RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 31 SHOWN OF 31

Most manufacturing jobs, West Virginia cities · 2020

West Virginia cities ranked by the share of employed residents working in manufacturing (2020 ACS). This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANUFACTURINGVS 2010

01Nitro, WVWV6,27013.1%+10.5 pts

02Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9026.5%+4.0 pts

03Moundsville, WVWV7,6595.8%+2.4 pts

04Buckhannon, WVWV5,0545.5%+1.5 pts

05New Martinsville, WVWV5,0394.9%+4.1 pts

06Clarksburg, WVWV15,5623.8%+2.3 pts

07Weirton, WVWV18,1332.6%+2.3 pts

08Wheeling, WVWV25,6802.4%+1.0 pts

09Fairmont, WVWV18,0352.4%+0.7 pts

10Bridgeport, WVWV9,4272.3%+0.8 pts

11Beckley, WVWV16,3731.9%−2.2 pts

12Vienna, WVWV10,3211.9%+0.2 pts

13Brookhaven, WVWV6,2121.7%−5.1 pts

14Charles, WVWV9,3291.7%+0.9 pts

15South Charleston, WVWV13,0721.6%+0.5 pts

16St. Albans, WVWV10,2101.5%+0.8 pts

17Princeton, WVWV5,5781.4%−1.7 pts

18Elkins, WVWV6,6221.2%−0.1 pts

19Oak Hill, WVWV7,6291.1%−7.9 pts

20Teays Valley, WVWV14,1511.0%−1.4 pts

21Charleston, WVWV46,1170.8%−0.8 pts

22Bluefield, WVWV9,1580.8%−1.3 pts

23Parkersburg, WVWV28,5930.6%−0.1 pts

24Hurricane, WVWV7,3670.6%−0.7 pts

25Morgantown, WVWV30,2930.4%−0.2 pts

26Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6710.4%−2.2 pts

27Huntington, WVWV44,8150.2%−0.0 pts

28Dunbar, WVWV7,0500.0%−1.8 pts

29Martinsburg, WVWV19,2110.0%−0.4 pts

30Ranson corporation, WVWV6,8530.0%+0.0 pts

31Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9880.0%+0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS