County profile
Ohio County, WV
United States · GDP 2024
#712 of 3,127 US counties by GDP66th-percentile growthmore diversified than 84% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$5.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
23,642
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,320
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
40,496
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.4%
Median HH income
$57.1k±$3.7k
Bachelor's degree+
33.9%±2.2%
Poverty rate
17.7%±2.0%
Business applications
361 · 2025
Retail establishments
192
46.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Main Street Financial Services Corp.Financial Services$87.2M56C2WesBanco, 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
Health care35%
Food & accommodation19%
Retail trade18%
Admin & support11%
Finance & insurance9%
Professional services9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
40,496
residents · 2025 · -4.4% since 2020
Income per capita $70.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−390
International migration+76
Natural change−1,527
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.9B2019
$3.6B2020
$4.1B2021
$4.8B2022
$4.8B2023
$5.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$166.0k±$5.3k
Median gross rent
$821/mo±$34/mo
Vacancy rate
13.2%±1.7%
Affordability
3.1× wages
Residential permits
$1.1M
3 units · 0.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
69.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$991/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 76Lightning 59Hurricane 52
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2472016
2582017
2632018
2722019
2782020
2902021
3282022
3302023
3552024
3642025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -97% since 2021922021
82022
32023
02024
32025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.5 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
7.6 km
WE
Nearest port
8.0 km
TRI-STATE PETROLEUM CORP., WARWOOD TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
54.8 km
PITTSBURGH INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.9k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Ohio?
Ohio's economy produced $5.1B 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.