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Wood County Business Data

Businesses, industries, trucking companies, banks and bankruptcies in Wood County, West Virginia.

Employer establishments
1,901
2023
Employees
29,785
Average annual pay
$45,597
Nonemployer businesses
4,246
$192.7M receipts, 2024

Industries

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IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage pay
Retail trade3365,407$34,084
Health care and social assistance2907,386$51,953
Other services2511,480$27,769
Accommodation and food services2034,176$17,857
Construction1271,071$59,615
Professional and technical services126890$59,817
Finance and insurance107975$70,075
Real estate and rental77366$40,598
Administrative and support services771,074$33,054
Wholesale trade70833$51,359
Transportation and warehousing55967$64,808
Manufacturing502,773$71,224
Arts, entertainment and recreation44536$19,136
Information32415$56,942
Management of companies18920$65,724
Educational services17176$32,318
Mining, oil and gas15206$111,641
Agriculture, forestry and fishing33$15,333
Utilities3131$96,160

Total annual payroll: $1.36B

Establishments by number of employees

2023

  • 1 to 4 employees80042.1%
  • 5 to 9 employees46924.7%
  • 10 to 19 employees29615.6%
  • 20 to 49 employees22712.0%
  • 50 to 99 employees713.7%
  • 100 to 249 employees301.6%
  • 250 to 499 employees50.3%
  • 500 to 999 employees00.0%
  • 1,000 or more employees00.0%

Trucking companies

288 active carriers with 1,157 power units and 1,262 drivers

All carriers

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Banks headquartered in Wood County

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BankTotal assetsDepositsOffices
Community Bank of Parkersburg$340.3M$262.6M4
Williamstown Bank, Inc.$236.7M$212.3M4

Business bankruptcies

West Virginia by county

5 business cases (3 under Chapter 11) and 82 cases in all were filed in the 12 months ending June 2026.

County Business Patterns counts employer establishments by the county where they are located. The Census Bureau adds small random noise to protect confidentiality, and some small cells are withheld (shown as Not reported).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns, FMCSA, FDIC and the U.S. Courts · Last updated 12/31/2023