County profile
Grant County, WV
United States · GDP 2024
#2251 of 3,127 US counties by GDP66th-percentile growthmore diversified than 20% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$618.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,678
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
241
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
11,041
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$62.4k±$12.0k
Bachelor's degree+
14.0%±2.9%
Poverty rate
13.3%±3.4%
Business applications
103 · 2025
Retail establishments
37
33.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Highlands Bankshares, Inc.Financial Services$37.3M54DHQ-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 care42%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation11%
Construction11%
Utilities10%
Manufacturing9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
11,041
residents · 2025 · +0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $49.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+323
International migration+23
Natural change−294
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$466.3M2019
$498.2M2020
$529.8M2021
$600.4M2022
$584.6M2023
$618.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$175.1k±$14.7k
Median gross rent
$644/mo±$48/mo
Vacancy rate
22.5%±4.0%
Affordability
3.6× wages
Residential permits
$5.4M
23 units · 2.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
33.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$869/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 86Avalanche 70Strong wind 65
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2020–2025
1002020
1052021
1202022
1362024
1122025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -43% since 2021402021
352022
472023
282024
232025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
61.2 km
I-81
Nearest freight rail
12.4 km
CSXT
Nearest port
86.7 km
MORGANTOWN INDUSTRIAL PARK
Nearest commercial airport
86.2 km
MORGANTOWN MUNI/WALTER L BILL HART FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.9k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Grant?
Grant's economy produced $618.8M in 2024, growing 5.8% 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.