Wood County, WV
FIPS 54107 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Wood County had an annual average of 35,512 jobs across 2,635 establishments, paying $1.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
35,512
+0.7% YoY
Establishments
2,635
Total Wages
$1.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$54,625
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 | 3,669 | 194 | $521 | $72.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,127 | 243 | $2,224 | $228.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,558 | 7 | $1,963 | $231.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,068 | 56 | $1,057 | $107.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,687 | 229 | $941 | $53.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,340 | 153 | $870 | $60.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,299 | 37 | $574 | $38.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,232 | 9 | $2,266 | $145.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,016 | 100 | $1,213 | $64.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,010 | 59 | $1,095 | $57.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 969 | 237 | $1,370 | $67.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 614 | 28 | $664 | $21.2M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 572 | 13 | $907 | $27.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 522 | 46 | $1,127 | $30.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 502 | 67 | $547 | $14.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 500 | 17 | $1,458 | $31.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 475 | 40 | $361 | $8.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 464 | 65 | $1,157 | $27.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 401 | 22 | $599 | $12.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 396 | 55 | $667 | $13.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 375 | 44 | $523 | $10.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 362 | 31 | $1,390 | $26.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 361 | 40 | $662 | $12.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 351 | 27 | $2,823 | $51.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 341 | 62 | $1,571 | $27.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 334 | 76 | $938 | $16.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 310 | 66 | $776 | $12.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 289 | 43 | $936 | $9.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 287 | 14 | $2,237 | $24.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 280 | 28 | $889 | $12.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 272 | 6 | $1,055 | $14.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 268 | 14 | $1,119 | $15.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 268 | 25 | $481 | $6.7M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 202 | 6 | $942 | $9.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 195 | 28 | $1,119 | $11.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 183 | 56 | $881 | $8.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 175 | 14 | $1,593 | $14.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 168 | 13 | $1,251 | $10.9M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 159 | 2 | $949 | $7.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 158 | 11 | $1,220 | $10.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 104 | 8 | $1,535 | $5.7M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 95 | 6 | $740 | $3.6M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 90 | 17 | $1,193 | $5.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 84 | 10 | $1,410 | $6.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 75 | 7 | $1,605 | $3.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 65 | 10 | $1,526 | $3.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 62 | 2 | $476 | $1.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 50 | 4 | $1,384 | $3.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 45 | 4 | $1,014 | $2.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 33 | 6 | $647 | $1.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 33 | 20 | $1,980 | $3.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 32 | 20 | $610 | $1.0M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 21 | 8 | $863 | $0.9M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 20 | 1 | $955 | $1.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 4 | 6 | $695 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,282
jobs · $98,406 avg pay
State Government
1,041
jobs · $49,035 avg pay
Local Government
2,888
jobs · $50,541 avg pay
Private
29,301
jobs · $51,818 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
- Raleigh County 32,322 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 27,164 jobs
- Ohio County 27,100 jobs