County profile
Clay County, WV
United States · GDP 2024
#2884 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 4% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$213.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
898
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
82
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
7,538
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
7.0%
Median HH income
$42.3k±$10.9k
Bachelor's degree+
11.3%±2.9%
Poverty rate
26.4%±7.2%
Business applications
58 · 2025
Retail establishments
15
19.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care53%
Retail trade15%
Construction14%
Other services7%
Manufacturing6%
Food & accommodation5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
7,538
residents · 2025 · -5.9% since 2020
Income per capita $44.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−103
International migration−4
Natural change−360
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$134.2M2019
$131.2M2020
$142.1M2021
$131.8M2022
$198.3M2023
$213.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$109.1k±$17.9k
Median gross rent
$651/mo±$80/mo
Vacancy rate
25.0%±4.8%
Affordability
2.2× wages
Residential permits
$350.0k
11 units · 1.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
22.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 93Avalanche 67Lightning 31
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -45% since 2021202021
162022
82023
12024
112025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
12.7 km
I-79
Nearest freight rail
0.3 km
ELKR
Nearest port
38.4 km
Shamblin Stone, Hugheston Lower Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
46.0 km
WEST VIRGINIA INTL YEAGER
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.7k
avg. annual pay · +52% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Clay?
Clay's economy produced $213.3M in 2024, growing 7.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.