County profile
Jefferson County, WV
United States · GDP 2024
#972 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 53% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+14.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
13,457
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
976
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
63,102
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$98.8k±$4.9k
Bachelor's degree+
33.9%±1.9%
Poverty rate
8.7%±1.4%
Business applications
843 · 2025
Retail establishments
143
23.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1American Public Education, Inc.Consumer Defensive$648.9M72B2Potomac Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services———3JSB Financial Inc.Financial Services———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
Food & accommodation29%
Education24%
Retail trade19%
Health care12%
Admin & support9%
Manufacturing8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
63,102
residents · 2025 · +9.2% since 2020
Income per capita $70.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4,892
International migration+477
Natural change−48
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.9B2019
$1.9B2020
$2.1B2021
$2.3B2022
$2.6B2023
$3.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$350.8k±$11.2k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$53/mo
Vacancy rate
8.0%±1.1%
Affordability
5.9× wages
Residential permits
$303.5M
1,324 units · 21.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
47.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 76Hurricane 69Strong wind 68
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1882016
1922017
2042018
2132019
2212020
2472021
2822022
3132023
3322024
3362025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 92% since 20216892021
5282022
1,0072023
9902024
1,3242025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
16.7 km
I-81
Nearest freight rail
0.0 km
NS
Nearest port
88.2 km
JAMES CREEK MARINA
Nearest commercial airport
46.1 km
HAGERSTOWN RGNL/RICHARD A HENSON FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.4k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jefferson?
Jefferson's economy produced $3.0B in 2024, growing 14.9% year over year — faster than 97% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.