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Employer firms in Gilmer County

Employer firms in Gilmer County was 90 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.3% from 2022. That is the 51st highest of 55 counties in 2023.

2023, count90
Change on 2022+2.3%
Rank51st of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high1302010
Series low882022

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Employer firms in Gilmer County, 1978 to 2023

809010011012013019781985199219992006201320231978: 103 count1979: 118 count1980: 117 count1981: 120 count1982: 119 count1983: 113 count1984: 123 count1985: 129 count1986: 122 count1987: 125 count1988: 126 count1989: 121 count1990: 107 count1991: 106 count1992: 117 count1993: 118 count1994: 116 count1995: 124 count1996: 118 count1997: 118 count1998: 125 count1999: 121 count2000: 120 count2001: 116 count2002: 111 count2003: 119 count2004: 116 count2005: 118 count2006: 125 count2007: 127 count2008: 127 count2009: 128 count2010: 130 count2011: 122 count2012: 120 count2013: 118 count2014: 116 count2015: 119 count2016: 110 count2017: 107 count2018: 105 count2019: 106 count2020: 95 count2021: 90 count2022: 88 count2023: 90 count8010012014019781994201020231978: 103 count1979: 118 count1980: 117 count1981: 120 count1982: 119 count1983: 113 count1984: 123 count1985: 129 count1986: 122 count1987: 125 count1988: 126 count1989: 121 count1990: 107 count1991: 106 count1992: 117 count1993: 118 count1994: 116 count1995: 124 count1996: 118 count1997: 118 count1998: 125 count1999: 121 count2000: 120 count2001: 116 count2002: 111 count2003: 119 count2004: 116 count2005: 118 count2006: 125 count2007: 127 count2008: 127 count2009: 128 count2010: 130 count2011: 122 count2012: 120 count2013: 118 count2014: 116 count2015: 119 count2016: 110 count2017: 107 count2018: 105 count2019: 106 count2020: 95 count2021: 90 count2022: 88 count2023: 90 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202390
202288
202190
202095
2019106
2018105
2017107
2016110
2015119
2014116
2013118
2012120
2011122
2010130
2009128
2008127
2007127
2006125
2005118
2004116
2003119
2002111
2001116
2000120
1999121
1998125
1997118
1996118
1995124
1994116
1993118
1992117
1991106
1990107
1989121
1988126
1987125
1986122
1985129
1984123
1983113
1982119
1981120
1980117
1979118
1978103

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Gilmer County90
West Virginia23,492
United States5,593,727

Gilmer County compared with nearby places

Barbour County: 188 countBerkeley County: 1,432 countBoone County: 191 countBraxton County: 193 countBrooke County: 333 countCabell County: 1,624 countCalhoun County: 71 countClay County: 66 countDoddridge County: 64 countFayette County: 573 countGilmer County: 90 countGrant County: 220 countGreenbrier County: 690 countHampshire County: 249 countHancock County: 402 countHardy County: 242 countHarrison County: 1,383 countJackson County: 385 countJefferson County: 788 countKanawha County: 3,265 countLewis County: 302 countLincoln County: 134 countLogan County: 453 countMcDowell County: 172 countMarion County: 896 countMarshall County: 360 countMason County: 262 countMercer County: 892 countMineral County: 366 countMingo County: 279 countMonongalia County: 1,921 countMonroe County: 142 countMorgan County: 205 countNicholas County: 444 countOhio County: 1,029 countPendleton County: 119 countPleasants County: 101 countPocahontas County: 194 countPreston County: 410 countPutnam County: 967 countRaleigh County: 1,283 countRandolph County: 533 countRitchie County: 156 countRoane County: 180 countSummers County: 141 countTaylor County: 184 countTucker County: 142 countTyler County: 97 countUpshur County: 422 countWayne County: 479 countWebster County: 98 countWetzel County: 266 countWirt County: 49 countWood County: 1,470 countWyoming County: 227 count
  • Under 130
  • 130 to 190
  • 190 to 270
  • 270 to 420
  • 420 to 900
  • 900 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Gilmer County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Gilmer County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Gilmer County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/gilmer-county-west-virginia. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Gilmer County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/gilmer-county-west-virginia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Gilmer County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/gilmer-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Gilmer County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/gilmer-county-west-virginia. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
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What is the employer firms in Gilmer County?

Employer firms in Gilmer County was 90 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.3% from 2022. That is the 51st highest of 55 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Gilmer County?

130 in 2010, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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