County profile
Pendleton County, WV
United States · GDP 2024
#2839 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 57% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$232.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+12.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,030
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
140
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$38.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,826
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$64.9k±$4.5k
Bachelor's degree+
18.5%±3.9%
Poverty rate
16.6%±4.2%
Business applications
57 · 2025
Retail establishments
21
35.6/10k 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 care26%
Manufacturing22%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation12%
Transportation12%
Finance & insurance8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,826
residents · 2025 · -4.9% since 2020
Income per capita $57.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+43
International migration+4
Natural change−348
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$158.7M2019
$156.9M2020
$178.3M2021
$274.6M2022
$206.8M2023
$232.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$183.8k±$27.2k
Median gross rent
$770/mo±$36/mo
Vacancy rate
36.6%±3.8%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
$4.6M
23 units · 3.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
30.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$869/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 88Avalanche 74Hurricane 61
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -12% since 2021262021
182022
282023
382024
232025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
49.5 km
I-81
Nearest freight rail
36.5 km
WVC
Nearest port
113.7 km
MARION DOCKS, HOULT DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
61.0 km
SHENANDOAH VALLEY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$38.3k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Pendleton?
Pendleton's economy produced $232.6M in 2024, growing 12.5% year over year — faster than 95% of 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.