County profile
Gilmer County, WV
United States · GDP 2024
#2844 of 3,127 US counties by GDP41st-percentile growthmore diversified than 26% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$230.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
846
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
102
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
7,085
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.2%
Median HH income
$48.0k±$4.2k
Bachelor's degree+
18.5%±4.3%
Poverty rate
19.0%±5.1%
Business applications
57 · 2025
Retail establishments
22
30.9/10k 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
Manufacturing30%
Health care22%
Retail trade21%
Mining & energy12%
Food & accommodation11%
Other services4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
7,085
residents · 2025 · -4.2% since 2020
Income per capita $41.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−83
International migration+29
Natural change−258
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$185.3M2019
$184.5M2020
$198.4M2021
$212.0M2022
$222.2M2023
$230.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$83.8k±$10.0k
Median gross rent
$750/mo±$82/mo
Vacancy rate
27.7%±5.3%
Affordability
1.8× wages
Residential permits
$841.6k
6 units · 0.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
11.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$869/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 90Hurricane 42Drought 23
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -40% since 2021102021
82022
122023
82024
62025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
18.4 km
I-79
Nearest freight rail
12.1 km
ELKR
Nearest port
60.1 km
ST. MARYS REFINING CO. DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
68.4 km
NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.6k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Gilmer?
Gilmer's economy produced $230.3M in 2024, growing 3.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.