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Employer firms in Wood County

Employer firms in Wood County was 1,470 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 55 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,470
Change on 2022+0.3%
Rank4th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high1,9421999
Series low1,4652022

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Employer firms in Wood County, 1978 to 2023

1,4001,5001,6001,7001,8001,9002,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,629 count1979: 1,677 count1980: 1,648 count1981: 1,634 count1982: 1,611 count1983: 1,627 count1984: 1,696 count1985: 1,699 count1986: 1,699 count1987: 1,695 count1988: 1,693 count1989: 1,694 count1990: 1,730 count1991: 1,711 count1992: 1,720 count1993: 1,804 count1994: 1,844 count1995: 1,891 count1996: 1,906 count1997: 1,905 count1998: 1,913 count1999: 1,942 count2000: 1,905 count2001: 1,885 count2002: 1,871 count2003: 1,846 count2004: 1,875 count2005: 1,869 count2006: 1,846 count2007: 1,814 count2008: 1,755 count2009: 1,736 count2010: 1,712 count2011: 1,689 count2012: 1,681 count2013: 1,658 count2014: 1,640 count2015: 1,633 count2016: 1,619 count2017: 1,584 count2018: 1,556 count2019: 1,547 count2020: 1,503 count2021: 1,468 count2022: 1,465 count2023: 1,470 count1,4001,6001,8002,00019781994201020231978: 1,629 count1979: 1,677 count1980: 1,648 count1981: 1,634 count1982: 1,611 count1983: 1,627 count1984: 1,696 count1985: 1,699 count1986: 1,699 count1987: 1,695 count1988: 1,693 count1989: 1,694 count1990: 1,730 count1991: 1,711 count1992: 1,720 count1993: 1,804 count1994: 1,844 count1995: 1,891 count1996: 1,906 count1997: 1,905 count1998: 1,913 count1999: 1,942 count2000: 1,905 count2001: 1,885 count2002: 1,871 count2003: 1,846 count2004: 1,875 count2005: 1,869 count2006: 1,846 count2007: 1,814 count2008: 1,755 count2009: 1,736 count2010: 1,712 count2011: 1,689 count2012: 1,681 count2013: 1,658 count2014: 1,640 count2015: 1,633 count2016: 1,619 count2017: 1,584 count2018: 1,556 count2019: 1,547 count2020: 1,503 count2021: 1,468 count2022: 1,465 count2023: 1,470 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
20231,470
20221,465
20211,468
20201,503
20191,547
20181,556
20171,584
20161,619
20151,633
20141,640
20131,658
20121,681
20111,689
20101,712
20091,736
20081,755
20071,814
20061,846
20051,869
20041,875
20031,846
20021,871
20011,885
20001,905
19991,942
19981,913
19971,905
19961,906
19951,891
19941,844
19931,804
19921,720
19911,711
19901,730
19891,694
19881,693
19871,695
19861,699
19851,699
19841,696
19831,627
19821,611
19811,634
19801,648
19791,677
19781,629

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Wood County1,470
West Virginia23,492
United States5,593,727

Wood 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. Wood 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, Wood 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, Wood 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/wood-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, Wood 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/wood-county-west-virginia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Wood 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/wood-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Wood County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Wood County?

Employer firms in Wood County was 1,470 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 4th 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 Wood County?

1,942 in 1999, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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